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MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* UK * Net-zero is much cheaper than thought – and unchecked global warming far more costly
Reaching net-zero will be much cheaper for the UK government than previously expected – and the economic damages of climate change far more severe.
BEWEGUNG MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
* UK * Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action
Mass lobby in Westminster kicked off with giant image on white cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
UK misses tree-planting targets by forest the ‘size of Isle of Wight’
A forest area equivalent to the size of the Isle of Wight has not been planted because UK governments have failed to meet tree-planting goals since 2020.
ANTI-KLIMA
In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down | Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo
Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step up, say London mayor Sadiq Khan and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds
Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes ‘steps forward’ to achieve them
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Millionenspritze für Geoengineering
Seit rund 20 Jahren wird diskutiert, die Erderwärmung mit der Injektion von Schwefelpartikeln in die Atmosphäre zu bremsen. Die britische Regierung finanziert jetzt Experimente dazu.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high
The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause of rocketing bills and how best to get them down.
BEWEGUNG
Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back
The pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of action
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Real-world geoengineering experiments revealed by UK agency
Trials will test ways to block sunlight and slow climate crisis that threatens to trigger catastrophic tipping points
URSACHEN
Billionaire Death Cult
This new legislation is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems in living memory.
ANTI-KLIMA
* UK * It’s the anti net-zero, anti-woke Tony Blair – how was this man ever considered a progressive?
The former PM has form when it comes to pushing corporate interests and meeting populists halfway
ANTI-KLIMA
* UK * Tony Blair risks sending absolutely wrong message, says climate expert
Former Labour PM accused of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform after saying net zero strategy faltering
POLITIK
* EU * Das große Gezerre um Europas Klimaziele beginnt
Das EU-Klimaziel – 90-prozentige Dekarbonisierung bis 2040 – wackelt. Die Zustimmung vieler Mitgliedsländer, auch Deutschlands, ist ungewiss, die EU-Kommission diskutiert "Flexibilisierungsoptionen". In Großbritannien steht gleich das ganze Netto-Null-Ziel zur Debatte.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Britain’s Food Supply Is Precarious – and Trump’s Chaos Is Spreading. I Have a Plan. Do You?
I’ve started a stockpile, but that isn’t the answer. If crisis strikes, the government needs a strategy to protect us all
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is like using aspirin for cancer
Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials.
BEWEGUNG
‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest
It was raining and the sparkling lights of the City of London shone back from the cold, wet pavement as two young men made their way through streets deserted save for a few police and private security.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week
Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050
URSACHEN
UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion
A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
TECH. & ENERGIE
UK electricity cleanest ever in 2024, with record 58% from low-carbon sources
UK has more than halved amount of electricity generated from fossil fuels but gas still had largest share at 28%
URSACHEN
*UNMERRY XMAS * Average Briton causes 23 times more CO2 on Christmas Day
Campaigners say consumption such as travel, gifts and food are destroying planet and the meaning of Christmas
BEWEGUNG
Britain Leads the World in Cracking Down on Climate Activism, Study Finds
Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
RECHT
Britain Leads the World in Cracking Down on Climate Activism, Study Finds
Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Food insecurity rising in UK because of climate breakdown, Defra report finds
Access to balanced diet also affected by inflation and Brexit, hitting most vulnerable households hardest
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Weniger Luftverschmutzung – weniger lungenkranke Kinder
Im Kinderspital Birmingham sank die Zahl der Kinder mit Atemproblemen um einen Fünftel. Das Spital liegt in einer «Clean Air Zone».
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* UK * New coal mining licences will be banned
Legislation will be introduced to restrict licences for new coal mines as UK embraces clean energy future – PRESS RELEASE.
RECHT
Cancel drilling of North Sea oilfield, activists urge Scottish court
Greenpeace and Uplift say Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were granted unlawfully by former Tory government
POLITIK
Britain Sets Out to Be a Clean Energy Destination
The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Plans for biggest onshore windfarm in England to be submitted this week
Cubico project at Scout Moor north of Manchester could power the equivalent of 100,000 homes
TECH. & ENERGIE
Free Electricity, Anyone? Britain Tries New Tricks to Green Its Grid.
