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Make Toxic Landfills safe

Zanes Law

Seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola died in the early hours of 8 February 2014, during catastrophic River Thames flooding at Chertsey in Surrey. Floodwater passing through a nearby historic landfill site conducted hydrogen cyanide gas (HCN) into Zane’s home, where it was later detected at high levels by Surrey Fire and Rescue Services. Zane’s father was left […]

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Climate Change: Two new studies show Climate change continues to reach new extremes

Ocean Heat

Two new studies have continued to show much Climate change is continue to accelerate. Firstly the European Union Copernicus Climate Service revealed another year of climate extremes with many high temperature records and rising atmospheric gas concentations. Europe saw its hottest summer ever recorded and several prolonged and intense heatwaves affected parts of western and […]

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ACTION FOR COP26

Action Cop26

This year, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, is being hosted by the UK in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. The Prime Minister’s recently announced 10-point plan only takes the UK just over half-way to meeting its interim climate targets, while government support for new roads, airport expansion and […]

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COVID-19 can be an historic turning point in tackling the global climate crisis

Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) stated on 25th June in its annual report to Parliament. […]

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