Andy McDonald has been accused of sabotage after his resignation as shadow employment secretary plunged the Labour party conference into disarray. McDonald – described as the last Corbynite in Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet – quit over the leadership’s failure to support a £15-per-hour minimum wage with a damning claim the party is “more divided […]
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Sir David Attenborough issued a stark warning to world leaders that humanity’s future is at a tipping point in an historic address to the UN Security Council. The nonagenarian broadcaster and environmentalist said “climate change is the biggest threat to security that modern humans have ever faced,” one that may “destroy entire cities” and “alter […]
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The well-known grocery outlet in Middleton, Leeds, has been transformed into the first Asda sustainable store. If this pilot lives up to its promise of making eco choices easy and affordable for customers, Asda intends to adapt the model across many other outlets next year. Customers can buy package-free foods, recycle, and reuse, with Asda […]
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Energy companies in the United Kingdom are on track to invest multibillions of pounds in a bid to deliver a cleaner energy. Scottish Power for instance, said that it was planning to invest in clean power in Scotland as part of a £150-million project that aimed at electrifying the country. The project was expected to […]
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Boris Johnson’s no-show response to the recent UK floods has come in for a barrage of criticism from all sides including Nigel Farrage and Jeremy Corbyn. But his business minister, Nadhim Zahawi, told Sky News that the Prime Minister wanted to avoid a media jamboree and instead focus on putting together an aid package for […]
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The prime minister has come under a scathing attack by a former energy minister and president of the COP 26 UN climate summit who said Boris Johnson admits “he doesn’t really get” climate change and can’t be trusted on the issue. Claire Perry O’Neill – who was sacked from her COP26 role last week by […]
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Prince William has launched a multimillion pound environmental prize to inspire people and businesses to find solutions to try and save the planet from catastrophe. The Queen’s grandson said the world is “at a tipping point” and facing a “stark choice” of continuing to destroy the Earth or find viable solutions. Announcing the prize on […]
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The National Farmers Union has a major beef with the government about the possibility of chlorinated chicken being sold in post-Brexit Britain. The president of the NFU, Minette Batters used her New Year message to urge the government not to “betray” British farmers in future trade deals with countries with lower standards in their agricultural […]
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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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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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