Stop Climate Chaos


Ask the climate question in Birmingham Edgbaston!

Voters in Edgbaston, Harborne, Quinton and Bartley Green are being offered the chance to ask the politicians vying to be their MP at the next election what they would do to tackle climate change and other environmental problems.

Students voice their opinion on climate change

Do young people care about climate change or even know what it is?
Some people are concerned that they don’t but that wasn’t what I experienced at the Big Bang Fair in Manchester today. Thousands of school children from all over the country attended the first day of the event and many took part in the Science [...]

MPs grill bailed-out banks chief over RBS climate chaos funding

A select committee hearing today into RBS's use of public money described as -one of the angriest- ever. MPs quizzed Treasury and UK Financial Investments directors over failure to stop bailed-out RBS financing fossil fuels instead of low-carbon lending.

Ask Gordon to get a climate deal back on track

COP15 ended so badly, Christian Aid want you to write to Gordon Brown, Spain's José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and European Council president, Herman Van Rompuy asking them to commit the EU to a 30% emissions reduction target.

Use the button below to take action on COP15, and to make sure it remains a key issue in the lead up to the election.

New Report - RBS is UK's biggest tar sands funder

A new report has confirmed that bailed-out RBS is the UK's biggest lender to companies operating the filthy tar sands extraction projects in Canada, to the tune of more than $7.5 billion.

Energy in developing countries

My first trip away with Practical Action, to East Africa, has been with a focus on our energy work, and it’s already been quite an eye-opener to the challenges and opportunities for our organisation in the region. Practical Action is aiming to develop energy sources that can meet the needs of the very poor, while being [...]

The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition needs YOU!

We are looking for an intelligent, enthusiastic and dedicated office intern who can work on a range of tasks supporting the coordination of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.

Will Britain's biggest funders drop tar sands?

The campaign to stop the funding of tar sands is gathering pace. Now, an ethical investment group are leading a campaign to get massive fund managers to stop big oil companies extracting tar sands.

University of York says goodbye to RBS on campus

York P&P students held a party outside their local RBS branch to celebrate their victory in kicking the bank off campus. RBS is Britain's biggest funder of fossil fuel extraction and York student persuaded their union to switch bank accounts.

Fears over carbon emissions as IPC opens for business

Government plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects such as power stations and large waste incinerators threaten efforts to tackle climate change and undermine local democracy, Friends of the Earth warned today (Monday 1 March 2010).

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