Voicebox: Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is worse that we feared, and dramatic, radical action is required to turn the tide before it's too late. From the smallest personal changes to international action, we all need to change to ensure we survive.
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5 November 2021
Greta Thunberg to lead landmark climate youth strike in Glasgow
The mass march will be attended by school pupils of all ages, and its route passes the COP26 event.
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4 November 2021
UK COP Presidency Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples
Alok Sharma met with Indigenous leaders at COP26 to discuss the importance of Indigenous knowledge in climate solutions.
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4 November 2021
Opinion: Thoughts on the COP26 talk on corporate climate action
The conference was filled with optimism and an emphasis on international standards, but far too much was left up in the air.
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4 November 2021
COP26: Leading by Example: Greening government, UN and public sector organisations
A discussion of the role intergovernmental organisations must play in the coming years to help tackle climate change.
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3 November 2021
UK firms ‘forced’ to show plans for how they will hit net-zero at COP26
The Treasury has proposed rules regarding more transparency from financial firms and institutions outlining how they plan to reach net-zero, but the rules are not considered mandatory.
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2 November 2021
Will COP26 truly change anything? It's hard to be optimistic...
Reports revealing a lack of government commitment on climate issues and increased sanctions on protesting leave me doubtful as to what the climate summit can really achieve.
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1 November 2021
Glasgow bin strikes begin during COP26
Workers in Glasgow City Council’s cleansing department have gone ahead with industrial action to protest for better conditions for lowest paid workers.
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1 November 2021
COP26: who isn’t attending
World leaders – absent and present – are facing criticism for their level of commitment at the climate summit in Glasgow.
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1 November 2021
Alok Sharma and PM want more out of countries at COP26, after China and Russia back away
COP26 is one of the most important meetings between world leaders of all time, and COP President Alok Sharma has said that it is now or never in regards to keeping the global temperature rises lower than 1.5C.
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29 October 2021
No announcements for Integrated Rail Plan for HS2 in UK’s Autumn budget
Rishi Sunak failed to give any details about the government's long-delayed plan to build a faster railway in this week’s budget announcements, days before COP26.
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29 October 2021
Environmental lawyer ‘targeted’ with six month jail sentencing by major oil company
Steven Donziger won a landmark pollution case against oil giant Chevron, but has been caught in a legal battle with them ever since, which he alleges was “planned targeting”.
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27 October 2021
Activists occupy Science Museum in protest of fossil fuel sponsors
Youth climate activists gathered to protest the museum’s continued affiliations with fossil fuel giants such as Adani and Shell.
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27 October 2021
UK government U-turns on sewage outfall
The government has promised to introduce legal obligations for water companies to reduce their sewage output into the country’s rivers and seas.
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25 October 2021
53 arrested as Insulate Britain blocks off several east London roads
Representatives of the climate change organisation gathered in three locations to block traffic, supergluing themselves to the road and to each other.
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22 October 2021
PM warned over overseas aid cuts ahead of COP26
Planned accounting changes in the UK’s Spending Review could see £1 billion less being paid in humanitarian aid.
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15 October 2021
Jeremy Corbyn to "raise up the voices of others" with 'alternative COP26'
The former Labour leader is set to host a series of events taking place in Glasgow and Edinburgh in order to promote more "radical and rapid" climate action.
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15 October 2021
ScotRail workers set to strike during Glasgow COP26
The majority of Scotland's train services will be affected by the strike from 1- 12 November.
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13 October 2021
‘Adapt or die’ warns Environment Agency
Extreme weather conditions such as flooding are set to worsen in the UK in coming years as the Environment Agency calls for greater climate resilience.