A utility sends phone alerts when wind power is cheap. A builder sells “zero bill” houses. They’re among several experiments to redefine how people value electricity.
EMPFOHLEN MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
A Radical Approach to Flooding in England: Give Land Back to the Sea
When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.
BEWEGUNG
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Targeted Again as Protesters Are Sentenced to Jail
A judge said he hoped to deter protests when he handed down lengthy terms for the two activists, who dumped soup on the painting in 2022. Later that day, activists did it again.
EMPFOHLEN TECH. & ENERGIE
How the UK became the first G7 country to phase out coal power
The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will close this month, ending a 142-year era of burning coal to generate electricity. The UK’s coal-power phaseout is internationally significant.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Kohleausstieg: Grossbritannien schliesst letztes Kohlekraftwerk
Wo vor 142 Jahren die Ära der Kohle begann, vollziehen die Briten nun als erster hoch industrialisierter Staat den Ausstieg: Sie schliessen das letzte mit diesem fossilen Brennstoff betriebene Kraftwerk.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Oil pollution in UK waters far worse than reported, says conservation group
‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report
URSACHEN
‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows
Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
U.K. to Fund ‘Small-Scale’ Outdoor Geoengineering Tests
As climate change continues unabated, the goal is to examine technologies that could artificially cool the Earth “responsibly and ethically.”
URSACHEN
Britain makes coal history
At the end of this month, Britain’s last coal-fired power station will close.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
British Airways plans to offset rising emissions by sprinkling crushed rocks
British Airways has completed a deal to cancel out some of its rising emissions by financing a process that sprinkles crushed-up rocks on the ground to capture and store more planet-warming carbon dioxide.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Greener Steel at Britain’s Largest Plant Comes With Heavy Job Losses
The British government and Tata of India said they would invest 1.25 billion pounds in a plan to convert the steel mill at Port Talbot in Wales to an electric furnace.
TECH. & ENERGIE
UK’s record-breaking renewable auction ‘will cut consumer bills’
A record number of projects have been secured in the UK’s latest auction for new renewable capacity, following changes introduced by the government.
TECH. & ENERGIE
Britain Awards 10 Contracts for Offshore Wind Projects
The successful outcome of the government auction for renewable energy projects may bolster a wind industry battered by rising costs.
POLITIK
* GROSSBRITANNIEN * «Keir Starmers Klimapolitik ist ziemlich ambitioniert»
Für die Energiewende hat die britische Labour-Regierung in den ersten Wochen schon einiges vollbracht, sagt Energieexpertin Juliet Phillips vom Klima-Thinktank E3G. Andere Bereiche der Klimapolitik bekämen aber weniger Aufmerksamkeit.
POLITIK
Elections Matter – and not just here
A decision by Britain's new labor government may leave an entire oil field untouched
URSACHEN
London airport expansion spotlights danger of “false hope” Jet Zero strategy
The UK government decided expansion is compatible with its plan to cut aviation emissions, raising questions about its reliance on unproven techno-fixes over reducing flights
AUSWIRKUNGEN EMPFOHLEN
* HEAT * Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year
In 2024, 15 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent, climate historian says
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Cost of fighting flooding is soaking up English councils’ cash, ministers warned
District councils in low-lying areas say they have cut day-to-day services such as bin collections to fund pumping stations
URSACHEN
UK could approve 13 new oil and gas projects despite North Sea pledge
The UK government could approve 13 new oil and gas projects in the North Sea, with the fuel produced emitting 350m tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) if burned, Carbon Brief analysis shows.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* UK * Net-zero transition will deliver at least ‘£164bn in benefits’
Cutting emissions from buildings and transport across the UK could yield billions of pounds in economic “co-benefits”, leaving people healthier and better off, a new study finds.
POLITIK
* UK AFTER THE ELECTIONS * Labour tries to attract clean energy contracts with record £1.5bn for auction
The new budget comes after the previous government failed to award a single new offshore wind contract in 2023
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
* GRANDE-BRETAGNE * La nature anglaise, grande gagnante du Brexit!
