Tag: climate crisis

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that many impacts of the climate crisis were already "irreversible".

“Commercial travel options were not possible for this trip due to the foreign secretary’s busy schedule, and would have been more expensive," the government's foreign office said in defence of the Tory secretary.

A senior lecturer in air pollution said airports put millions across UK and European cities at risk of death and several health issues.

“The problem is that we already have a government of climate delay, which by failing to take the necessary action on everything from energy efficiency to the deployment of onshore wind has left us more vulnerable as a country."

The government only mentioned “the green industrial revolution and transition to net zero” second bottom on a list of 16 priorities.

Rich people have much higher carbon footprints and the share of global emissions they are responsible for is rising, researchers said.

"The government and energy companies should explain to bill payers why switching away from gas and insulating our homes is not only important in tackling climate change, but also a route to reducing energy bills," a government committee chair has said.

One campaign group leader said she sees "little to no benefit for UK energy customers or taxpayers", and that "the only winners are the oil firm behind the project”.

"He sounds intelligent, but he’s completely wrong," one climate scientist said.