The new head of MI6 says his agency will monitor other countries’ climate commitments, but the UK’s intelligence agencies are refusing to provide any information on their own environmental footprint.
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The names and stories of those before the courts for breaking coronavirus rules
THOUSANDS of people have been fined in East Lancashire since the country was placed into lockdown during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the latest data 4,539 fixed penalty notices have been issued to people in the county over the 13-month period between March 2020 and April 2021. Of those, 72 were issued to people who refused to wear face coverings while in a public place indoors, 55 to those who breached international travel regulations and 28 to those who broke business regulations. Eleven fines have been issued to people involved in gatherings of 30 or more people.
GCHQ personnel are flying up to 60 million kilometres per year, equivalent to 1,500 trips around the world despite having no official overseas operations
GCHQ’s greenhouse gas emissions from staff travel were 30% higher than Home Office last year despite having five times fewer staff
GCHQ blocks release of data on nearly all its carbon emissions, but internal reports show its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have failed
In 2013 accident, GCHQ leaked biocide into local watercourse around one of its sites, sparking investigation by Environment Agency
Britain’s largest intelligence agency, GCHQ, has emitted a “surprisingly high” average of 11,116 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on staff travel over the past eight years, it can be revealed.