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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre), Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to a manufacturing facility in Chester, October 4, 2024
CAMPAIGNERS condemned the government for wearing “fossil fuel-sponsored ear defenders” after a landmark report by leading climate scientists warned that the planet is on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster.
The 2024 State of the Climate Report tracked 35 of the planet’s “vital signs” used to track climate change, and found that 25 of them, including CO2 levels, have hit record extremes.
It found that surface temperature had reached an all-time high, with global daily mean temperatures at record levels for nearly half of 2023 and much of 2024.
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
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
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
