“Given it is notoriously difficult to prove that any lowering of protections affects trade or investment, the deal is unlikely to prevent the UK Government from weakening EU-derived labour and environmental policies if it so chooses."
This report signals the urgency with which we must tackle environmental challenges together at the planetary scale.”
“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."
Opposition MPs were highly critical of the defence, with shadow minister Peter Kyle saying ministers “don’t even pretend not to embrace bigots any more”.
Sir Charles Walker, deputy of the 1922 committee of Conservative backbenchers, said it was becoming increasingly difficult for MPs to defend the government - as policies can be quickly dropped by ministers.
June saw a new reported record high Arctic temperature, on the back of unusually hot conditions since the beginning of 2020
Addressing the dilemma of short-term financial prosperity over long-term environmental survival.
The teenager hopes coronavirus will open up the discussion about deaths caused by climate change.
The world is witnessing the ‘decline and fall of the fossil fuel industry’, analysts say.