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Climate activists protesting in fake blood during the official final day of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow
PEOPLE across Britain have identified pollution and climate change as their most pressing concerns, with the number who are most worried by those issues reaching a record level following the Cop26 summit in Glasgow earlier this month.
Climate change is the biggest concern for the British public, according to an Ipsos MORI survey, which recorded the highest-ever score for the issue – above the pandemic, Brexit, the NHS and the economy.
The research, carried out between November 5 and 11, found that four in 10 mentioned environmental issues as a concern, up 16 percentage points from October, while one in five said that they were the greatest problem facing the country.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results