Will Yeates

About

Originally from Manchester, Will moved to London to study a Masters in Environmental science, law & policy. For the last three years he has worked for an international development think tank, the Overseas Development Institute, in various communications positions. Will began contributing to DeSmog UK in Aprilย 2016.

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Local authorities are unlikely to be able to tackle air pollution due to government cutbacks, as London continues to struggle to implement air qualityย controls. Speaking at an event organized by t...
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Experts today urged lawmakers to take care filling a void in the UKโ€™s environmental laws that could occur if the government pursues a โ€˜hardย Brexitโ€™. The comments were made at an oral evidence sess...
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We have permanently breached the symbolic 400 ppm threshold for the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere this week. Scientists believe we are now unlikely to live in a world with less CO2 tha...
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The UK is risking its reputation as a climate leader if it fails to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of this year the director of Climate Action Network Europe, Wendel Trio, hasย warned. Speak...
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Emails reveal the UK coal industryโ€™sย โ€œurgentโ€ lobbying on the governmentโ€™s efforts to tackle climateย change. The series of emails, obtained via a freedom of information (FOI) request by Friends of...
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This week around 500,000 UK Labour Party members can start voting for either Owen Smith or Jeremy Corbyn to become the next Labourย leader. With campaign coverage largely focused on Labour infighti...
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As you read this, humankind has used up natureโ€™s budget for theย year. Today, 8 August, is Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the point our annual demand on natureโ€™s resources exceeds what the Earth ...
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An oil executive, a lobbying steel magnate, and ten MPs with a confused record in tackling climate change were all in the running to receive recognition on David Cameronโ€™s resignation honours list....
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The first shipments of US shale gas will begin to arrive in the UK from the end of September, representatives of chemical giant INEOS haveย confirmed. Ethane, which is derived from liquefied natura...
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The UKโ€™s largest pension company will call on the government to discuss legislative backing for clean energy investment later thisย year. The University Superannuation Schemeโ€™s (USS) co-head of res...