COP28 opened with its World Climate Action Summit, on Saturday the 2nd of December, where over 120 countries signed a new Declaration on Climate and Health. This new declaration has been announced due to health being overlooked during previous COPs. COP28 is the first...
COP28 kicked off its thematic days with the topic of health. Over 40 million professionals worldwide that work within the health sector, joined the UN’s World Health Organization, also known as WHO, and many civil society organisations to acknowledge a call to action...
For the first time the topic of health has made its way onto the agenda for COP28. The theme was discussed on the 3rd of December 2023, and shared its day with the theme of Relief, Recovery and Peace. As temperatures continue to rise, there is also an increase in...
Scotland hopes to end the heating of buildings through fossil fuels by 2045. In order to do this the Scottish Government has drafted a new proposal to end the use of fossil fuels to heat buildings. The proposal, titled the ‘Heat in Buildings Bill’, was released on the...
This year, COP28 is taking place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s largest producers of oil and gas. Oil and Gas Giant The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a global economic powerhouse, which has been mostly fuelled by its substantial...
COP28 has now begun, but which members of our Government will attend the event?Graham Stuart MP Firstly, the UK is being represented by Graham Stuart MP, the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. He has...
COP28 was to be used as a cover up for new oil deals, reports claim. According to leaked documents received by the not-for-profit investigative journalism organisation, Centre for Climate Reporting, who work alongside the BBC, the UAE had planned to use the COP28...
The UK Government’s gas and electricity regulator, Ofgem announced on the 23rd of November (2023) that energy bills are set to rise as the energy price cap for gas and electricity is set to increase by 5%. Price capSets for each quarter the maximum charge that a...
Global warming will continue to increase, warns the UN if the world doesn’t act now. The UN has claimed that the world will soon begin to find it difficult to reach the goals it pledged within the Paris Agreement. The organisation has stated that countries around the...
The UK’s green investment is set to increase as £3 billion could become available through climate bonds. Financial services company, Green Finance Institute (GFI), announced on the 1st of November (2023) the launch of their ‘Local Climate Bonds Toolkit’. The purpose...
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