Climate jobs
Challenging the idea that environmental protection puts jobs at risk, Anne Chapman looks at how tackling climate change could create work and improve the health of the UK economy. In June Len…
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Category: Climate Change
Join us on 1st December for the UK climate march – we can do this!
Fighting climate change isn’t an unresolved technical challenge, we have all the tools and technologies we need. Paul Allen, project coordinator for Zero Carbon Britain asks you to join us on the 1st of…
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Cut the carbon this Christmas
If you’re trying to make this year’s celebrations a little bit more eco, look no further than our top tips for low carbon cooking and sustainable stocking-stuffers. This Christmas we’ll…
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Plans for a Zero Carbon Mid Wales discussed with Minister
CAT hosted a visit from UK Government Minister for Wales Lord Nick Bourne today – giving us the opportunity to press for ambitious action on climate change and discuss CAT’s…
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Target zero – a message from CAT to the UK government
If the UK Government wants to create a truly ‘Green GB’, they should start by committing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Following last week’s release of the IPCC…
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CAT calls for cross-party consensus on climate action plan
As major UK political parties sign up to the net-zero target demanded by the latest climate science, CAT calls for a cross-party consensus around a delivery plan by 2040, to…
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Net zero needed – stark warning from IPCC demands urgent action
‘Rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society’ are required if humanity is to stay within the threshold of 1.5 degrees of global temperature rise and prevent really…
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A low carbon pathway for Wales – Centre for Alternative Technology reaction
Responding to the Welsh Government’s consultation on low carbon pathways for Wales, the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) welcomes the commitment to action on climate change, but calls for more…
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CAT welcomes Labour Party energy policy – but urges action now
CAT welcomes the Labour Party’s ambitious new energy policy, but urges that action be taken now to avoid dangerous levels of climate change. In a speech to the Labour Party conference on…
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Technical developments can keep climate action on track
At the upcoming CAT Conference, October 5-7 2018, Peter Harper will be giving a keynote talk on the urgency of changes needed to meet environmental challenges, and how recent technical…
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