Tag: climate crisis

Right-wing UK newspapers have some of the least accurate climate change articles in the English-speaking world, a study revealed.

Economist Nicolas Stern said "premature austerity" would prevent poorer households from going green.

Dr Aaron Thierry said the thread shows key examples of why there is a delay on climate action, and said it follows ‘years of climate denial’ by some of the British media.

“The alarm bells are deafening and the evidence is irrefutable", the IPCC said in its 'code red' report.

"The Tories are spending 0.01 per cent of GDP on fighting the climate crisis. Yet at the same time, they are spending more and more money on nuclear weapons."

"For anyone who has worked in purchasing for some time, this is as significant and widespread a challenge as we’ve seen.”

"Basic principle of the universe. If John Redwood says one thing we should do the exact opposite" said one Twitter user.

“Global heating is affecting every region on Earth, with many of the changes becoming irreversible," the UN Secretary General has said.

Without immediate, rapid and large-scale cuts to greenhouse gas pollution, limiting warming to 1.5C will be beyond reach, scientists say.