Chloe Farand

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onNov 15, 2017 @ 10:34 PST

BONN, GERMANY – Each day at the international climate talks, dozens of side events take place on a wide range of topics: from phasing out coal to the role of music in the climate action movement. ...
onNov 14, 2017 @ 08:01 PST

BONN, GERMANY – The UK should make a “sensible and pragmatic” decision to continue working with the EU on global climate policy after Brexit or risk being side-lined at the international talks, a f...
onNov 12, 2017 @ 02:48 PST

BONN, GERMANY – The UK government has been accused of “double standards” as it poses as a global leader while maintaining a cosy relationship with the fossil fuel industry at the international clim...
onNov 2, 2017 @ 00:45 PDT

The European Union is being influenced by big polluters and corporate interests in a way that is “threatening” the realisation of the Paris Agreement, according to a new report. Published days bef...
onOct 10, 2017 @ 06:30 PDT

As the Green Party conferences draws to a close, the party revealed two climate change campaigns aimed at increasing the UK’s ambitions to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Referr...
onOct 8, 2017 @ 22:10 PDT

Brexit could be an opportunity for the UK to create new ambitious laws to restore the environment, the Green Party Conference has been told. At an event titled ‘What Brexit means for our environme...
onAug 23, 2017 @ 03:48 PDT

The UK consumes a smaller proportion of renewable energy than most of its European neighbours, new data shows. Government figures recently released show 8.9 percent of total energy consumption cam...
onMay 15, 2017 @ 07:53 PDT

Faith communities have lent a moral voice in the global divestment movement, building powerful grassroots campaigns permeating all aspects of society and heightening the case to keep fossil fuels i...
onApr 20, 2017 @ 00:00 PDT

Court proceedings are due to begin in Italy today to determine whether oil giant Shell will face trial on corruption charges over the purchase of one of Africa’s most valuable oil blocks. Italian ...
onApr 17, 2017 @ 00:00 PDT

France, the birthplace of the Paris Agreement, is a week away from the first round of its presidential election on April 23. Throughout the campaign debates on the environment have often been side-...