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Climate Assembly report hailed as ‘clarion call’ for action Frequent flier schemes should be scrapped, the Climate Assembly suggested (Chris Radburn/PA) A new report containing more than 80 recommendations on how Scotland should tackle climate change has been hailed as a “clarion call” for action. Scotland’s Climate Assembly is demanding action to reduce emissions across a whole range of areas – with calls for a ban on single use plastics “unless there is no viable alternative”....

A new role overseeing climate change has been created on Devon County Council's Cabinet for the first time as leader John Hart re-shuffles his team.

Be sure to have your say - Credit: DCC Fourteen thousand randomly selected Devon households are being invited to enter a ‘civic lottery’ to determine who represents the county at this summer’s Devon Climate Assembly.  Over the next week invitations will drop through letterboxes giving households the chance to help shape and safeguard Devon’s future.  It follows the recent public consultation of the Interim Devon Carbon Plan, the county’s climate roadmap which outlines what every res...

Curious Films and Picture Zero are producing for BBC iPlayer The People vs Climate Change, a documentary that centers on the U.K. Climate Assembly.

Curious Films and Picture Zero have joined forces on The People vs Climate Change, a one-hour doc for UK streamer BBC iPlayer and international distribution. The copro follows the UK Climate Assembly, a panel of people from all walks of life brought together to help decide how the country can reach net zero by 2050. The doc tracks the panel’s 108 members as they debate the challenges of tackling the climate crisis in a fair way, and make proposals to Parliament. The film also explores their...

Five candidates are standing in a by-election in Patcham ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 6 May.

What do you think you will bring to this role? I will bring a fresh perspective to ongoing issues and a motivation to overcome any barriers we face. I have a determination to challenge long-standing issues that others are failing to resolve. In my professional (and sometimes my personal) life, I’m faced with constant problem-solving, engage with lots of different people and work towards solutions to very complex issues. I’m not afraid of big challenges. I want to bring an approach...

FIVE candidates are standing in a by-election in Patcham ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 6 May.

SEVEN candidates are standing in a by-election in Hollingdean and Stanmer ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 6 May.

SEVEN candidates are standing in a by-election in Hollingdean and Stanmer ward for a seat on Brighton and Hove City Council on Thursday 6 May.