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- Just one new onshore windfarm started under current UK policies in 2019 Tue, 14 Jan 20, 2:07amRollout of new turbines in decline amid Tory subsidy cuts, jeopardising climate targets
- Cabinet Office ignores court order to release secret fracking report Fri, 29 Nov 19, 5:04amLabour says failure to share document raises doubts about Tories’ promise to halt fracking
- Are the Tories' green commitments all talk and little action? Mon, 18 Nov 19, 3:00amConservative policies since 2010 have been characterised by confusion and mixed messages
- Fracking is finished in the UK – thanks to the power of public protest | Anna Vickerstaff Wed, 6 Nov 19, 12:16amCreativity, solidarity and determination have stopped the government-backed ‘dash for gas’ in its tracksOn Saturday morning the UK government announced it would be halting fracking in England with immediate effect...
- Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn Sat, 2 Nov 19, 11:01amVictory for green groups follows damning scientific study and criticism from spending watchdog
- Government's halt to fracking an election stunt, says Corbyn - video Sun, 3 Nov 19, 1:19amJeremy Corbyn has said the decision to halt fracking in England with immediate effect is an election stunt. The Labour leader says he believes the moratorium will be lifted on 13 December, the day after the general election,...
- Fracking banned in UK as government makes major U-turn Sat, 2 Nov 19, 11:01amVictory for green groups follows damning scientific study and criticism from spending watchdog
- Boris Johnson poised to rule out new fracking, say sources Fri, 1 Nov 19, 12:15amDecision would mark U-turn for PM, who once said fracking was ‘glorious news for humanity’
- Tory boasts on climate action are full of hot air | Letters Tue, 22 Oct 19, 3:41amMichael Miller writes on the Conservatives’ record on tackling the climate crisis, while Dr Andy Higginbottom argues that both parties fail to acknowledge the real impact and Dr David Lowry says that nuclear power is not...
- Revealed: top UK thinktank spent decades undermining climate science Fri, 11 Oct 19, 2:00amInstitute of Economic Affairs has links to 14 members of Boris Johnson’s cabinet
- UK should cut vehicle use to hit zero-carbon target, say MPs Thu, 22 Aug 19, 3:00pmScathing report says Tory governments have held back progress on clean energy goals
- How the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot Wed, 7 Aug 19, 3:00pmThe fossil-fuel lobby is threatened by public concern over the climate crisis. So it’s buying influence to get the results it wantsThe tragedy of our times is that the gathering collapse of our life support systems has...
- Ban fracking in UK, Jeremy Corbyn urges Boris Johnson Tue, 30 Jul 19, 5:21pmLabour says fracking for gas will prevent Britain meeting carbon emissions target
- Getting to grips with the climate crisis | Letters Sat, 27 Jul 19, 1:27amReaders share their views on how to move global heating higher up the political agendaOur political system has been hijacked by a cabal of ideologically driven free marketeers with no democratic mandate...
- End onshore windfarm ban, Tories urge Sun, 30 Jun 19, 3:00pmConservative party voters want to scrap block on new land turbines, survey findsPressure is mounting within the Conservative party to end its block on new onshore windfarms after evidence that Tory supporters overwhelmingly...