"COVID-19 can be an historic turning point in tackling the global climate crisis" says Committee on Climate Change
Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says today...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
New IEA briefing paper asks: Is the lockdown worth it?
The balance is shifting on the economic cost of maintaining the lockdown, given the growing evidence of the harms that the restrictions are doing to others..
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
Universities UK: Supporting Graduates: The Class of 2020 - Paid internships could help up to 100,000 graduates boost economy’s recovery
Paid internships should be offered to the graduate class of 2020 to support their employment prospects and to help businesses get back on their feet following the Covid-19 lockdown...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
Parents set to face childcare ‘chaos’ as new data shows huge scale of financial losses facing early years sector - new modelling from Ceeda
Parents could struggle to access childcare places over the coming months, leading early years membership organisation the Early Years Alliance has warned...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
CCC's Progress Report 2020 - Comment by Green Alliance
In response to the Committee on Climate Change’s statutory Progress Report to Parliament, Chris Venables, head of politics at Green Alliance, said...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
ASCL responds to UCAS figures on students planning to start university
Commenting on UCAS figures showing a rise in the number of students planning to start university this autumn, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
CBI responds to CCC report
Rain Newton-Smith, CBI Chief Economist, said: “This vital new report provides an urgent reminder that we need to do more to get on track to achieve net-zero emissions..
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
Stark reminder of gap between rhetoric and reality on achieving net zero emissions – Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband MP, Labour's Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on the Climate Change Committee’s annual report to parliament published today, said...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
UUK response to latest UCAS data on applicant offers and deferrals
In response to the latest UCAS (18 June) data which details the number of applicants with a firm offer to start university this autumn and the latest on student deferrals, Universities UK Chief Executive Alistair Jarvis, said...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01
PM must show global leadership in tackling the climate emergency, say Lib Dems
Responding to the publication [00:01 25 June 2020] of the Climate Change Committee’s annual report to Parliament, Liberal Democrat Climate Emergency Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse said...
Thursday, 25 June 2020 00:01