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Trouble is brewing ahead of the climate change summit in Glasgow, but the friendless PM appears blissfully ignorant

Move could cut consumer costs and speed up switch from petrol - but would infuriate British carmakers

Monday, May 10, 2021 Whats that? Cash for trash? Almost. Ikea has launched a win-win scheme to become climate positive by 2030 and itll be giving out vouchers to customers who bring back items in good enough condition to sell on. Unless your old furniture is battered, Ikea will give back 50% of the price of the original item - but it has to be in good as-new condition. Other items with minor scratches, stains or marks can get 30% of its original price. With 26 other countries taking part,...

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson. When Boris Johnson addressed Joe Biden’s climate change summit on Earth Day this week, he was on characteristically playful form. Pointing out that the UK had slashed carbon emissions while increasing growth in recent years, he turned to his favourite Brexit concept of having one’s cake and eating it. “‘Cake-have-eat’ is my message to you,” the PM told 40 fellow world leaders. As Biden unveiled a historic new pledge to cut the US’s emissions by half ...

The so-called “polluter elite” must change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, a report says.

The richest one per cent of the worlds population produces double the carbon emission of the poorest 50 per cent combined, according to the UN. And the so-called polluter elite of the wealthiest 5 per cent have contributed to 37 per cent of the growth in emissions from 1990–2015, experts have calculated. This disparity in pollution is highlighted by a recent report from the UK-based Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Scaling Behaviour Change.  The document was compiled by 31 environment...

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The Budget showed the gap between the Conservatives’ green rhetoric and reality At a time when the world urgently needs climate leadership, Rishi Sunak desperately failed to provide it.  Disposable cup in hand, Rishi Sunak stood at the parliamentary despatch box yesterday and asked the country to, once again, trust that Tory austerity will lead the country to stability. In his opening remarks, the Chancellor used a phrase that has become synonymous with green ambition: “I do want to b...

Tory MPs Condemned For Backing New Coal Mine While Promoting Green Policies Five MPs accused of hypocrisy for supporting West Cumbria coal mine despite signing up to party environmental caucus. Tory MPs have been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged that they are backing a controversial new UK coal mine while promoting clean growth and action on climate change. Labour has hit out at five MPs for backing a letter in support of the West Cumbria mine while also being members of the Conservative E...

Green measures such as a change to the Bank of England's remit do not go far enough, critics say.