As we leave behind the hottest UK summer on record – and continue to deal with its impacts including drought, crop losses and excess deaths – the UK Government has approved a major new fossil fuel exploitation project in the North Sea, the Jackdaw gas field. Along with the much larger Rosebank oil …
Fossil Fuels
UK urged to continue its climate leadership
Faith leaders have called on the UK government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil fuels. Senior representatives of the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union and the United Reformed Church have co-signed a letter asking Ed Miliband, as Secretary of State for Energy …
COP28 – A call to “accelerate action”
Following my article two weeks ago on what would count as ‘success’ at COP28, here is a report back. Predictably, COP28 ran over for an extra day as delegations struggled to tried agree a final statement that all might support. Fossil fuels – 'Phase down' or 'Phase out'? COP28 became the …