Sentences with phrase «environmental campaigners claim»

The UK's renewable energy performance is a «national disgrace», environmental campaigners claim today.

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Environmental campaigners have claimed a major victory against a plant which has become a symbol of worldwide concern over carbon emissions.

One of the unfortunate side effects of which was that (and this is not necessarily your field's fault in the direct sense) every two - bit environmental activist, campaigner, and pressure group took it as license to fully politicize the science with naive and exaggerated claims about the «effects» of global warming (apparently it's responsible for everything), or where the «tipping point» was (30 years, no 20 years, no 10 years, etc.) or how quickly we could «de-carbonize» our economy (50 % reduction in 40 years, no 70 % in 30 years, no 90 % in 15 years).

Campaigners claim new Governor, Republican Scott Walker has, since January this year, brought in six pieces of legislation that weaken the state's environmental law.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines claims that reducing the environmental requirements — weakening the country's environmental framework - will promote investment in the country, but environmental campaigners point out that key stakeholders such as civil society, indigenous peoples, and academics should be consulted about changes in laws that would affect forests and community lands - such as the proposed elimination of environmental impact assessments.

The Times said the assertion actually «was based on an unsubstantiated claim by green campaigners who had little scientific expertise,» «authored by two green activists» and lifted from a report from the World Wildlife Fund, an environmental pressure group.