Greenpeace drapes UK leader Sunak’s home in black fabric over oil policy
1 year, 4 months ago

Greenpeace drapes UK leader Sunak’s home in black fabric over oil policy

Al Jazeera  

Protest held after the government commits to granting hundreds of licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction. Greenpeace activists have draped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric, stepping up their campaign against his government’s policy on oil drilling. A picture posted by Greenpeace UK on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, showed four protesters atop the property in northern England on Thursday, covering it in swathes of black fabric, while two others hold a banner that reads, “Rishi Sunak – oil profits or our future?” A source in Sunak’s office told the Reuters news agency that police were in attendance. Britain adopted the target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 under former Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019 and was quick to build up its renewable energy capacity. Need ‘a climate leader, not a climate arsonist’ Greenpeace said four activists climbed onto the roof of the prime minister’s home in Yorkshire to protest against his backing of the expansion of North Sea oil and gas licences.

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Bill Nighy among stars urging PM to commit climate funds to poorer countries
1 year ago

Bill Nighy among stars urging PM to commit climate funds to poorer countries

The Independent  

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Sunak seeks to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28 summit
1 year ago

Sunak seeks to burnish green credentials ahead of Cop28 summit

The Independent  

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PM accused of ‘pandering’ to corporate interests over new oil and gas licences
1 year, 1 month ago

PM accused of ‘pandering’ to corporate interests over new oil and gas licences

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak's own climate advisers say his net zero rollback will cost people more
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak's own climate advisers say his net zero rollback will cost people more

The Telegraph  

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Trump praises Rishi Sunak for climate rollbacks as British PM’s popularity plummets
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump praises Rishi Sunak for climate rollbacks as British PM’s popularity plummets

The Independent  

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Overwhelming support for climate and nature policies in Tory heartlands – survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Overwhelming support for climate and nature policies in Tory heartlands – survey

The Independent  

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Tories at war over Rishi Sunak’s betrayal of net zero pledge
1 year, 3 months ago

Tories at war over Rishi Sunak’s betrayal of net zero pledge

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn on Britain’s climate targets
1 year, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s anti-green turn on Britain’s climate targets

Hindustan Times  

IN A HASTILY arranged speech on September 20th, Rishi Sunak promised a “new approach” to Britain’s climate policy. They do want a fair transition, but Mr Sunak “risks putting the Conservatives on the wrong side of Britain’s climate consensus”, says Luke Tryl, of More in Common UK, a think-tank that carried out polling on the issue. Mr Sunak may hope …

UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals
1 year, 3 months ago

UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain’s environmental commitments on Wednesday, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers. He said he would keep a promise to reduce the U.K.’s emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, but “in a better, more proportionate way.” The government …

Chris Packham accuses Sunak of playing ‘political football’ with green policies as he launches new campaign
1 year, 4 months ago

Chris Packham accuses Sunak of playing ‘political football’ with green policies as he launches new campaign

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Rishi Sunak's London home draped in black by protesters over oil policy
1 year, 4 months ago

Rishi Sunak's London home draped in black by protesters over oil policy

Firstpost  

An image shared by Greenpeace UK on microblogging platform X, showed four protesters on top of the Prime Minister’s property in northern England. They were seen draping the property with black fabric Greenpeace protesters on Thursday wraped the private home of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric, further escalating their campaign against his government’s oil drilling policy. They …

Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister’s house in black to protest oil expansion
1 year, 4 months ago

Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister’s house in black to protest oil expansion

Associated Press  

LONDON — Five Greenpeace demonstrators were arrested Thursday after they draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. As four Greenpeace members were on the roof of the British leader’s country house, two others stood on the front lawn holding a …

Greenpeace demonstrators drape U.K. prime minister’s house in black to protest oil expansion
1 year, 4 months ago

Greenpeace demonstrators drape U.K. prime minister’s house in black to protest oil expansion

LA Times  

Greenpeace activists draped British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s country manor in black to protest the expansion of oil drilling in the North Sea. Four Greenpeace demonstrators were arrested Thursday after they draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. They slowly …

UK PM Rishi Sunak's house draped in black by Greenpeace demonstrators to protest oil expansion plans
1 year, 4 months ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak's house draped in black by Greenpeace demonstrators to protest oil expansion plans

