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Apr 16, 20211 min read
Don't let online climate negotiations compromise transparency!
DON’T LET ONLINE CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS COMPROMISE TRANSPARENCY, SAY UK YOUTH UK Youth have warned that the pandemic must not be used as an...
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Mar 23, 20216 min read
What does the Government's response to 2020 tell us about how they might handle the climate crisis?
KATIE WILLIAMS 2020 was a hell of a year, and for obvious reasons, climate change took a bit of a back seat as we dealt with the...
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Mar 20, 20215 min read
A Danger To Activism
HENRY ROBERTS Like any joke, politics is a matter of timing. And so the new Bill by the Tory Government restricting our fundamental right...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
The Rise of Youth Eco-Anxiety (and the Case for Hope in 2021)
GUEST BLOG: FAHMIDA MIAH It comes as little surprise that victims of extreme weather conditions, such as floods, wildfires or droughts,...
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Jan 10, 20215 min read
What can the CEE Bill do for the planet?
KATIE WILLIAMS The Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill is a Private Member’s Bill* that was introduced to Parliament by Green...
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Sep 16, 20202 min read
Caught in the ‘Net’: UKYCC & Biofuelwatch Launch False Solutions Webinar Series
SARAH MCARTHUR You have probably heard the phrase ‘net zero’ thrown about by politicians, business leaders and some NGOs. Whilst ‘net...
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Sep 13, 20202 min read
Your MP's Climate Record
Ever wondered how much your MP actually cares about climate change? Then have we got something just for you! Introducing Talking Won’t...
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Jul 20, 20203 min read
Climate Education and Teach The Future
GRACE CORN For over a year, students across the country have been striking from school to protest the UK’s lack of action on the climate...
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Jul 9, 20203 min read
UK Youth call Boris Johnson a climate hypocrite for supporting giant gas project in Mozambique
Boris Johnson is being accused of being a climate hypocrite after reportedly approving an £810 million loan guarantee for a giant gas...
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Jun 15, 20201 min read
UK Youth Send 9 Demands to UK Government ahead of Climate Negotiations in October 2020
The UK Youth Climate Coalition have published a list of demands to the UK Government, due to host the postponed Conference of the Parties (C
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May 30, 20204 min read
Teachers, Climate, and School Reopenings
HARRY HOLMES In the middle of the Dominic Cummings fiasco, the government seems keen to keep a low profile while it pushes through...
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May 27, 20205 min read
COVID-19 and the Energy Transition: A Resilient Recovery is a Fossil Free One
SARAH MCARTHUR As many governments are setting out their tentative plans for easing lockdown restrictions, the case for tailoring...
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May 23, 20203 min read
COVID-19 and Classes
JOE REDFERN After Boris Johnson’s long and rambling speech left the country a little bemused, uncertain, and unsupported, people have...
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May 19, 20204 min read
From COVID-19 to the Climate Crisis: Collective Community Action Will Lead the Way
GEORGE COOMBS It’s odd to think that not so long ago, millions of young people across the globe took to the streets to campaign for their...
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May 12, 20203 min read
Healing the Planet Means Protecting our Healers
MARK ROBINSON The starting point is that all of the crises we face, from the global pandemic to systemic racism, crippling austerity to...
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May 4, 20204 min read
What on Earth is Going on with COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis?
EILIDH ROBB Screen time is on the up. Motivation and productivity on the down. Anxiety and fear are placing the world’s mental health at...
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Apr 22, 20204 min read
The Day After Earth Day
UKYCC | HARRY HOLMES 2020 has been a long four months. One could be forgiven for letting usual observances and events pass without...
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Feb 19, 20202 min read
Support the UCU Strikes
UKYCC fully supports the UCU strike action and would encourage other environmentalists to support it too.
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Jan 13, 20202 min read
PREVENT response
We stand in solidarity with those targeted unnecessarily under PREVENT and other forms of state sanctioned harassment.
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Dec 13, 20192 min read
Where do we go as a climate movement?
HARRY HOLMES We're writing this as the results come in for the 2019 General Election. It's not looking good for the planet...
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