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BBC forum discusses: Is it ‘climate change’ or ‘climate emergency’?

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Will We Survive Climate Change? – A Question of Science with Brian Cox Panel with Hayley Fowler, George Monbiot and Kathryn Brown. In 2019, the UK Government declared a “climate emergency.” Professor Brian Cox begins by asking Hayley Fowler whether using that kind of language is helpful. Hayley Fowler: “I actually think it is. We Read more about BBC forum discusses: Is it ‘climate change’ or ‘climate emergency’?[…]

UK: Political party ‘declares war’ on climate emergency declarations

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Following the ‘Trump II’ era in the United States, and right-wing populist parties growing influence in councils in Europe and Australia, a number of councils’ Climate Emergency Declarations have faced a backlash in 2025. In the late 2010s, local governments worldwide began “declaring a climate emergency” to signal urgency in addressing climate breakdown. Between 2016 Read more about UK: Political party ‘declares war’ on climate emergency declarations[…]