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"‘The right thing to do’: Relief as UK Government rules out weakening of carbon budget rules"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions

‘The right thing to do’: Relief as UK Government rules out weakening of carbon budget rules
The UK Government has decided not to carry forward additional emissions reductions over the past five years, beyond what was required to meet carbon budget targets.

Richard Murphy on the Post Office enquiry
"... if Paula Vennells is to be believed, she apparently undertook her tasks as chief executive of the Post Office in some sort of bubble, entirely isolated from the organisation ...
"... how did someone so apparently unaware of the demands of a job at senior director level get appointed as CEO of the Post Office? Was it precisely because she did not ask awkward questions?"
Good article.
#PaulaVennells #PostOfficeEnquiry #UK

They didn't really place it into the UK 🇬🇧, did they!?
#ThreeBodyProblem #uk #Netflix

Putting the UK General Election on the Fourth of July, where nothing of importance ever happened in UK history, is an interesting choice.
#ukpol #elections #fourthofjuly

It is jarring to listen to both sides in the #UKelection stressing that their plans are fully funded.
In #SouthAfrica, one election came with free education, this one sees a promise for free healthcare – with no prospect of being able to afford it.

So much for the #UK government having a positive outlook on the future of the country. https://prepare.campaign.gov.uk/

Some top class trolling while a slowly soaking Rishi Sunak announced the general election for the 4th of July to the background music of Things can only get better. #ukpol

"Untangling the mess of the UK’s net-zero policies"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero

Untangling the mess of the UK’s net-zero policies
As the net-zero movement emerges as a key battleground for impending elections in the UK, the Climate Change Committee’s Chris Stark, former climate minister Claire O’Neill and London Mayoral candidate Natalie Campbell weigh in on UK’s climate policies, addressing failures and charting a path forward.

If you only watch one video about all the British newspapers and their agendas, watch this one. Smart piece of brief history. #ukpolitics #uk #newspapers

"Campaigners lodge greenwashing complaint over Luton Airport expansion advertising"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Aviation #Aeroplanes

Campaigners lodge greenwashing complaint over Luton Airport expansion advertising
Adverts for a proposed expansion at Luton Airport have been reported to the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over concerns that they are misleading the public and downplaying environmental impacts.

Plain language voting info!
#UKElection

#UK General Election on July 4th!

"Britain's anti-greenwashing rule for finance takes effect on May 31"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Greenwashing

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Shy FX & UK Apachi:
🎵 Original Nuttah (Chase & Status Remix)
#BBCR1 #ShyFX #UKApachi
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Home Office asks Ukrainian woman scammed over visa scheme to leave UK #TheGuardian #Ukraine #UK

It is a public holiday in #SouthAfrica - but the opinions must flow.
And I happen to have some opinions about what SA could have said to #Russia, just days before the #Ukraine peace conference last week.
Phillip de Wet | It got weird when SA went to Russia and spoke only about Gaza
https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/phillipdewet/phillip-de-wet-it-got-weird-when-sa-went-to-russia-and-spoke-only-about-gaza-20240614

Will we be seeing political adverts on our streaming services? https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/will-we-be-seeing-political-adverts-on-our-streaming-services/ n

"‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Sewage

Surrey police face criticism after using car to ram escaped cow #TheGuardian #UK #Surrey
WTF‽ 🫣

"Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit
The new book by former Prime Minister Liz Truss urges the UK, U.S. and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. Truss, who is the Conservative MP for South West Norfolk, resigned as prime minister in October 2022 […]

Surrey police face criticism after using car to ram escaped cow #TheGuardian #UK #Surrey
WTF‽ 🫣

"EDF launches UK heat-pump tracker tariff"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #HeatPumps #Energy

EDF launches UK heat-pump tracker tariff
EDF says its heat-pump tracker tariff is the United Kingdom’s first, as it will never charge its customers more than the price cap, guaranteeing savings of at least GBP 164 ($202) per year. It says it is also offering a GBP 750 discount on new heat pump installations.

