Asking for a climate income to tackle climate change.
As an affiliate of Citizens’ Climate International (CCI), CCL UK aims to build the political will for a liveable world and is nonpartisan – our aim is to put the case for Climate Income to every major UK party. We recently succeeded in arranging a meeting and starting a dialogue with Labour MPs Alan Whitehead…
A recent report discussed research on attitudes towards climate change and solutions which included Climate Income. The research covered 40,000 respondents from 20 countries representing 72% of global CO2 emissions. The results show climate policy support hinges on three key beliefs: • effectiveness – does it work ?• inequality – is it fair ?• household…
In (a) historic warning to the Security Council, Secretary-General Guterres linked human rights in the face of climate breakdown to international peace and security. Global heating and related climate disruption are happening faster than expected. We are seeing the effects of climate pollution, like warmer air and water, ice loss, prolonged droughts, year-round wildfire seasons,…
During its first ever debate on the implications of rising sea levels it is reported that the UN Security Council heard that ‘Rising seas pose “unthinkable” risks to billions around the world, with profound implications for security, international law, human rights and the very fabric of societies’. Antonio Guterrres addressed the debate…….. Mr. President, Dr.…
This last week brought news of record profits for oil and gas companies. The current crisis has led to a situation where companies also feel able to slow down progress on their self declared commitments to reaching Net Zero by 2050. BP has cut its 2030 emissions reduction target from 35-40% to 20%-30% of 2019…
The outgoing UN High-Level Climate Action champion, Nigel Topping, has stated that the world could reach Net Zero by the early 2040s, reiterating what other bodies, including Citizens’ Climate International, have been saying. During the two years he was in office he working on encouraging businesses to join the UN Race to Zero initiative which…
Happy New Year everyone – it looks like there is still a long way to go to get across the urgency of the climate crisis as Sunak fails to mention it in his 5 point pledge and the Environmental Audit Committee criticises another year of wasted opportunities. Here, however, is an encouraging round up of…
Global Biodiversity Framework sets new standard for stewardship of nature United Nations Biodiversity Framework, agreed by 190 nations in Montreal, establishes global ambition to protect 30% of land and water by 2030, halt mass extinction, and safeguard critical ecosystems. Citizens’ Climate International welcomes the “pact with nature” agreed in Montreal in the early hours of…
National Carbon pricing policies may harm the industries of the countries which impose them if manufacturers decide to relocate to avoid payment, so there is no actual global reduction of emissions. For this reason the principle of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM), was developed, whereby importers of products or fuels pay the difference between the…
The outcome of COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh treated the consequences – loss & damage, but not the cause – fossil fuels. It was a huge victory to get loss and damage funding. This is to be celebrated. We cannot rest yet. There is no mention of oil and gas in the COP 27…