Pour une série de reportages à venir sur le réensauvagement de notre planète, notre journaliste découvre le nouveau modèle agricole anglais. Une chose est sûre, même si politiquement incorrecte: le Brexit a libéré la créativité des paysans britanniques et des responsables de la ruralité.
RECHT
UK court ruling provides ammo for anti-fossil fuel lawyers worldwide
Britain’s top court ruled that emissions from burning a fossil fuel – not just producing it – should be considered in decisions on new extraction projects
TECH. & ENERGIE
UK first European country to approve lab-grown meat, starting with pet food
Regulators approve Meatly pet product, cultivated chicken made from growing cells
MILDERUNG & ANPASS. POLITIK
* UK | ELECTIONS * Buses, trains and bicycle paths: Labour’s mission to decarbonise UK transport
Environment experts call for bold action as party attempts to revamp creaking infrastructure to hit net zero
POLITIK
Experts: What is the Labour government’s top priority for meeting UK climate targets?
Following a “landslide” Labour win in the UK general election, attention is turning to the new government’s next steps. Climate and energy were key parts of Labour’s election campaign and manifesto, with a range of policies it will now look to enact.
POLITIK
* UK | ELECTIONS * Britain Has Huge Clean Energy Ambitions, but Are They Realistic?
Analysts warn that the Labour Party’s proposals are unlikely to be cheap and could come at the cost of jobs in the oil and gas industry.
POLITIK
* ELECTIONS | UK * ‘Keir Starmer take note’: UK’s green transition must start now, say experts
Labour’s victory, alongside strong Green party performance, gives next PM mandate to act boldly on net zero, say campaigners
POLITIK
* ELECTIONS | UK * Can the Labour Party Bring Back Britain’s Green Groove?
The new government, widely expected to be led by Labour, has pledged to fast-track a green energy transition. It will face big challenges.
POLITIK
* ELECTIONS | UK * What the UK Election Means for Climate and Energy
Sunak vs Starmer: Is this the UK's climate election?
POLITIK
* ELECTIONS | UK * UK’s Labour promises “solidarity” with poorer nations on climate – but no new cash
Labour’s shadow foreign minister says cost-of-living crisis means some climate finance must come from outside rich governments’ budgets
RECHT
Sarah Finch: climate activism ‘early adopter’ behind supreme court win
UK campaigner who fronted lawsuit on future impact of fossil fuel projects says she fears for future despite ruling
EMPFOHLEN RECHT
Oil Projects Must Consider Full Climate Impact, Top U.K. Court Rules
Previously, local council and planning groups in Britain had to weigh only the planet-warming emissions from their own operations.
POLITIK
* ELECTIONS | UK * What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
On 4 July, the UK will head to the polls to elect new members of parliament in the general election.
POLITIK
* ELECTIONS * Sunak backtracked on climate policies – and voters may punish him
Many hoped he would show global leadership – instead he pitched himself as ‘pragmatic’ and slowed the journey to net zero
URSACHEN
UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts
Government told Net Zero Teesside gas scheme will be massive polluter despite its carbon capture claims
POLITIK
* WAHLEN | GROSSBRITANNIEN * Neigen sich 14 Jahre Tories dem Ende zu?
Die Labour Party führt in den Umfragen für die kommenden Wahlen in Großbritannien. Anders als die konservativen Tories hat sie ein relativ ambitioniertes Klimaprogramm. Das könnte wahlentscheidend sein.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS. WIRTSCHAFT
M&S invests £1m in tackling methane from burping and farting cows
Retailer works on changing diet with aim of cutting 11,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year
BEWEGUNG RECHT
The Law is Criminalising Activists Because It Can’t Criminalise Violence
The British State this week overthrew a key legal defence protecting climate activists. The belief in consent defence has seen juries acquitting activists in criminal damage cases, much to the fury of the establishment and, on Monday, the Court of Appeal ruled that evidence presented by defendants about the effects of climate change would be “inadmissible” in the future.