UK housing shortages - good explanation
Excellent article in the FT from @… about the UK's housing problems. (Seems to be unpaywalled on this link at present.)
"When people picture homelessness, they tend to imagine people sleeping rough on the street... Wrong. The main form of homelessness is people living in temporary accommodation...
"... the inability to afford rent is by far the fastest growing source of new homelessness in England."
#UK #housing

Imposing first past the post on these roles was a mistake https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/imposing-first-past-the-post-on-these-roles-was-a-mistake/ n

"UK Fast-Tracks Wind Power Cable to Address Grid Deficiencies"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Renewables #Energy

UK Fast-Tracks Wind Power Cable Scotland to England to Address Grid Deficiencies
The UK’s energy regulator has fast-tracked the approval of a subsea cable from Scotland to England, paving the way to connect 2 million homes with clean wind power.

"Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned from sale in UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic #Plastics …

Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned from sale in UK

UK election - postal voting info
Anyone need a postal vote? Here's the link! Deadline 5pm Wednesday.
#UKElection #PostalVote

"Every UK political party is failing to tackle crisis facing nature, biggest charities warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

Every UK political party is failing to tackle crisis facing nature, biggest charities warn
Four leading nature charities are sounding the alarm as one in six species in the UK face extinction

Conservative manifesto: Missing pledges to improve our democracy https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/conservative-manifesto-missing-pledges-to-improve-our-democracy/ n

Conservative manifesto: Missing pledges to improve our democracy
The launch of the Conservative manifesto yesterday was conspicuously light on democratic policy with little mention by way of reforms desperately needed to strengthen our democracy.  

"Report: Supply chain constraints could undermine delivery of UK’s offshore wind ambitions"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #WindTurbines

Report: Supply chain constraints could undermine delivery of UK’s offshore wind ambitions
An analysis of the readiness of renewable energy supply chains, commissioned by the UK Government, has revealed that demand for some key offshore wind components is likely to soon outstrip supply.

"UK Government urged to invest £64bn in retrofit projects over the next decade"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Houses #Housing

UK Government urged to invest £64bn in retrofit projects over the next decade
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a policy manifesto for the next UK Government, urging it to invest nearly £64bn over the next ten years for building retrofit projects, in a bid to tackle rising energy costs and cut carbon emissions.

"Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic

Plastic crisis 'out of control' as 1.7 billion pieces thrown away weekly in UK

Conservative manifesto: Missing pledges to improve our democracy https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/conservative-manifesto-missing-pledges-to-improve-our-democracy/ n

Conservative manifesto: Missing pledges to improve our democracy
The launch of the Conservative manifesto yesterday was conspicuously light on democratic policy with little mention by way of reforms desperately needed to strengthen our democracy.  

"UK Government set for court challenge over ‘inadequate’ climate adaptation plan"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

covid-careful voting, UK
I don't want to take off my mask in the polling station! So my work-around these days is to get a postal vote.
You still have to register to vote "ordinarily" at gov.uk, if you hadn't already - by 18 June 2024 for this next election.
Then you apply for the postal vote, by 5pm on 19 June:
#CovidCareful #UKElection #PostalVote #UKPol

"UK Government set for court challenge over ‘inadequate’ climate adaptation plan"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

"UK is failing to put climate crisis at centre of national security measures, MPs told"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"How trees saved 153 lives in London in eight years"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #Trees

How trees saved 153 lives in London in eight years
New study quantifies the number of lives that are being saved as trees reduce temperatures in hot cities

Senedd expansion is a pivotal moment for devolution #ukpol

"Water company has no idea how much sewage is being dumped into UK’s largest lake"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Sewage #Pollution

Water company has no idea how much sewage is being dumped into UK’s largest lake
Northern Ireland Water has admitted that a 'legacy of underfunding' has resulted in more sewage being dumped into lakes and rivers, including Lough Neagh

UK selling arms to Israel - legally iffy
“A warring party becomes unlawful if it cannot show that its actions have been proportionate. ...
“Countries supplying arms to Israel may now be complicit in criminal warfare. The public should be told what the advice says.”
- Sir Geoffrey Nice, "who was the lead prosecutor at former Serbian president Slobodan Milošević’s trial from 2002 to 2006"
("advice" there means legal advice given to the UK government)
#Israel #UK #law

"Powering down: end times for the UK’s final coal-fired station"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Coal

"Budweiser bags planning permission for British green hydrogen project"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen

Budweiser bags planning permission for British green hydrogen project
Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland has secured planning consent to develop a large-scale renewable hydrogen production facility co-located with its brewery in Samlesbury, Lancashire.

