Blog: Climate

Government's aviation policy blown out of the water

Posted by jossc — 8 December 2009 at 5:10pm - Comments

The Committee on Climate Change's (CCC) report on aviation, published today, explicitly undermines government plans to allow a tripling of passenger numbers on commercial aircraft by 2050.

While its Chairman Lord Turner has been careful not to totally rule out the possibility of creating extra capacity in the form of new runways, the committee is recommending that "the policy focus for aviation must be on limiting demand for flights and investing in alternatives such as better rail links and video conferencing." In an interview on the BBC's Today programme this morning, Lord Turner confirmed that a 200% growth in consumer demand for air travel by 2050, assumed in the 2003 Aviation White Paper, would make reaching proposed emission reduction targets impossible.

Article tagged as: aviation expansion, climate change, co2 emissions, heathrow, third runway

Meet the web team in Copenhagen

Posted by jamie — 7 December 2009 at 2:36pm - Comments

Another day has dawned cold and gray here in Copenhagen, but there are plenty of reasons for excitement and optimism. Now that President Obama' has agreed to attend the conference, all the elements are now in place for world leaders to move forward and agree a legally binding treaty to stop climate chaos.

Greenpeace has a sizeable delegation on the ground here, representing the millions of activists worldwide who are calling for a deal that will do what the science says we must do to avert an utter climate catastrophe. I’m lucky enough to be part of the web team that will be updating you on what's happening both inside and outside the UN climate summit.

Article tagged as: climate change, COP15, copenhagen

Special welcome awaits leaders flying down to Copenhagen

Posted by jamie — 4 December 2009 at 11:59am - Comments

With world leaders and his/her partner of unspecified gender arriving in Copenhagen over the next few days, it's the perfect time to grab their attention and focus their minds on the task ahead. Particularly as most are funnelled through one small area, namely Copenhagen airport.

Article tagged as: climate change, COP15, copenhagen

Here comes the Wave...

Posted by jamie — 3 December 2009 at 3:09pm - Comments

Only a few days remain before the Copenhagen climate jamboree begins. Delegates, lobbyists, activists and observers are already congregating in the Danish capital to well and truly chew the fat and I'm heading off myself tomorrow afternoon. Keep an eye on this blog for ongoing updates - it's going to be interesting to say the least.

But that does mean I'll miss the sight of thousands of people sweeping through the streets of London this Saturday 5 December when they take part in the Wave. Part of an ongoing series of actions and protests around the world, it will demonstrate how many people want to see our government play its part in delivering a safe climate future for us all.

Article tagged as: climate change, stop climate chaos, the wave

Wave of supporter Airplot activity sweeps country

Posted by jamie — 25 November 2009 at 3:17pm - Comments

Gerald Kaufman MP (far right) joins Manchester supporters in planting an apple tree to oppose the third runway

From small acorns do mighty oak trees grow. Okay, we've been planting apple trees instead of oaks, but the sentiment certainly rings true for the Airplot tree planting ceremonies being held up and down the country.

Article tagged as: active supporters, airplot, aviation, climate change, heathrow
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