People & Planet University League: Majority of UK universities are failing to meet carbon reduction targets
The majority of universities in the UK are failing to meet their carbon reduction targets, new research has found. Universities were expected to reduce carbon emissions they directly control by…
Climate campaigners demand insurance firms refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Campaigners from the #StopEACOP campaign took their fight to the London Market Conference this week. The conference, hosted by Insurance Insider, saw insurance companies from the UK and across the…
What would life at two degrees of warming look like?
COP27 failed to make progress on reducing emissions and the awful reality is that our current economic and political system can’t deliver the necessary change, quickly enough. So have you…
WATCH: Chris Saltmarsh sets out why we need a socialist Green New Deal
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Labour for a Green New Deal co-founder and author of Burnt: Fighting for Climate Justice, Chris Saltmarsh about the Labour Party's climate…
We’re finally set to get an announcement from the government on methane
At the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, with the UK as chair, methane was a big part of the discussion – and the pact on this potent greenhouse gas held…
My university just made history as the 100th UK university to divest from fossil fuels – now the remaining 53 must follow
Today my university made history. Coventry University became the 100th UK university to cut investment ties with the fossil fuel industry. Following a student-led campaign, Coventry joined the critical mass…
Divestment movement reaches major milestone as 100th UK university cuts ties with fossil fuel industry
Coventry University has announced it is divesting its £ investment portfolio from all fossil fuel companies. The move comes after a nine-month long student campaign. In making the decision, Coventry…
Lorna Slater blasts Tory ‘climate criminals’ in speech to Scottish Greens conference
Members of the Scottish Green Party are meeting in Dundee this weekend for their autumn conference. This morning, attendees heard a series of keynote speeches from the party's MSPs. Among…
Campaigners celebrate Keir Starmer’s pledge to create a publicly owned energy company
Members of the Labour Party are currently gathering in Liverpool for the party's annual conference. Today, Keir Starmer gave his headline speech to the conference, setting out his vision for…
Group of mums protest at England-India cricket match
A group of mothers staged a protest at Lord's cricket ground yesterday. The campaigns unfurled a 9-metre wide banner reading "Bruce: Fossil Fuels are just not cricket" during a women's…