Excellent to see an article in the widely-read journal Newsweek about the shift taking place in American politics – despite Trump.
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Here’s an example of a letter which could be written regarding the carbon pricing report:
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This is the letter I wrote to my MP Thangham Debonairre about this very exciting and important development:
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Climate change is often seen as a leftwing issue. Those on the left are more likely than those on the right to see climate change as a major problem.
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On Friday 1st August 1834 the Slavery Abolition Act, which had been passed the previous year in Parliament, came into force. The gradual freeing of slaves throughout the British Empire began and was complete by 1838 (except in India which was a few years later). The Act was principally passed not for economic or…
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Twitter can be a fine thing. A while ago I chanced upon Peter Kalmus, author of ‘Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution’ and climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I was drawn to follow him because of his positive messaging about how our individual lifestyle choices do indeed count. He…
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I was looking at my electricity bill the other day and I noticed how little of it was paying for actual energy. In fact only 41% of what SSE charged me went to Buying the energy our customers use It is mostly admin, distribution, profit and tax or quasi-tax (5% VAT and 12% government ‘schemes’).…
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Valentine’s Day 2018, CCL UK is taking part in Show the Love, an initiative by the Climate Coalition, with our own version of the green hearts. There are plenty of ways for you to join in, not just to show the love for our climate and planet, but also to have a conversation with family,…
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Is technology constraint the main reason we have been unable to drive carbon out of the economy? Is there a stark choice between on the one hand cutting back on our high carbon burning lifestyles in the West and on the other hand allowing global warming to damage the most vulnerable? Or are there viable…
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Our campaign to galvanize Parliament in advance of the recent UN climate negotiations (COP 23) in Bonn – which has just ended – has resulted in a surge of action and some splendid results. The numbers tell just a small part of the story. CCLUK members have been talking up our policy up and down…