India TV News  

Demonstration: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s country estate was draped in black fabric by Greenpeace demonstrators on Thursday as a mark of protest against his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. The incident took place after the British Prime Minister on Monday announced that Britain will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in …

The UK once vowed to be a global climate leader. Now Rishi Sunak is stoking a culture war on green policies
1 year, 4 months ago

The UK once vowed to be a global climate leader. Now Rishi Sunak is stoking a culture war on green policies

CNN  

London CNN — Less than two years ago, Britain was championing itself as a global leader in the fight against the climate crisis. Sunak said Monday he wants to “max out” oil and gas developments in Britain’s North Sea, announcing an expansion in drilling for the fossil fuels that environmental groups have condemned. “I don’t think many people would actually …

U.K. PM Sunak announces more North Sea oil and gas exploration and carbon capture plans
1 year, 4 months ago

U.K. PM Sunak announces more North Sea oil and gas exploration and carbon capture plans

The Hindu  

The Rishi Sunak government on Monday announced that it would grant over 100 licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea starting in the autumn. “Even when we’ve reached net zero in 2050, a quarter of our energy needs will come from oil and gas,” said Mr Sunak, citing a CCC statistic. So I'm taking action to: ⚡️ …

U.K. PM Sunak backs new oil and gas exploration plans off coast
1 year, 4 months ago

U.K. PM Sunak backs new oil and gas exploration plans off coast

The Hindu  

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed plans for new fossil fuel drilling off Britain’s coast, saying in a Sunday newspaper interview he would be “pragmatic and proportionate” about reaching net zero. “I think it makes absolutely no sense, as the Labour Party is suggesting, to ban North Sea oil and gas,” Mr. Sunak told the Sunday Telegraph. Mr. Sunak, …

Rishi Sunak Backs New UK Oil, Gas Exploration Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis in UK
1 year, 4 months ago

Rishi Sunak Backs New UK Oil, Gas Exploration Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis in UK

News 18  

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed plans to permit new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast, as he pledged to be “pragmatic and proportionate” about achieving net zero in an interview published Saturday. “I think it makes absolutely no sense, as the Labour Party is suggesting, to ban North Sea oil and gas,” Sunak told the Tory-supporting newspaper, referring to …

Rishi Sunak plans to ‘power up Britain from Britain’ amid Tory concern over green policies
1 year, 4 months ago

Rishi Sunak plans to ‘power up Britain from Britain’ amid Tory concern over green policies

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak will outline plans to invest in “powering up Britain from Britain” as he …

Sunak’s ‘lackadaisical’ approach to climate criticised by experts
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak’s ‘lackadaisical’ approach to climate criticised by experts

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak asked ‘how can you look your daughter in the eye’ over climate pledges
1 year, 7 months ago

Rishi Sunak asked ‘how can you look your daughter in the eye’ over climate pledges

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak was asked how he could “look his daughter in the eye” if he allows a major North Sea oilfield to be developed. The prime minister, who has previously said his daughter is the “climate change champion” in his house, was challenged by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. Ms Lucas said the project …

Senior Tory joins rebellion trying to force Sunak’s hand on onshore wind ban
2 years ago

Senior Tory joins rebellion trying to force Sunak’s hand on onshore wind ban

The Independent  

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First Tory MP switches support from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss in leadership race
2 years, 4 months ago

First Tory MP switches support from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss in leadership race

The Telegraph  

The Sunak campaign argue they have the support of a majority of Tory MPs. They also have the backing of two former Tory leaders, Lord Howard and Lord Hague, compared to Ms Truss’s one, Sir Iain Duncan Smith. Mr Sunak has recently announced two major tax cuts – a reduction of VAT on energy bills and a four percentage point …

Climate crisis: What young people need to hear from the next prime minister
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate crisis: What young people need to hear from the next prime minister

The Independent  

Just a few weeks ago, the UK was hit with record high temperatures that experts had not projected for us to reach until 2050. Yet, despite this, we’ve seen nothing but record low levels of ambition from Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak when it comes to climate action We’re nearly a month into the leadership content, and yet climate policy …

Rishi Sunak announces incentives to extract fossil fuels amid climate crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Rishi Sunak announces incentives to extract fossil fuels amid climate crisis

The Independent  

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