Zero Hour is asking people to sign an open letter to the PM to ask that the Climate and Nature Bill will be permitted emergency debate time when it returns to the House of Commons on July 11th. You can do this by following the sign now link to the website below or you can…
CCL reported back in 2023 that the Rosebank oil field was approved (granted a licence) despite an intensive campaign against it which included MPs and peers from all parties. Carbon Brief’s Simon Evans tweeted that burning all its production – some 300m+ barrels of oil & gas – would be equivalent to the annual emissions…
Here are some actions you can take to help keep the UK at the forefront of fighting climate change. There is currently a petition about Airport Expansion….. More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time…
Tony Blair, former PM and literal lobbyist for Saudi oil companies, says net zero is ‘doomed to fail’– surprised? Me neither. Let’s face it — those in power have proven again and again they won’t move fast enough to halt fossil fuel extraction and switch tracks towards a greener future. Take BP, which announced four…
The Climate and Nature bill didn’t pass its second reading yesterday, by Thursday evening it had become obvious that the Government wouldn’t let it progress. It seems however that a compromise which the Government will work with was reached. This Facebook post from Dr Roz Savage, the Liberal Democrat MP who reintroduced the Climate and…
Climate deniers and the far right could have a field day in Parliament this Friday unless your MP turns up to the CAN Bill’s Second Reading on 24 January. Last week, Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attended a climate sceptic group launch. On Monday, Donald Trump, who’s pledged to “drill, baby, drill”, was inaugurated as President.…
The Climate Legacy of Justin Trudeau A Perspective from Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada Justin Trudeau’s tenure as Prime Minister marks a pivotal chapter in Canada’s climate history, having accomplished more on climate policy than any other Canadian leader. The climate agenda began in 2015 with the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. Developed in…
Zero Hour is campaigning to get the Climate and Nature Bill passed into law. The proposed law addresses climate change, global warming, and the nature crisis in line with the most up-to-date science. The CAN Bill is the only proposed legislation before the UK Parliament that ensures a comprehensive and joined-up approach to the emergency.…
Statement from the CCI newsletter for October 2024 At the end of October, parts of Spain were inundated with more rain in one day than normally falls in several months. Torrents of water pushed cars through the streets of cities, and more than 200 people perished in the floodwaters. A month earlier, similar scenes unfolded…
Last week we reported on the CC EU conference on the implications of the forthcoming EU ETS2 policy, putting forward the benefits of a Climate Income scheme as adopted by Austria. On Friday the Guardian reported how Brexit has put £370m a year on price of power from EU since 2021 when a stand alone…
