The warning came as university leaders called on MPs to ensure research funding was not lost
No-Deal Brexit Could Put Cancer Treatment And Climate Change Research At Risk, Universities Warn
04/01/2019
Universities have warned ministers of the risks to research, staff and students if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal. Higher education bosses said a “no-deal” Brexit would “compromise” vital studies into cancer treatments and climate change.
The number of EU countries on board with a pledge to go carbon neutral by 2050 has grown rapidly in recent months – with 18 out of 28 now supporting the policy.
Scientists deride Johnson’s claim UK on ‘verge’ of creating commercial nuclear fusion reactors
02/10/2019
‘Allure of fusion makes it a good distraction from the failures of current government’s science and climate policy’
Europe’s bid to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 will aim for a just, rapid shift away from high polluting industries and technologies.
The European Commission will propose on Tuesday (14 January) how the EU can pay for shifting the region’s economy to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 while protecting coal-dependent regions from taking the brunt of changes aimed at fighting climate change.
The European Union will need to “re-orient most, if not all” of its policies in order to protect vulnerable regions and workers in industries affected by the transition to a green economy, the EU Commission’s vice-president Frans Timmermans has said.
Everything from travel to air quality has been looked at in order to create ‘a growth that gives back’
Tony Abbott: Former Australian PM given role as UK trade ambassador despite disquiet over views on climate change and gay marriage
04/09/2020
Tony Abbott was given a top role as UK trade ambassador despite widespread disquiet about his controversial views.
Ireland and France among nations bidding for proposed centre with up to 250 jobs.
The European Union is offering assurances on funding for poorer members and countries’ ability to choose their own energy mix, as it strives for a deal next week on a tougher target to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to EU documents and sources.
Campaigners say direct links between capitals could significantly reduce carbon emissions.
The European Parliament's environment committee has criticised the EU-UK trade agreement's lack of clarity in climate and environmental provisions.
The so-called “green Brexit” promised by the government has not been delivered, a coalition of environment groups says.
Salmon farmers are, like all of us, anticipating the arrival of the United Nation’s COP26 conference in Glasgow later this year and are actively engaging with the Scottish Government’s target of net-zero emissions of all greenhouse gases by 2045.
Environmental groups are unsatisfied with Green Brexit's weaker regulations. The UK's touted departure from the EU has led to a great reshuffling of regulations across the board. However, for many environmental advocacy groups, these changes are quickly proving to be not in the planet's favor.
UK faces ‘decisive decade’ of change and risks falling further behind other nations, report warns
18/05/2021
The country is not neither prepared for, nor used to, change on the scale required to deal with climate change, Brexit, an ageing population, Covid and technological shifts, says Resolution Foundation.
Baker has joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a group that perpetuates “lies and falsehoods” over climate science.
A NEW Scottish Government fund aims to “reinvigorate and repair” research links with Europe following Brexit.
Green Brexit? Report accuses UK of failing to effectively replace EU energy systems policy
18/06/2021
Brexit is making the UK's transition to net-zero "more complex", a new report has warned, stating that Covid-19 has further delayed efforts to set strong decarbonisation policies for an independent UK.
Report sets out the myriad ways ongoing discussions over Brexit climate and energy policy are affecting the UK's chances of meeting climate goals.
Tree planting scheme to offset damage of new polyhalite mine in the North York Moors delayed by Brexit-related sapling shortages
21/06/2021
The North York Moors National Park Authority, which approved the world’s largest polyhalite mine development, is examining how it can meet tree planting targets to offset the development’s impact in the face of a national shortage of saplings.
The British government secretly dropped a series of climate pledges in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, leaked emails appear to show.
TORY ministers caved in to Australian ministers’ climate demands during talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, according to a leaked government email.
The Daily Climate Show: Why were climate commitments dropped from the UK-Australia trade deal? [5 mins]
09/09/2021
The Australian and UK governments are at odds over why key climate targets were stripped out of a future trade deal.