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
Climate Change: Two new studies show Climate change continues to reach new extremes
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
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 […]
GREENS IN THE HOUSE
Fourteen Lords’ amendments to the Environment Bill will be debated by the House of Commons at the end of October and we need your help to lobby MPs, so they pass these ones. […]
Hillingdon Council revise their Strategic Climate Change Action Plan
Hillingdon Council’s draft Strategic Action Plan was revised and expanded […]
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UK Supreme court backs Heathrow on 3rd Runway proposal – Next steps?
Heathrow third runway – Next steps? […]
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6th Climate budget and 10 point plans
CCC 6th Carbon budget and 10 point plans […]
UK Government not planning for climate change
The Institute for Government warns that the UK Governement is failing to plan for net zero in 2050. […]
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Local effects of the Climate Emergency
Climate change storms cause flash floods in West Drayton on Thursday 13th August […]
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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