BEWEGUNG RECHT
Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
Court of appeal’s removal of ‘consent’ defence means defendants on trial for criminal damage can no longer use it in England and Wales
POLITIK
Scotland’s pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030 ‘no longer credible’
Climate Change Committee finds Scottish government has repeatedly failed to make cuts required by law
TECH. & ENERGIE
Le Royaume-Uni veut produire de l’électricité au Maroc et l’acheminer via des câbles sous-marins
Dès 2030, sept millions de foyers britanniques devraient être alimentés par de l'électricité renouvelable produite au Maroc, acheminée via des milliers de kilomètres de câbles sous-marins. Imaginé par la start-up britannique Xlinks, ce projet pharaonique est ambitieux, mais aussi critiqué.
ANTI-KLIMA
UK government accused of trying to ‘stoke culture war on climate issues’
Green MP Caroline Lucas says call for investment in gas-fired power plants is election ploy that will jeopardise UK’s net zero target
WIRTSCHAFT
UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023, report finds
Green businesses and jobs are booming – in stark contrast to the national economy – but political U-turns risk future growth
URSACHEN
* ENERGY CHARTER TREATY * UK to quit energy treaty that ‘penalizes’ net zero
Critics say the Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments over green policies.
RECHT
* UK * Removing UK climate protesters’ defence ‘could erode right to trial by jury’
Attorney general’s attempt to end climate protesters’ use of consent defence is slippery slope, says KC
EMPFOHLEN POLITIK
* ENERGY CHARTER TREATY * UK quits ‘outdated’ treaty that could penalise shift to net zero
The Energy Charter Treaty dating from the 1990s lets fossil fuel giants sue governments over climate policies.
POLITIK
* UK * Grossbritannien stutzt die eigenen Ambitionen in der Klimapolitik zurück
Der frühere britische Premierminister Boris Johnson liebte bombastische Ankündigungen in Bezug auf den Klimaschutz. Doch seine Nachfolger sind vorsichtiger. Der inflationsgeplagten Bevölkerung soll nicht zu viel zugemutet werden.
ANTI-KLIMA
Minister consulted BP over incentives to maximise oil production, FoI reveals
Meeting took place days after BP reported record profits while households were squeezed by high energy bills
URSACHEN
‘Grossly irresponsible’: UK hands out 24 new North Sea oil and gas licences
The move to grant 17 companies the right to drill for fossil fuels is ‘a pipe dream’ that will do little for energy security, say environmentalists
EMPFOHLEN MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
Key climate language poorly understood by majority
Terms such as ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘environmentally friendly’ understood only by minority, says study
MEDIEN & ÖFF. MEINUNG
Third of UK teenagers believe climate change exaggerated, report shows
YouTube criticised for amplifying lies about the climate with disinformation videos watched by young people
ANTI-KLIMA
Looks like Tony Blair is the broker securing Emirati and Chinese money to destroy the Borneo rainforest
Who funds the ex-PM cashing in on the death of democracy?
ANTI-KLIMA
* REVIEW 2023 * Record opposition to climate action by UK’s right-leaning newspapers in 2023
Last year saw a record number of UK newspaper editorials opposing climate action – almost exclusively from right-leaning titles – new Carbon Brief analysis shows. The analysis is based on hundreds of UK national newspaper editorials, which are the formal “voice” of the publications.
TECH. & ENERGIE
China stoppt Geld für Hinkley Point
Der chinesische Atomkonzern GCN beendet seine Zahlungen für das britische AKW-Neubauprojekt. Die Kosten für Hinkley Point C explodieren. Das trifft wohl am Ende die britische und französische Bevölkerung.
BEWEGUNG
Police arrest 470 climate protesters in London in one month
Liberty condemns ‘staggering and shocking’ statistic as anti-protest legislation is enacted
URSACHEN
More than a quarter of newly approved oil and gas blocks fall in marine protected areas
New UK offshore licences for the multinational oil giants Shell and Eni are among those sitting within sensitive conservation sites
URSACHEN
Revealed: Colonial rule nearly doubles UK’s historical contribution to climate change
The UK is responsible for nearly twice as much global warming as previously thought, due to its colonial history, Carbon Brief analysis shows.
