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Haringey clean air webinar - this Saturday (6th Feb 2020) Message from Haringey Clean Air Group: Haringey Clean Air Group is following up on last year’s People’s Assembly with a free Webinar on monitoring London and Haringey’s polluted air, and why we need tougher legislation to protect our health.   Do join the event to hear speakers from Imperial College, the British Lung Foundation/Asthma UK, and Client Earth tell us more about hidden pollutants, and what we can do. Time: February 6, 2021 from 3pm to 4:30pm Book via Eventbrite:  PM2.5  It’s in our air, our rivers and oceans, in ...

Since President Xi Jinping's pledge last September that China will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, the Chinese government has followed up with a whirlwind of policies and announcements. These include regulations for a national carbon market, a policy on coordinating climate and environmental work and a policy on making financial flows climate-friendly. And much more is expected. China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that it will push for a climate law and a national emissions cap, peaking targets for provinces and large companies, the inclusion of carbon emis...

Carbon Brief has extracted the key components relating to climate and energy from the 1,250-page document, as well as gauging the views of experts. Some welcomed it as the best free trade deal on climate ever agreed – a potential “game changer” that enshrines in the text both sides’ net-zero targets and a commitment to the Paris Agreement. However, there is also concern about weakening environmental regulations due to the UK’s efforts to “water down” the climate language and distance itself from European oversight. This Q&A examines the circumstances surrounding the Brexit dea...

UK Drax Wins Right to Build CCGT Jan 25, 2021 12:20:pm Summary by: William Powell Posted in: UK Drax Wins Right to Build CCGT UK generator Drax has seen off a legal challenge from Client Earth, meaning it may proceed with plans to build a 3.6-GW combined-cycle gas turbine in Yorkshire, it said January 21. ClientEarth has confirmed that it is not appealing to the Supreme Court. A Drax spokesperson said: "Drax's world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using ground-breaking bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technology, means we could remove up to 16mn metric tons of CO 2 f...

Net Zero Nature brings together global experts, business leaders, NGO’s and innovators to explore why protecting and restoring nature is fundamental to global economic prosperity, investigate the transformative changes businesses must make now to avoid extinction, and consider best practices and latest developments. Register now to secure your place for a unique day of learning, leadership and practical insight. Date: 27 May 2021