"The UK Green Party struggles to be heard in an election where climate change is on the back burner"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

The UK Green Party struggles to be heard in an election where climate change is on the back burner
There’s lots of talk of change in Britain’s election campaign, but little talk about climate change. The U.K.’s July 4 vote to choose a new government is focused on the sluggish economy, high cost of living and creaking health care system. That frustrates the Green Party, which is battling to be heard in a political system that makes it hard for small parties to win seats in Parliament. Green candidate Sian Berry, who is running for Parliament in the coastal city of Brighton, says the big…

"Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution #Environment

"‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Weather #Climate

"‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution #Sewage

"UK Energy Secretary slams EU court ruling that green policy inaction undermines human rights"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EU

UK Energy Secretary slams EU court ruling that green policy inaction undermines human rights
UK Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has opposed the European Court of Human Rights’ recent ruling that governments are obligated to protect people from the impacts of climate change, calling it “a decision more suited for elected politicians to make”.

"UK Energy Secretary slams EU court ruling that green policy inaction undermines human rights"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EU

UK Energy Secretary slams EU court ruling that green policy inaction undermines human rights
UK Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has opposed the European Court of Human Rights’ recent ruling that governments are obligated to protect people from the impacts of climate change, calling it “a decision more suited for elected politicians to make”.

"B Corp certifications surge for British businesses"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Business

B Corp certifications surge for British businesses
B Lab UK has revealed that there are now officially 2,000 certified B Corporations in the UK, up from 1,000 just 18 months ago.

"Fears that fire ants with painful sting will arrive in UK due to climate change"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FireAnts #Climate

Fears that fire ants with painful sting will arrive in UK due to climate change
Nature groups are calling on the Government to do more to prevent a “flood of new nature invaders" reaching the UK

"Third pilot of household hydrogen heating shelved by UK government"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Hydrogen

"Farmers’ union lobbied to increase pesticide limit in UK drinking water"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pesticides

"Mass planting of marsh violets key to saving rare UK butterfly, says National Trust"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Butterflies

"‘Ecocide’ law campaign could lead to jail for polluting water firm bosses"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution #Environment

'Ecocide' law campaign could lead to jail for polluting water firm bosses
Green campaigners are demanding a radical shake-up in environment law to stop the UK falling behind the EU

"Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill passed"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Wildlife

Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill passed
Legislation to improve protection for wildlife.

"Borrowdale rainforest in Lake District declared national nature reserve"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Environment

"M&S and Oxfam trial postal donation bags for ‘unwearable’ clothes"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Fashion #Textiles

"Reducing sewage in rivers and seas is public health priority, says Chris Whitty"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Sewage #Pollution

"‘One of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth’: UK faces legal battle over wildlife"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

Could legal action save water voles from extinction?
With the UK government not mentioning nature in its election manifesto, 82 nature groups are holding it to account.

"UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Aviation #Aeroplanes

"UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Aviation #Aeroplanes

"Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Butterflies #Insects

"Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Butterflies #Insects

"UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #PublicTransport #Climate

"The fly-tipping wasteland that could tackle the UK’s food price crisis"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

The fly-tipping wasteland that could tackle the UK's food price crisis
A new allotment and orchard in Hounslow could offer a blueprint for a campaign to feed children fruit and veg grown on rejuvenated land

"Privatisation, extreme weather and politics: How Britain’s waterways became an ‘open sewer’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Sewage

‘Frankly disgusting’: What’s behind Britain’s sewage pollution crisis?
Campaigners say a car crash of different disasters has left the UK with some of the worst bathing water quality in Europe.

