Climate Change
Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The energy regulator has announced that UK energy bills could rise up to 60 per cent by 2016 due to climate change. Britain’s reliance on gas imports from overseas and the volatile market could mean that prices rocket and could “pose a threat to security of supply”, Ofgem warned in a report… Read more »
By Liz Stephens Energy giant E.ON has delayed plans to build the controversial new coal fire plant in Kingsnorth it was revealed today. In a major blow to the government’s plans to develop ‘clean’ coal technology (where fossil fuels are burnt and the emissions stored underground), the company have postponed the project. Environmental campaigners have… Read more »
