Climate Emergency Scrapped by Durham County Council Despite Protests

Climate emergency scrapped by Durham County Council despite protests

Reform UK councillors in County Durham have voted to scrap a climate emergency pledge - the decision is one of the party's most contentious moves since taking over control of the local authority

Durham County Council vote on scrapping 'climate emergency' pledge

Councillors are voting on a Reform UK request to rescind Durham County Council's climate emergency pledge.

Move to drop Durham County Council's climate change target

Councillors will vote on a motion to scrap the net zero target and prioritise social care.

Reform-run council puts forward ‘morally reprehensible’ motion to scrap climate emergency declaration

Amid the third heatwave so far this summer, Reform-run Durham County Council has submitted a motion to ditch the council’s 2019 climate emergency declaration. Darren Grimes, the former GB News presenter claimed he is tabling the motion “to inject a bit of common bloody sense into Durham County Council”.  Last month, councillors pressed the Reform UK administration on whether they would continue to commit to reducing carbon emissions, to which th…

Reform UK councils urged to scrap net zero climate policies

Nigel Farage has urged Reform UK-led councils to ditch climate emergency targets amid concerns they are "massive diversions of time"

Farage: ‘Virtue-signalling’ climate targets must go

Nigel Farage has ordered Reform UK council leaders to give up on what he calls ‘virtue-signalling’ net zero targets.