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Next UK government should reform complex energy taxes and depoliticise energy infrastructure investment
The next UK Government after the General Election on 7 May should reform the UK’s overly-complex energy taxation and create new institutions to depoliticise infrastructure investment, particularly in the energy … read more »
Ipso proves impotent at curbing the Mail’s climate misinformation
Independent Press Standards Organisation lets the Mail on Sunday’s misleading and incorrect climate claims stand read more »
New study concludes that claims about ‘green jobs’ cannot yet be assessed by governments
Governments cannot yet evaluate whether ‘green’ policies are creating or destroying jobs due to a lack of data and poor methods, according to a new report. read more »
Nicholas Stern warns against rigid separation of aid and climate finance
Governments should not create a rigid separation between their overseas aid for supporting development and their financial support to help developing countries tackle climate change, Nicholas Stern has warned in a new policy paper. read more »
Britain’s climate sceptics’ dishonest tactics need to stop
A New Statesman opinion article by Policy and Communications Director, Bob Ward, argues that lobbying by UK climate change ‘sceptics’, even those with an apparently technical background, is motivated by politics. read more »
Letters from Sendai – No 5: New disaster risk reduction framework agreed
The United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) has just concluded in Sendai, Japan. Swenja Surminski reports on the final agreement. read more »
Arctic sea ice extent hits record low for winter
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has fallen to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists. BBC News, 19 March read more »
