Looking Ahead to 2021: COP26, Clean Air, and Biden’s Next Steps
Read time: 4 minsA calamitous year of lockdowns, tiers, and certainly tears, have left us reaching for 2021 like sun-starved plants in a darkened room.
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From COVID-19 Deniers to Climate Activists — Looking Back at the Faces of 2020
Read time: 8 minsExpectations for 2020 were quickly thrown up in the air as the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world.
The annual United Nations climate...
Backlash Against Petrol and Diesel Vehicle Ban Led by Anti-Clean Air Zone Groups
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Revealed: Kenyan Oil Project Had Environmental Concerns Months Ahead of World Bank Investment
Read time: 12 minsIn 2015, the World Bank bought a 6.8 percent stake in Africa Oil Corp, a Canadian-based oil and gas company, for...
Our 2020 Highlights: COVIDenial, Polluter Backlash, and Big Oil’s ‘Forest Fever’
Read time: 6 minsClimate change took a bit of a backseat this year, there’s no denying it. The Greta Thunberg-inspired school strikers and Extinction...
‘Coal Has Had Its Day’: Campaigners Celebrate Rejection of Dewley Hill Mine
Read time: 4 minsCampaigners are today celebrating a “changing tide” after plans to extract 800,000 tonnes of coal in the North East were rejected.
A report...
Fossil Fuel Exec Bonuses Still Linked to Oil and Gas Growth, Report Finds
Read time: 4 minsOil and gas companies continue to reward their top executives for increases in fossil fuel production or reserves, analysis shows, with...
Big Name Climate Deniers Aren’t Joining Conspiracy Theory-Friendly Parler — Yet
Read time: 12 minsParler is fast becoming a conservative echo-chamber but big name climate deniers don't seem to be abandoning mainstream social media for...
Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Heathrow’s Third Runway
Read time: 4 minsCampaigners opposing Heathrow expansion today remained defiant as a top court ruled that the government’s decision to approve it was legal.
The Supreme Court concluded...
Air Pollution Contributed to Death of Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, Landmark Ruling Finds
Read time: 3 minsIllegal levels of air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl, a court found today.
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