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Leader Live
a day ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Carl admits to nerves when he watches North Wales Crusaders
Forster never suffered from nerves during a successful playing career, but he tends to be plagued by them in his coaching seat! Preparing for Sunday's big top-of-the-table showdown at home to Workington Town, Forster told CruCast: 'In terms of the pressure I feel, I feel like I'm getting better. 'I do get very nervous not playing. I was never nervous as a player, I think just because you feel like you can do something about the outcome. 'But, kind of, when you get to a game day, it's pretty much all on the lads and everything is kind of took out of your hands. 'So, that's why I do get nervous, but I don't know why I'm nervous, because the boys keep delivering and I am kind of trying to become a little bit more relaxed leading up to the game and just enjoying it more.' Crusaders will maintain their healthy three-point advantage at the top of the League One standings if they can secure a 10th triumph of the campaign on Sunday.
Leader Live
4 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Impressive Oakley pens new North Wales Crusaders' deal
Head coach Carl Forster has been busy securing key players on new deals and the latest one of these to pledge their future to the Colwyn Bay-based club is Cole Oakley. The 24-year-old has agreed to pen a deal that will see him remaining at the Crusaders until the end of the 2027 season. Oakley told the club's website: 'I'm really happy to be here for another two years. 'We have a special group here and we can really go on to do something special. 'This is the most I've enjoyed my rugby, that's a credit to Foz (Forster) and the lads. 'It shows the togetherness we have as a team. I'm excited to keep pushing forward with the boys, there's big things ahead and I'm proud to be part of it.' Oakley began his career in the Super League and he went on to make his debut for the Warrington Wolves in 2020. After this, spells at the likes of Newcastle, Halifax and Hunslet followed, in addition to a loan spell at Crusaders in 2023. He signed for North Wales on a permanent basis in 2024 and since then, Oakley has made an impressive impact during his time with the club, cementing a regular spot in a team which currently sits at the top of League One. Head coach Forster added: 'Cole's a great retention for our club. He's cemented his spot in the 17 this season and it's good to see him getting consistent minutes and showing what he's about. He's been outstanding to date and what excites me is he's still young and keen to improve. 'To keep Cole at the club after such strong interest from Championship clubs, it shows what we are building here at Crusaders.' Crusaders will return to action for a big top-of-the-table showdown on July 6. Colwyn Bay's Stadiwm CSM will be the setting for the meeting with second-placed Workington Town.
Leader Live
6 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
Evans looking to help North Wales Crusaders' title push
Carl Forster's Crusaders are the team to beat and with eight matches of the campaign left to play, they sit three points clear at the head of the rankings. Welsh international Evans made a strong impression during his debut season with North Wales Crusaders last year and he was handed a new one-year-deal by head coach Forster. However, while an injury sustained away to Goole Vikings earlier in the season has seen him sidelined up to now, Evans remains hopeful of a return come the back end of the season. He told the club's website: 'I've loved my time at the club. 'There's a brilliant group of lads here, and Foz (Forster) and the rest of the coaching team are doing a brilliant job. 'Being injured when the team is flying at the top of the league can be tough, but I'm also really proud of the group we've got here and excited for what we can achieve. 'For me, the aim is to get back into contention towards the back end of the season and hopefully help play my part in getting this side to the league title.' Cru will return to action on July 6. Colwyn Bay's Stadiwm CSM will be the setting for the meeting with second-placed Workington.
