Boris Johnson
UK climate diplomacy ‘already happening’ for Cop26 despite leadership vacuum
The UK’s top climate diplomat said the country had been able to do ‘a huge amount’ of pre-diplomacy work despite the lack of a Cop26 president
‘Miles off track’ – Climate Weekly
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UK walks diplomatic tightrope for 2020 climate summit after shaky start
Boris Johnson officially launched Cop26 on Tuesday but gave little indication as to how the government is going to leverage the world into taking bolder climate action
UK’s Boris Johnson urges all countries to set net zero emissions goals in 2020
The UK’s Prime Minister launched Cop26 hours after being accused by sacked talks president Claire O’Neill of ‘not understanding’ the issues at stake
‘Trundling over to Africa’ – Climate Weekly
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UK to stop funding coal abroad but will help Africa with oil, gas
The UK largely stopped financing new coal mines overseas in the early 2000s but spent billions of public funds supporting oil and gas projects abroad since then
How will London’s economy cope with climate change?
NEWS: Mayor Boris Johnson to receive report in October on how global warming could harm UK capital
Urban leaders gather for C40 cities and climate summit in South Africa
Mayors of the world’s leading cities met in Johannesburg this week to discuss solutions to climate change
London aims for £1.85m per year saving with LED roll-out
UK capital set for largest energy efficient road lighting project in country, installing 35,000 street lamps by 2016
Mayor of London could make fracking decision by 2014
Boris Johnson’s environmental advisor Matthew Pencharz on shale gas, air pollution, lessons from the 2012 Olympics and climate adaptation planning
Flint: Tory ‘game playing’ on climate affecting UK credibility
Shadow energy secretary says Britain’s reputation as a low carbon leader is being tarnished by Conservative ‘political game playing’
Boris Johnson casts doubt on climate change science
Odds on favourite to be next UK Prime Minister says solar rays determine climate and world could be heading for a ‘mini ice age’ after it snows in UK
Boris Johnson: I am and will continue to be a Green Mayor
The current Mayor of London says he is proud of his achievements so far and visitors to the summer’s Olympics will find a cleaner, greener city welcoming them.
Ken Livingstone: I will personally tackle climate change
In the second of a series of articles for RTCC by the candidates in the London Mayoral election, Labour’s Ken Livingstone reveals how cheaper public transport and taking on the big six UK energy providers can create a low-carbon London.
Livingstone vows to provide Londoners with low-cost, low-carbon energy
Labour candidate and former Mayor of London tells RTCC he will create energy cop-operative to provide alternative to major utility firms.