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UK ministers in court again over net zero plans

Friends of the Earth dismisses government’s revised climate action plan as a ‘pipe dream’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

‘Biggest, baddest’ – but is it the cleanest? World’s largest cruise ship sets sail

Claims that Icon of the Seas, the vast new ship described as ‘human lasagne’, runs on clean fuel have been labelled greenwashing as LNG’s methane emissions are a more potent climate gas than CO2

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024

ING Targeted In New Dutch Climate Legal Case

The Dutch climate activists who won an historic court battle against Shell now have a new target -- top Dutch bank ING. Milieudefensie, the Dutch branch of Friends of the Earth, said Friday they have started legal proceedings against ING, and warned that other top companies could be next.

International Business Times · Jan 19, 2024

Fresh calls to scrap Cumbrian coalmine amid steel industry’s green push

UK’s coal-hungry blast furnaces likely to be replaced, making economic case for mine ‘dead in the water’ says local MP

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

Claimants take UK government to court over inadequate climate adaptation

Kevin Jordan, whose home is 5 metres from the cliff edge in Norfolk, says government’s shortcomings breach his human rights

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Billions in local government pensions invested in fossil fuels, analysis reveals

Environmental campaign groups analysed data gathered through Freedom of Information requests

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California's last nuclear power plant

Federal regulators have rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

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 · Sep 21, 2023

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 · Sep 14, 2023

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 · Sep 8, 2023