Boris Johnson tonight admitted Xi Jinping stonewalled him in a phone call when he pleaded for China to bring forward its ‘peak’ emissions date. The Prime Minister spoke to the Chinese President on the phone after he confirmed he will not be attending the COP26 summit in person – although he will address his fellow … Read more
Boris Johnson admits he is worried the COP26 summit could ‘go wrong’ and countries could fail to strike a deal on tackling climate change as the PM says it is ‘touch and go’ if the meeting of world leaders will succeed Boris Johnson has admitted he is worried the COP26 summit could end in failure … Read more
The last Tory MP willing to tell Boris Johnson the truth about his Net Zero plans? Philip Davies brands PM’s environmental push ‘utterly futile virtue signalling’ ahead of Cop26 summit – as even PM admits progress at global event is ‘touch and go’ Outspoken rightwinger made the remark in a letter to one of his … Read more
Now Boris could slap an eco tax on your MEAT: Government paper says ramping up price of ‘high-carbon foods’ could ‘help people eat sustainably’ Model for a tax on ‘high-carbon foods’ was drawn up for the Government Details were later removed from the Government website after mistake Shoppers could be given vegan recipes when buying … Read more
It’s Greta-mania! Crowd of green fans scream hysterically as Greta Thunberg belts out Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up and dances on stage with a dungaree-clad companion in Stockholm Greta Thunberg belted out Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up at a concert Swedish green campaigner, 18, sang and danced to 1980s disco anthem Miss Thunberg launched … Read more
Boris Johnson claims he WON’T hit your holidays as he promises by 2050 ‘planes will be zero emission allowing us to fly guilt-free’ under his new plan to tackle climate change Boris Johnson today published his Net Zero Strategy for tackling climate change Document sets out how Government will hit net zero emissions target by … Read more
A new study out of Columbia University determined that summer sea ice in ‘the Last Ice Area‘ now covers half the space it did 40 years ago. The 1,200-mile region north of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic archipelago has historically been covered in ice year-round, but rising temperatures fueled by climate change are causing even … Read more
Popular pizza chain takes aim at eco-warrior Greta Thunberg after the teenager slammed Jacinda Ardern for ‘not doing anything’ about global warming New Zealand company Hell Pizza told eco-warrior Greta Thunberg to ‘go to hell’ The company placed billboards in Thunberg’s hometown of Stockholm, Sweden Created to show company’s offer of 100 per cent carbon … Read more
Grape expectations! Champagne vines given more room to grow as century-old rule demanding five-foot distance between plants is scrapped to cut emissions Champagne growers scrapped a rule governing the distancing between plants For 100 years, the maximum allowed has been 5ft to force the vines to compete But a study has found larger spaces would … Read more
Fix your carbon footprint first, Boris! As Government’s green spokesman says don’t rinse plates before using dishwasher, it emerges No10 Downing Street has a poor eco-rating Allegra Stratton advised public not to rinse dishes before using a dishwasher But the message has been somewhat diluted after it emerged that No10 itself has an especially poor carbon … Read more
AOC calls for a ‘wartime mobilization’ to defeat climate change in announcement pushing a Civilian Climate Corps with 1.5million members that could cost taxpayers $10billion House and Senate Democrats pledged today that funding for a Civilian Climate Corps would be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill Majority Leader Schumer vowed to get the ‘biggest, … Read more
Giant butterfly thought to be extinct in Britain since 1960s has been found breeding in the country again The Large Tortoiseshell, pictured, disappeared from woodlands in the 1960s Two groups of larvae have been discovered by conservationists on elm trees Hoped they will produce two dozen butterflies – the UK’s first colony in 50 years … Read more
Going veggie can harm the planet too, warns Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, who says vegetarians may be having a ‘disastrous’ impact on the environment with their choices Said that beef, sheep and dairy farmers are facing criticism on climate change People are being persuaded to go vegetarian or vegan by material online Henson said the … Read more