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The UK’s energy system is at a crossroads. The recent announcement by the Labour Government to soften restrictions on further oil and gas extraction in the North Sea has led to a downgrade of the UK’s climate ambition to “insufficient”  (Climate Action Tracker). The Conservative opposition party have further emphasised the need to grant new licenses for oil and gas drilling as a step toward “cheap, abundant energy” and “greater energy security”. These claims do not hold up to

Introduction Electric vehicles (EVs) have dominated headlines over the past year. Although work has to be done to make the automotive...

Introduction ‘Solidarity Levies’ are taxes on industries and sectors which emit high levels of greenhouse gases. Their function is to...

Credit: Unsplash Abstract Condensation trails from aircraft, also called vapour trails or contrails, are the line-shaped clouds visible...

Credit: B&W Studio: Unsplash The round up of the final day (weekend): One day after COP29 was meant to finish, the expectation is for a...

Credit: Orkhan Farmanli, Unsplash Climate news today: The world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, which includes flatulence by...

Credit: Hyundai Motor Group, Unsplash The Japanese car manufacturer Nissan held crisis talks with the British Government on Wednesday and...

Island Nations Sound the Alarm: COP29 Wrestles with Climate Finance, Fossil Fuel Phase-Out, and Global Accountability Credit: Marcus...

The second week of talks at COP29 in Azerbaijan have started with - as of yet - limited progress and a great deal of frustration amongst...