Climate Change
Banks and investors have poured money into dirty energy for decades. Now it’s time to make them stop.
World famous broadcaster and environmentalist Sir David Attenborough took to the stage at the COP24 conference in Poland to deliver the People’s Seat Address. He addressed leaders directly, urging them to take charge, as scientists warn of increasingly dire outcomes if they fail to get climate change under control. The COP24 conference runs for two weeks, and world leaders will try to revive the 2015 Paris climate accord to keep global warming between 1.5 and two degrees Celsius this century.
While plastic pollution continues to fuel public anger, another more menacing threat to all life on earth brews overhead – climate change
'I've seen it, I've read some of it, and it's fine.'
Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Michael Gove outlines the steps the government will take to tackle climate control, with the aim of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius. While Gove said the report shows there is still time to hit that target, environmentalists say the government isn’t doing enough to take control of climate change.
Seriously reducing carbon emissions lies in the hands of global corporations
Members of the Extinction Rebellion activist group blocked access to Vauxhall Bridge for a few minutes during rush hour to bring attention to environmental issues. A few days prior, the group carried out similar protests on several London bridges simultaneously.
At least 70 people have been detained so far, police said.
Stopping some damage is not enough. We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans’ capacity to tackle climate change.
Caroline Lucas and Greenpeace CEO among signatories savaging "generation of politicians who will not live to see the devastation their policies wreak".