Adrian Ramsay slams government’s decision to lift fracking ban
The Westminster government today confirmed its decision to lift the ban on fracking. The move will reverse the 2019 moratorium which prevented fracking across England. Fracking is a controversial method…
Brunel becomes 99th UK university to divest from fossil fuel
Brunel University London has announced it is divesting from fossil fuels. In doing so, it becomes the 99th UK university to make this commitment. Following a student-led campaign, Brunel University…
University of Central Lancashire becomes 97th UK university to divest from fossil fuels
Another big moment for the fossil fuel divestment movement. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced it is fully divesting from the fossil fuel industry, becoming the 97th UK…
Third largest German insurance firm rules out insuring East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Germany's third largest insurer, Talanx, has confirmed that it will not reinsure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Talanx joins 11 other firms including four of the world’s biggest…
Rose Bruford College becomes 96th UK university to divest from fossil fuels
The drama school Rose Bruford College has announced it will be divesting fully from the fossil fuel industry. The decision makes it the first specialist drama school in the UK…
UCU backs student led campaign demanding universities stop promoting careers in fossil fuels
The UK’s largest university staff union, University and College Union (UCU) has voted to back the student-led campaign for Fossil Free Careers at its annual congress. Delegates at the congress,…
Bring water companies into public ownership to end scandal of wasted water say Greens
The UK is experiencing its second major heatwave in as many months. The extreme heat - made more frequent by the climate crisis - has led to Europe entering its…
Oil companies securing record profits is bad news for absolutely everyone
Record profits are bad news. Last week BP followed Shell and their French equivalent Total in announcing record billions in profit. This has been driven by massive increases in oil…
95th UK university divests from fossil fuels
The University of Northampton has become the 95th UK university to announce it is cutting its financial ties with the fossil fuel industry. The university will be divesting from fossil…
The 1976 heatwave is a right wing distraction from climate action
Being less than young I remember the summer of 1976, baking hot for months, reservoirs running dry and our lawn slowly but surely turning brown. 1976 is now part of…