Int'l Business Times
25-06-2025
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
UK Carbon Emissions Cut By Half Since 1990: Experts
The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government said on Wednesday. The figures are included in the first assessment of the new Labour government's progress on reducing emissions by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) since it took office last July. The report covers carbon pollution from power generation, industry, road transport, residential buildings, aviation and farming. It does not take account of emissions from UK consumption of goods, wherever in the world this pollution arises along the supply chain. Emissions relating to imports rose 80 percent between 1996 and 2022, particularly from China, as the UK shifted away from manufacturing to services, according to a separate government report published in May. Much of the drop in emissions of planet-heating greenhouse gases was the due to the closure of the UK's coal-fired power generation plants, the CCC said in its report to parliament. "The UK can be proud of our progress in reducing emissions. We've cut them by over 50 percent since 1990," interim committee chair Piers Forster. "Progress to date has been primarily driven by decarbonisation of the electricity system, with renewables replacing both coal and, increasingly, gas," the report said. This improvement was partially offset by an increase in emissions from flying, it said. "As a result of this increase, aviation now contributes a greater share of total UK emissions than the entire electricity supply sector. Continued emissions growth in this sector could put future targets at risk." Forster said Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government needed to do ensure people saw the benefits of moving away from fossil fuels, namely by making their electricity bills cheaper. "Given increasingly unstable geopolitics, it is also important to get off unreliable fossil fuels and onto homegrown, renewable energy as quickly as possible," he added. The report said that more than 80 percent of the emissions savings the UK needed to make between now and 2030 needed to come from sectors other than energy supply. It said there had already been progress in curbing pollution from road transport, with electric vehicles now representing 19.6 percent of the car market. There are now 1.5 million electric cars on UK roads, a doubling in the past two years. Heat pump installations were also up by 56 percent in 2024, although this still represented only around of one percent of homes, among the lowest in Europe. And planting trees to absorb carbon increased too increased by 59 percent in 2023-24, the highest planting rate in two decades. The CCC said the emissions covered in its assessment fell by 2.5 percent in 2024 -- the 10th consecutive year they had dropped, excluding the Covid 19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Much of the progress could be attributed to the policies of the previous Conservative government, the report said. But it credited Starmer's government with "bold policy decisions this year". These included "removing planning barriers on renewable deployment, clarity on the clean power mission and the reinstatement of the 2030 phase-out date for new petrol and diesel vehicles", the experts said in a statement. The government's relaxation of planning rules has proved divisive, however, with environment groups saying inappropriately sited renewables developments, such as on peatlands, could lead to a rise in emissions of powerful greenhouse gases such as methane. The committee is charged with reviewing the UK's progress on adapting to climate change every two years. Starmer pledged in November to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, strengthening the UK government's ambitions to help curb climate change. Starmer unveiled the revised target -- the latest environmental policy change since winning power -- at the start of the United Nations COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. Wind turbines at an onshore wind farm in Wales AFP The report warned carbon emissions from flying were still growing AFP
France 24
25-06-2025
- Business
- France 24
UK carbon emissions cut by half since 1990: experts
The figures are included in the first assessment of the new Labour government's progress on reducing emissions by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) since it took office last July. The report covers carbon pollution from power generation, industry, road transport, residential buildings, aviation and farming. It does not take account of emissions from UK consumption of goods, wherever in the world this pollution arises along the supply chain. Emissions relating to imports rose 80 percent between 1996 and 2022, particularly from China, as the UK shifted away from manufacturing to services, according to a separate government report published in May. Much of the drop in emissions of planet-heating greenhouse gases was the due to the closure of the UK's coal-fired power generation plants, the CCC said in its report to parliament. "The UK can be proud of our progress in reducing emissions. We've cut them by over 50 percent since 1990," interim committee chair Piers Forster. "Progress to date has been primarily driven by decarbonisation of the electricity system, with renewables replacing both coal and, increasingly, gas," the report said. Aviation emissions This improvement was partially offset by an increase in emissions from flying, it said. "As a result of this increase, aviation now contributes a greater share of total UK emissions than the entire electricity supply sector. Continued emissions growth in this sector could put future targets at risk." Forster said Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government needed to do ensure people saw the benefits of moving away from fossil fuels, namely by making their electricity bills cheaper. "Given increasingly unstable geopolitics, it is also important to get off unreliable fossil fuels and onto homegrown, renewable energy as quickly as possible," he added. The report said that more than 80 percent of the emissions savings the UK needed to make between now and 2030 needed to come from sectors other than energy supply. It said there had already been progress in curbing pollution from road transport, with electric vehicles now representing 19.6 percent of the car market. There are now 1.5 million electric cars on UK roads, a doubling in the past two years. Heat pump installations were also up by 56 percent in 2024, although this still represented only around of one percent of homes, among the lowest in Europe. And planting trees to absorb carbon increased too increased by 59 percent in 2023-24, the highest planting rate in two decades. Greater reductions The CCC said the emissions covered in its assessment fell by 2.5 percent in 2024 -- the 10th consecutive year they had dropped, excluding the Covid 19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Much of the progress could be attributed to the policies of the previous Conservative government, the report said. But it credited Starmer's government with "bold policy decisions this year". These included "removing planning barriers on renewable deployment, clarity on the clean power mission and the reinstatement of the 2030 phase-out date for new petrol and diesel vehicles", the experts said in a statement. The government's relaxation of planning rules has proved divisive, however, with environment groups saying inappropriately sited renewables developments, such as on peatlands, could lead to a rise in emissions of powerful greenhouse gases such as methane. The committee is charged with reviewing the UK's progress on adapting to climate change every two years. Starmer pledged in November to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, strengthening the UK government's ambitions to help curb climate change. Starmer unveiled the revised target -- the latest environmental policy change since winning power -- at the start of the United Nations COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
