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Rishi Sunak likely to face legal challenges over net zero U-turn

UK climate watchdog said policy change would make it more difficult to meet legal commitments

The Guardian - UK

Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns

Environmental groups are calling on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

UK interest rates now expected to peak at 5.5%; offshore wind power auction flops – as it happened

Government criticised as Britain’s latest subsidy auction to help support new renewable energy projects awarded no contracts for offshore wind projects

The Guardian - UK

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Frankie Boyle joins voices telling SNP to 'get off fence' over North Sea oil field

SCOTS comic Frankie Boyle is among the campaigners urging Humza Yousaf to “get off the fence” and oppose plans for the Rosebank oil field in…

The National (Scotland)

Hopes on Claire Coutinho to speed up net zero drive

Campaigners and industry experts see a fresh start in the new energy secretary’s appointment.

The Independent UK

Environmental group suffers setback in legal fight to close California's last nuclear power plant

A California judge is rejecting an environmental group’s lawsuit that sought to block the state's largest utility from seeking to extend the operating life of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

The Independent UK

Heatmap reveals the hottest areas of London

Inner-city areas with fewer trees and green spaces are up to five degrees hotter than leafy suburbs

Evening Standard

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‘Damning’ report shows UK not on track to hit 2030 net zero targets

The UK risks failing on decarbonisation targets as well as losing its place as a climate leader following a “damning” report from the…

The National (Scotland)

UK failing to meet net zero targets, government’s own climate watchdog warns

Ministers ignoring recommendations and heading off-track with climate, Climate Change Committee warns

The Independent UK

High costs deterring legal challenges in England and Wales to protect environment, NGOs say

Report by RSPB, ELF and Friends of the Earth say even cases with good prospects of success are being abandoned

The Guardian - UK

Oil well ruling ‘could have significant repercussions’, Supreme Court told

Friends of the Earth said 59-year-old Sarah Finch’s legal battle with Surrey County Council was ‘critically important’.

The Independent UK

Climate campaigner takes Surrey oil drilling case to supreme court

Sarah Finch’s challenge to plans to allow oil well hinges on wider environmental impact of fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Court decision in youth climate lawsuit against Ontario government ignites hope

In the midst of unprecedented spring wildfires and anticipation of more record-breaking summer heatwaves, climate litigation is on the rise in Canada.

The Conversation

Starmer bids to persuade unions to back green energy plan

The Labour leader's speech will also back the role of trade unions across the economy

Insider UK

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Salon

Genetically altered mosquito plan nixed

"All Californians should be relieved," said one Friends of the Earth project manager

WEKU

Biden pledged to stop funding fossil fuels overseas. It's not stopping one agency

Leaders of the Export-Import Bank of the United States voted Thursday to help fund the expansion of an oil refinery in Indonesia.

Daily Record

Urgent warning to gardeners not to pull weeds and 'tame' their lawns this summer

The survival of wildlife and bees depends on pollinator-friendly blooms like dandelions.

Dublin Live

Everything you need to know about Earth Day 2023 and what's on in Dublin tomorrow

There will be a number of public cleanups in Dublin tomorrow, including a poetry cleanup

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Irish Mirror

Ireland fails to meet EU gas reduction target of 15% after Ukraine war

It comes as Friends of the Earth called for clarity on commercial LNG position

The Independent UK

Lawsuit seeks to uphold closing California’s last nuke plant

An environmental group is suing to block efforts to extend federal operating licenses for California's last nuclear power plant

The Conversation

Pragmatism versus idealism? Behind the split between environmental groups and the Greens on the safeguard mechanism

Old tensions emerged between green groups en route to the hard-fought Labor-Greens deal over the safeguard mechanism industrial emissions policy.

Belfast Live

NI gas cavern project sees hundreds take to beach in protest

A judicial review taken by the community and Friends of the Earth NI is due at court weeks

The Guardian - UK

‘Half-baked, half-hearted’: critics deride UK’s long-awaited climate strategy

UK’s 1,000-page plan criticised as doing ‘little to boost energy security, lower bills or meet climate goals’

The Independent UK

UK criticised for ‘lacklustre’ climate policies as threat of legal action looms

Friends of the Earth said it will return to the High Court if the government’s strategy on net zero is not good enough

Irish Mirror

Energy crisis: Number of Irish families unable to heat homes doubles in a year

Friends of the Earth commissioned an expert report which found Government is failing to tackle the energy crisis and reduce fossil fuel reliance

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