The UK government has just given the green light to the Jackdaw gas field. If Jackdaw is a disaster, Rosebank is catastrophic. Take action now.
Campaign groups have written to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband urging the government to clarify if Delek will be sanctioned.
“Every oil and gas field we stop saves lives”: How the climate crisis affects public health in the UK
Climate change is the biggest threat to public health in the UK and globally, with its impacts now undeniably felt across the world. We spoke to Abi Deivanayagam from Race & Health on how fossil fuels increase risk of disease, and why marginalised groups are disproportionately affected.
This International Women’s Day, we must recognise that climate change is not gender neutral
In the struggle for climate justice, we must aim to dismantle the dysfunctional societal systems which created climate change in the first place - and the oppression of women is one of the pillars carrying those systems which endanger our hope for a livable future. For this International Women’s Day, we asked a group of female climate leaders for their message to the world.
Why new North Sea oil and gas production won’t help UK energy security
Despite the insistence of industry and government, there are numerous practical reasons why expanding UK oil and gas exploration and production will NOT provide the UK with a secure supply of affordable energy. More than this, continued North Sea expansion is acting as a brake on the UK’s future ambitions for a cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy system.
The newest IPCC report underlines the urgent need to end oil and gas production now
Monday saw the release of the much-awaited new IPCC report, with a focus on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Widely termed the “bleakest IPCC ever”, it paints an urgent picture of extreme weather events, mass displacement, and a closing window of opportunity to take rapid action. But while it may send some down the path of despair, we still have time to act for a better future.
Health letter: Medical leaders urge ministers to end UK’s dependence on fossil fuels
The letter is signed by the British Medical Association, the Faculty of Public Health, the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Paediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynaeocologists and Psychiatrists, as well as over 600 individual health professionals.
Press release: Medical leaders urge ministers to end UK’s dependence on fossil fuels
Today, health professionals from across the UK have handed in a letter to the Prime Minister urging the government to end the country’s dependence on oil and gas to tackle the climate crisis and fuel poverty, calling for a clean, affordable energy future for everyone.
