Environment

The report’s authors likened banks’ commitment to oil sands to “picking up pennies in front of a steamroller” given the high risks and low returns.

Researchers found that the animals that were ill spent less time near others, associated with fewer group mates and were less socially connected to those that were healthy.

“BP’s net-zero commitments are full of bullsh*t. They have spent millions on rebranding before with Beyond Petroleum while extracting countless barrels of oil and committing human rights abuses in pursuit of profit."

“It’s one of the saddest days of my life. The tree has meant so much to people around here and to see it reduced to twigs in a matter of minutes is just heart-breaking."

"There is no time to lose - we must sharply decrease greenhouse gas emissions ASAP."

“While Covid-19 generated a large international health and economic crisis from which it will take years to recover, it is crucial to remember that climate change will continue to pose an ongoing and increasing threat to human lives, ecosystems, economies and societies for centuries to come."

“I’m told that in 2019 I was the most trolled person in the entire world, male or female. Now, eight months of that I wasn’t even visible, I was on maternity leave or with a baby.

“Predictions of deaths among people who have nowhere else to go, other than our streets, or sleeping in communal night shelters that are not Covid-secure, must act as a wake-up call to Government."

Despite well publicised problems at HMP Birmingham, Medway secure training centre & Brook House immigration centre - and a late legal challenge from rival bidder MTC - G4S has won the huge contract.