"UK Government accused of ‘going backwards’ on energy security in past two years"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"UK Government accused of ‘going backwards’ on energy security in past two years"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"Tories poised to ‘break another environmental promise’ as hopes of peat ban fade"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Gardening

Tories poised to 'break another environmental promise' as hopes of peat ban fade
Sunak did not make environmental protection measure a priority and now alternative private members bill is expected to be killed  

"Edinburgh litter: £100 prizes for taking photo of yourself putting rubbish in a litter bin"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland

Edinburgh litter: £100 prizes for taking photo of yourself putting rubbish in a litter bin

"High Court to hear legal challenge over ‘roadblock’ to localised home energy efficiency standards"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"High Court to hear legal challenge over ‘roadblock’ to localised home energy efficiency standards"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"Britain eyes expanding scheme to pay homes to use less power"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Solar

World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space

"World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Solar

World first UK prototype could pave the way for constant energy all the time - from space

"Labour pledges £7.3bn to key green industrial sectors in Party manifesto"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Labour pledges £7.3bn to key green industrial sectors in Party manifesto
The Labour Party has unveiled its manifesto, confirming an intention to work towards a decarbonised electricity grid by 2030 and outlining how £7.3bn will be spent on priority low-carbon industries.

"Simplified recycling bin collections planned for homes and businesses"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Recycling

Simplified recycling bin collections planned for homes and businesses
The UK Government has kick-started the process for introducing unified and simplified recycling rules for homes, businesses and public sector bodies in England, after first promising changes more than five years ago.

"The Conservatives’ climate change plans show they have tried but failed to reinvent net zero"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

The Conservatives’ climate change plans show they have tried but failed to reinvent net zero
Proposals are either poor (and eventually expensive) solutions, or suggest processes that are already in place.

"Scotland’s vulnerable marine life not properly protected, campaigners warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Animals

"Climate, development and nature: three urgent priorities for next UK government"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate, development and nature: urgent for next UK government
Revitalised global leadership from Britain can make a difference at a deeply troubling and fractured time for world affairs

"Global heating will increase risk of parasite outbreaks, say South West Water owners"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Ships #Pollution

"How ‘weak’ rules mean your supermarket coffee could be linked to deforestation"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Coffee #Deforestation

How 'weak' rules mean your supermarket coffee could be linked to deforestation
The UK’s decision to only restrict illegal deforestation puts it 'starkly at odds with what the rest of the EU is doing', experts have warned

"Political instability undermining sustainable business investments in UK, survey finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Business

Political instability undermining sustainable business investments in UK, survey finds
Sustainability professionals in the UK have ranked political instability and uncertainty as the biggest challenge they face in developing and delivering impactful projects, with eight in ten waiting for the general election in the hopes of renewed green ambitions from policymakers.

"Fish deaths in England’s rivers rise tenfold in four years"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Fish #Sewage

"‘Labour are the conservers’: Shadow secretary pledges to reverse nature degradation in UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

‘Labour are the conservers’: Shadow secretary pledges to reverse nature degradation in UK
Labour’s shadow environment secretary has stated that the Party would deliver on the UK’s commitment to protect at least 30% of the land and sea by 2030, in the same week that investors published new benchmarking tools to assess corporate approaches to nature and biodiversity.

"‘Labour are the conservers’: Shadow secretary pledges to reverse nature degradation in UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

‘Labour are the conservers’: Shadow secretary pledges to reverse nature degradation in UK
Labour’s shadow environment secretary has stated that the Party would deliver on the UK’s commitment to protect at least 30% of the land and sea by 2030, in the same week that investors published new benchmarking tools to assess corporate approaches to nature and biodiversity.

"Sunak has ‘set Britain back’ on net zero, says UK’s climate adviser"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

"Sunak has ‘set Britain back’ on net zero, says UK’s climate adviser"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

"Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election
Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations.  This week, Nigel Farage confirmed he would be returning as leader of Reform and standing in the general election, threatening to split the already […]

"Can Labour’s GB Energy plan future-proof UK’s power generation sector?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"Sewage pollution and water bills could rise as Government moves to ‘diminish’ regulator"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution

Bills and sewage spills could rise under Government plan for water regulator
Ofwat will need to be mindful of business interests when imposing penalties on water companies and exposing compliance breaches under new Government guidance

"Sewage pollution and water bills could rise as Government moves to ‘diminish’ regulator"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution

Bills and sewage spills could rise under Government plan for water regulator
Ofwat will need to be mindful of business interests when imposing penalties on water companies and exposing compliance breaches under new Government guidance

"UK homeowners warned as climate crisis turbocharges knotweed menace"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plants

"Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

"Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature