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Search Results for: climate change

Bank of England – £16tn of assets at risk from climate change

30 December 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal

The Bank of England has warned £16 trillion ($20tn) worth of assets held by firms are at risk if companies do not take action on climate change. Mark Carney, the outgoing governor of the BoE said millions of pension funds could become “worthless” unless companies and banks take effective steps to deal with the climate […]

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Climate Change Conference Madrid – Global emissions still rising

6 December 201919 January 2024Political Fiber

The UN has gathered leaders at the climate change conference in Madrid. A few days into the summit, we learned that global emissions are still rising. Different groups and leaders made presentations and delivered some stark facts. As of now, the global community is failing miserably in tackling the climate- catastrophe. Climate change conference – […]

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Climate Change Facts 2019 – Is It Really Time to Panic?

28 September 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal

Following last week’s UN climate summit in New York and thousands of street protests across the globe, climate change appears to be an urgent issue for governments. However, the New York summit failed to inspire hope among climate activists. While politicians stressed the pressing need for climate action, few solid proposals and commitments materialised. But […]

Queen’s wind-farm windfall as millions protest for action on climate change

20 September 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal

As children led millions of protesters calling for action to tackle climate change around the world, the UK government hailed a major expansion of new wind energy projects and record low costs in the sector. The 12 new projects include offshore wind energy schemes which will net the royal family tens of millions in income […]

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Climate Change Protests – See You on the Streets – Greta Thunberg

18 September 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal

This Friday, thousands of people across the globe are set to take to the streets to campaign for action on climate change. Speaking at Washington University in front of an enthusiastic audience, Greta Thunberg called on everyone to join the climate change protests. She ended her speech with the words: “See you on the streets“. […]

Ignore climate change and you will cease to exist, businesses warned

17 April 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal

Businesses will cease to exist if they fail to take climate change seriously, the heads of two central banks have warned. The Bank of England governor Mark Carney and François Villeroy de Galhau of France issued the stark warning in an unprecedented open letter. In it, they said climate change was a threat to the […]

Fall-out after Rishi Sunak drops climate U-turn bombshell

20 September 202318 December 2023Political Fiber

Rishi Sunak has been lambasted for announcing a major U-turn on climate policies which Labour said they will reverse if they win the next election. The prime minister is reversing the ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars that was due to come into place in 2030. Sunak said he will delay that […]

New year, new tactics for Extinction Rebellion because ‘nothing has changed’

1 January 202314 January 2024Joe Cahal

Extinction Rebellion (XR) has announced it is pausing its campaign of civil disruption in 2023 but vowed to continue to protest against the “abuse of power” by vested interests. Hundreds of members of the environmental group have been arrested for causing disruption to further political action on climate change. On Sunday (Jan 1) XR said […]

Government’s coal mine decision is a ‘climate crime against humanity’

7 December 202214 January 2024Political Fiber

Caroline Lucas, the UK’s only Green party MP has accused Rishi Sunak’s government of committing “a climate crime against humanity” by approving a “toxic” new coal mine in Cumbria. A host of other critics have railed against the decision by Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove to approve the mine, calling it “shameful” and “a pathetic failure […]

Protests against energy price hike while climate activists block oil terminals

2 April 202219 January 2024Political Fiber

Protests around the country have seen thousands march against record energy price rises while climate change activists target the country’s fossil fuel infrastructure. Protestors in Cardiff and Birmingham joined those in central London, marching on Downing Street to voice their alarm at the cost of living crisis – exacerbated by Friday’s 54% increase to the […]

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