Europe's Biggest Windfarm
Commenting on the announcement that Europe's largest onshore windfarm has been given the green light by the Scottish Government,
Pressure on Gordon Brown to say no to coal
Today, the leaders of the UK's largest coalition dedicated to stopping climate change warned Gordon Brown that a green light for a new unabated coal plant at Kingsnorth will lock Britain into decades of spiralling emissions and severely undermine the government's ability to meet its climate targets.
UK is second biggest EU importer of illegal timber
Almost one-fifth of wood imported into the European Union in 2006 came from illegal sources, with the UK being the second largest importer, a new WWF report has found.
Thames faces floods and droughts
People living within the Thames basin face increased risk of floods and droughts as the landscape changes as a result of climate change, according to a new WWF-UK report released today.
2008 - Year of the Marine Bill
After campaigning for eight years the inclusion of a Marine bill in the draft Queens Speech was a landmark day for WWF. Our seas are among the most heavily exploited in the world. To date legislation and planning has developed in an ad-hoc manner on a sector by sector basis.
Welcome to the Spring Newsletter from WWF Cymru!
Spring 2008 got off to a great start for WWF Cymru, marking a landmark success as we saw 8 years worth of hard work come to fruition with the inclusion of a Marine Bill in the draft Queens Speech. But that is far from being the only success story you will read about in the following pages.
Spring update from WWF Cymru's policy officers
WWF-UK:. WWF-UK homepage. Section navigation. Spring update from WWF Cymru's policy officers Head of Policy Anne Meikle updates us on the ONE PLANET WALES campaign Wales' residents have plunged into eco- debt, despite the fact that Welsh resident's have, on average, the lowest ecological footpri...
Cardiff committed to WWF's Earth Hour
Thanks to WWF Cymru in March Cardiff became one of the first UK cities to join the global WWF Earth Hour initiative, which saw cities and towns across the globe turning off all non essential lights for one hour on March 29th at 8pm.
Eco debt days
The residents of Welsh cities plunged into ecological debt in May this year having already exceeded their fair share of the Earth's natural resources for 2008, new research from WWF shows.
Government must heed climate call
The Scottish Government must heed the wishes of the thousands of people at home and abroad who have asked it to introduce a strong Climate Change Bill.
Climate Update June 2008
June 2008 was a bit wetter than usual but otherwise unexceptional...
UK leads G8 dawdlers in race against climate change
But Scotland can up the pace...
UK Government sparks green energy revolution?
The Government's renewable energy strategy could herald a much-needed renewable energy revolution and incentivise UK home owners to go green.
Scientists rebut minister's climate claims
Two top experts strongly challenge the claims of Northern Ireland's Minister of the Environment, Sammy Wilson, that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had covered up evidence regarding climate change.
Government: department must report on emissions
WWF-UK welcomes the government's announcement that the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) must begin to report on the carbon emissions of its most polluting projects.
Lord Buxton at 90
Aubrey Buxton (Lord Buxton of Alsa), a founding trustee of WWF-UK and now our Vice-President, is celebrating his 90th birthday with family and friends at his home on the north Norfolk coast.
G8 leaders fail on climate goals
WWF has criticised the Group of Eight (G8) leaders on their failure to boost international climate negotiations at their summit in the city of Toyako in Japan.
UK leads, but G8 too slow to combat climate change
Research commissioned by WWF, published today, calls for the G8 countries to commit at their annual summit in Japan next week to significant and binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
WWF TV channel launched
The launch of a dedicated WWF TV channel will make campaigning videos of the world's leading independent environmental organisation even more accessible to a worldwide audience.
WWF Get on Board petition delivered to Downing Street
After a 10 day voyage in the Arctic, students Emma Biermann and Casper ter Kuile from Warwick University have been to Downing Street to deliver a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
WWF calls for emissions controls on coal-fired power stations
WWF-UK has highlighted the risk of committing the UK to a new generation of coal-fired power stations without providing legal limits on carbon emissions.
British universities impress in the Green League
Environmental management and performance in the UK's Higher Education (HE) sector over the last year has improved remarkably, according to WWF-UK sponsored research.
Government plans could spark 'green energy revolution'
The UK government's renewable energy strategy, announced today, could spark 'a much-needed green energy revolution' and give incentives for homeowners to go green, said WWF-UK...
Some progress for whales – but a long way to go
WWF welcome moves by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) - responsible for whaling management - to consider how it can play a part in whale conservation in the future. But WWF warns that the process, agreed at last week's IWC annual meeting, might take too long for some threatened whale and dolphin species.
Anarchy on high seas under flags of convenience
Thousands of ships sailing the world's oceans are effectively without nationality, enabling their owners to easily evade international laws and resulting in illegal activities such as pirate fishing, arms smuggling and people trafficking.
Students return from Arctic to champion WWF's climate change campaign
We cannot afford to wait.
WWF-UK's chairman retires
Christopher Ward has retired as chairman of WWF-UK after a long association with the charity.
Whales chase shrinking feed zones as southern ocean warms
Endangered migratory whales will be faced with shrinking Antarctic foraging zones which will contain less food and will be further away, a new WWF International report on the impacts of climate change on whales in the southern hemisphere, has found.
World Bank has yet to prove it's an environment bank
The World Bank needs to fundamentally change its current funding priorities and set ambitious and measurable targets to 'decarbonise' its energy investment portfolio, if it is to live up to UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's vision of it as "the environment bank".
WWF-UK welcomes Cameron's move on coal
WWF-UK welcomed the announcement on environmental policy by the Leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron on 16 June as a big step forward for controlling climate change.