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Environment Secretary announces developing countries will receive £4 million to phase out the use of chemicals found in refrigeration and cold supply chains
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Prime Minister Boris Johnson to address opening session of the US Climate Leaders Summit.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This December officials from 195 countries across the world are now gathering in Paris, France, to try to agree a deal to tackle global warming.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The UK has become one of the first nations to complete ratification of a landmark agreement to reduce emissions from appliances that play a major role in global warming
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Satellite data will be used to monitor and map heat in locations at greatest risk from climate change in one of two new projects being backed by the UK Space Agency.
Twelve months after the first survey in the framework of the activities promoted by the British Embassy around COP26, a new SWG survey reveals that the climate crisis is the top concern for the vast majority of Italians, especially among...
Chiefs of Mission from the UK and the US Embassies in Thailand reaffirmed climate commitments made at the U.S.-hosted Leaders Climate Summit last week.
Statement by Tom Woodroffe, UK Ambassador to the ECOSOC, at the UN General Assembly plenary debate on Our Common Agenda
I am delighted to be here today, and to give the last of a series of three speeches about climate change. Three weeks ago, I spoke about the…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This year’s climate summit COP26 will be the world’s best chance of building a cleaner, greener future, COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma will say in a major speech outside of Glasgow today.
COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma's remarks at a panel discussion with climate scientists on the IPCC's 'Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.'
This is a transcript of the event 'In Conversation with Sir Patrick Vallance: An Exclusive Keynote and Q&A' held at the Natural History Museum on 23rd March 2023.
The UK has today become one of the first nations to commit to a landmark agreement to reduce emissions from appliances that play a major role in preventing global warming.
This December officials from 195 countries across the world will gather in Paris, France, to try to agree a deal to tackle global warming.
The UK will call for urgent action to support countries on the frontline of climate change at COP26 Adaptation Loss and Damage Day.
As part of the #DynamicUK webinar series, Professor Joanna Haigh stresses the pandemic must be seen as an opportunity to tackle climate change.
COP President Alok Sharma's keynote at the UN High Level Political Forum on keeping climate on the UN agenda and the 2020s being a critical decade for climate action
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