Posts Tagged: climate change act

International aviation and shipping are the fastest growing sources of carbon dioxide emissions. But back in 2008 when the UK’s Climate Change Act became law, these sectors were not formally included in the 80% greenhouse gas reduction target. It’s time to remedy that. According to the act, the government must decide whether or not to [...]

Many people remember David Cameron’s iconic trip to Svalbard in the Arctic in 2006. The image of Mr Cameron hugging a husky became the defining moment for the modern Conservative party and its new leader. At the time, I was lucky enough to lead WWF’s work in the Arctic, a beautiful and fragile place that [...]

Only 30 months have passed since David Cameron pledged to lead the ‘greenest government ever’. But developments over the past few weeks leave that promise – already looking battered – hanging by a thread. Back in 2006, WWF took David Cameron – then leader of the opposition – on a trip to the island of [...]

Have you seen this man? Back in 2006, David Cameron wanted to help save the planet. He even hugged a husky when WWF took him to the Arctic and showed him the damaging effects of climate change. Is this the same David Cameron who’s keeping silent while his ‘anti-green’ party colleagues send confusing messages on [...]

See why Colin Butfield, head of campaigns here at WWFUK, is calling on the prime minister to make his voice heard on climate and energy.

It’s been a record-breaking, feel-good month in a lot of ways. Team GB’s record Olympic medal haul left us on a high. World records on the track, velodrome, and aquatic centre crashed one after the other. But there is one record that I’d hoped we wouldn’t break this summer. I’m talking about the 2007 record [...]

The wait is over, the results are in and they’re not good. The Scottish government has failed to meet the very first annual target in our “world leading climate legislation”. That title is going to start sounding just a bit hollow if the ambition of the Scottish Climate Change Act is not quickly matched by [...]