Climate Change

Balls well that ends well

Posted by kcumming — 26 November 2012 at 2:28pm - Comments

John Sauven and Ed Balls at Eclipse Energy

left to right: Eclipse Managing Director Chris Cash, Ed Balls and John Sauven

Friday was a brave day for Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls to hug a solar panel. Britain had awoken to the - albeit sensationalist and misleading - headline news that households could be paying £170 a year by 2020 to fund renewable energy projects. (The reality being nearly half that cost and overall savings if we get our act together on energy efficiency). But Ed Balls, MP for Morley and Outwood, pulled up to renewable installation company Eclipse Energy in Leeds enthusiastic, engaged and ready to – literally - embrace clean energy.

Article tagged as: climate change, ed balls, energy, john sauven, labour, renewable energy, solar power

Government kicks clean electricity into the long grass

Posted by Richardg — 23 November 2012 at 5:39pm - Comments

Giant energy bill outside Centrica offices

If a year is a long time in politics, then 2016 is a lifetime away. Yet the government has decided not to commit the UK to clean electricity until after the next election.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, energy bill, energy bills, renewable energy, wind power

Why gas is not the solution

Posted by Lawrence Carter — 13 November 2012 at 6:34pm - Comments

Gas is dirty and expensive. We need clean energy.

The Northamptonshire constituency of Corby may seem a world away from your home and energy bills, but make no mistake, the two are linked.

Our #energygate investigation has revealed the extreme lengths some Tory politicians will go to push their anti-green agenda, including manipulating the Corby by-election.

Article tagged as: climate change, corby, energy, energygate, gas, john hayes

We can keep the lights on without nuclear power

Posted by Richardg — 22 October 2012 at 1:10pm - Comments

The government's nuclear plan isn't going to happen. Government wants to offer ever larger subsidies trying to keep the nuclear industry afloat, but here's a 'plan B' that keeps the lights on without new reactors.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy bill, Nuclear energy, renewable energy

Dear George Osborne, #greenisworking! Love, everyone.

Posted by Richardg — 18 October 2012 at 5:24pm - Comments

Deborah Meaden joins Stop Climate Chaos Coalition and supporters outside the Treasury to tell the government #GreenIsWorking

Yesterday, I joined 249 other people from green businesses, development charities, trades associations, green groups and the Women's Institute outside the Treasury. We'd come to tell the government that the green economy is working.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, energy bill, george osborne, green economy, renewable energy, stop climate chaos

Record wind power generation in Spain

Posted by petespeller — 9 October 2012 at 12:04pm - Comments

Technicians put up wind turbines in Spain

On a windy night in September, whilst most people were sleeping, wind power reached a record of 64.2% of Spain’s electricity demand.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, renewable energy, spain, wind, wind power

How to make a green Golf

Posted by petespeller — 12 September 2012 at 2:35pm - Comments

VW claim they are committed to becomming the "most eco-friendly automaker in the world". But if their new Golf 7 is anything to go by they aren't living up to their claims. Our report published before the launch of the Golf 7 shows how a greener, more efficient Golf is possible.

Article tagged as: cars, climate change, co2, golf, oil, VW

Golf 7 launched, and not a Jedi in sight…

Posted by petespeller — 5 September 2012 at 3:01pm - Comments

50 Greenpeace volunteers protest against the high fuel consumption of the new Volkswagen Golf VII

Its been over a year since Greenpeace first asked VW to leave the Dark Side and stop lobbying against strong climate laws. Since then we’ve heard rumours that there is good in the company, that they are wrestling with their conscience and looking to improve their green credentials. Yet last night the company finally launched their new Golf7, and sadly it seems the Dark Emperor inside VW is clinging on.

Article tagged as: 7, climate change, co2, golf, VII, volkswagen, VW