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No Growth on a Dead Planet
UKYCC Statement The paradox of 'growth at any cost' Last week, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the World Economic Forum - the annual...
Jan 292 min read
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UKYCC’s Bold Autumn Budget Proposals to Tackle Climate and Inequality
Ahead of the UK's Autumn Budget Statement on October 30 2024, UKYCC submitted proposals to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, urging the...
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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The King's Speech - how did it fair on climate justice?
On Wednesday, the new government set out its key priorities in the King’s Speech. Despite some positive movement towards accelerating the...
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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GE 2024: How Green Are the Parties' Proposals?
We rated the party manifestos on social and environmental justice to help you find out who the greenest parties really are. In the run up...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
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UKYCC Statement: Anti-Boycott Bill
January 2024 On 10th January 2024, the House of Commons passed the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill. Also...
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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Statement on Palestine
We are calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the ongoing suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and to advance...
Dec 17, 20236 min read
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UKYCC calls out record number of fossil fuel reps at COP28
This COP28 president promised to deliver on 4 pillars: fast-tracking the transition to a low CO2 world; fixing issues around climate...
Dec 5, 20234 min read
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Want to earn our respect? Protect climate negotiations from fossil fuel interests.
This year, the world’s largest annual conference on climate change, COP28, is in Dubai, UAE. The shadow looming over this year's...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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PowerShift 2023: The past, present and future of the movement
In September, UKYCC held our PowerShift event in London for our fifteen-year anniversary. The motivational speakers and empowering...
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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Can Egypt be the Loss and Damage COP we’ve all been waiting for?
SINÉAD MAGNER In Azeez Abubakar's home country of Nigeria, extreme weather events linked to climate breakdown are becoming more frequent,...
Aug 5, 20225 min read
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Let Earth Day Reignite our Activist Ambitions: reflections on IPCC AR6
NATALIE REES IPCC audiences are larger, and more diverse and geographically widespread nowadays. This is, in fact, a reason to be hopeful...
Apr 22, 20224 min read
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The Energy Crisis will push millions more people into Fuel Poverty
HANNAH BRIGHAM - March 10th 2022 Ofgem recently announced that the energy price cap would increase by 54% in April, meaning the average...
Mar 10, 20227 min read
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The Climate Movement Must Not Leave Refugees Behind
KATIE WILLIAMS Across Europe, the rights of refugees are under threat. From Hungary to France, the UK to Greece, right-wing...
Dec 15, 20217 min read
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In the aftermath of COP26 we need a revolution and you’re invited!
EILIDH ROBB We recently wrapped up the outcomes of COP26 - the largest United Nations annual climate conference bringing together world...
Dec 11, 20214 min read
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GUEST BLOG: Smartphone Filmmakers Leading the way at COP26
TARQUIN RAMSAY Young filmmaker and Earthbeat co-founder Tarquin Ramsay talks about how our smartphones are powerful tools for bringing...
Dec 5, 20214 min read
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COP26: A success or failure for the UK Government?
LUCY JORDAN After two, tumultuous years of anticipation, and the arrival of more than 40,000 people upon the streets of Glasgow, COP26...
Nov 14, 20216 min read
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#DecodeClimateChange Round Up
KATIE WILLIAMS AND JOSH BLOODWORTH A few weeks ago, our Comms team launched #DecodeClimateChange, an online campaign to demystify some of...
Aug 27, 20217 min read
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GUEST BLOG: COP26 negotiators must not forget the Leaders of Tomorrow
PRAKASH LAMA For nearly three decades, the United Nations has brought almost every country on the earth together for global climate...
Jul 3, 20212 min read
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The UN Climate Talks are Back - What Do You Need to Know?
By Sarah Lucy Dobson So the UN climate negotiations are back, not with a bang but with a “Can I ask if you can hear me?”. For the first...
May 31, 20212 min read
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Why We’re Changing the Name of Our Campaign
An explanation for why we changed the name of our campaign.
May 25, 20212 min read
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