Negotiations at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid finally ended on Sunday, 15 December. Though progress was made by the private sector, and by national, regional and local governments, there was widespread disappointment that no overall consensus was reached on increased climate ambition.
With a Brexit deadline of December to negotiate a trade deal with the EU, the UK’s diplomatic service will simultaneously have to ensure all countries arrive in Glasgow in November having enhanced their climate plans.
Friends of the Earth are leading the challenge on climate change arguments against the expansion of Heathrow and will be the first of the appellants to present their case to the Court of Appeal.
The court will hear an application to appeal the decision that the Government had not breached its sustainable development duties by allowing the expansion of Heathrow.
The High Court's decision to dismiss Friends of the Earth’s climate case against a third runway at Heathrow airport is legally and morally wrong and “out of step with the world” says the organisation, as it considers the possibility of appeal.
Four peaceful activists from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany have climbed the oil rig West Hercules, located near Rypefjord village in the north of Norway, to protest against drilling for oil in the Arctic.
A major EU vote and a direct call to action from investors with assets worth €1.7 trillion signals the start of a transformation of the financial sector, which could help in delivering on the Paris climate agreement, and prevent human rights abuses, says Global Witness.