RECHT
Greta Thunberg pleads not guilty to breaching public order at UK protest
Greta Thunberg has pleaded not guilty to breaching a public order act after blocking the entrance to a hotel hosting a conference described by activists as the “Oscars of oil”.
POLITIK
Allowing Cumbria coalmine was ‘disaster’ for climate diplomacy, says Lord Turner
The UK’s decision to open a new coalmine in Cumbria was a “disaster” that encouraged other countries to press ahead with fossil fuels, and the continued expansion of North Sea oil and gas is likely to continue the harm, a former chief adviser to the government has said.
POLITIK
Oil and gas ‘not the problem’ for climate, says UK’s net zero minister
Oil and gas are “not the problem” for the climate, but the carbon emissions arising from them are, the UK’s net zero minister has told MPs.
URSACHEN
New licences granted for North Sea oil and gas projects
The UK government has granted 27 oil and gas licences for projects in the North Sea. The licences have been issued for projects in central and northern areas of the North Sea and west of Shetland to allow oil and gas resources to be explored and developed.
RECHT
Claimants take UK government to court over inadequate climate adaptation
When Kevin Jordan bought his seaside home in Hemsby, Norfolk, he was told it would be safe for a century. In the decade since, 17 of his neighbours’ homes have had to be demolished, or have been swept away into the waters of the North Sea.
WIRTSCHAFT
Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease
Two hulking towers nearly 300 feet high rise from the steel-making complex that dominates the shoreline of the faded industrial city of Port Talbot in Wales.
MILDERUNG & ANPASS.
Carbon freebies: How UK firms can close factories and make millions on the carbon market
A little-known government scheme designed to encourage businesses to reduce emissions allowed one company to make £32m on the carbon market after closing a factory and causing hundreds of job losses.
AUSWIRKUNGEN
UK farmers warn over rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding
Potato and cereal crops are likely to have been heavily damaged by the recent devastating floods across the UK, farmers have warned. Entire fields have been submerged in water after Storm Babet swept across the country, with crops ruined.
URSACHEN
Ölförderprojekt in der Nordsee – Geld oder Umwelt? Rishi Sunak zieht die Wirtschaft dem Klima vor
Die britische Regierung erlaubt, dass das letzte grosse Ölfeld in der Nordsee angebohrt wird. Das ist auch Wahlkampftaktik. 100 Kilometer nordwestlich der Shetlandinseln darf eine norwegische Firma nach Öl bohren.
URSACHEN
UK gives go-ahead to develop Rosebank oil and gas field in North Sea
Britain has given the go-ahead for the Oslo-listed energy company Equinor to develop the Rosebank oil and gas field in the North Sea, the government’s oil and gas regulator has announced.
POLITIK
* UK’S ANTI CLIMATE U-TURN * UK government’s climate U-turns put legally binding targets in jeopardy
A series of U-turns in climate policy announced by prime minister Rishi Sunak could put the UK’s legally binding emissions targets in jeopardy, Carbon Brief analysis shows.
POLITIK
* UK’S ANTI CLIMATE U-TURN * ‘Pathetic’: what scientists and green groups think of UK’s net zero U-turn
Scientists and environmental groups have expressed anger and dismay at the U-turn on net zero expected by the prime minister. “Reports that the government is planning to drop essential climate policies send the wrong signals to businesses looking to invest in the new growth story of the future.
POLITIK
* UK’S ANTI CLIMATE U-TURN * Sunak faces backlash over plan to drop key net zero targets, with Ford saying ‘vital catalyst’ for car industry at risk – UK politics live
Broadly the way Conservative MPs have responded to the news that Rishi Suank is about to water down net zero targets in predictable ways, with rightwingers sceptical about climate measures delighted, and green Tories alarmed. But last night there was an interesting intervention from Simon Clarke.
POLITIK
* UK’S ANTI CLIMATE U-TURN * Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate U-turn
Al Gore, the former US vice-president, has described the decision by the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to water down key climate policies as “shocking and disappointing” and “not what the world needs from the United Kingdom”.