Climate Change

Mr & Mrs Smith

Posted by jamie — 1 July 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

When it comes to oil, how special does a special relationship become? Tony Blair is often called George Bush's poodle, but is there more than meets the eye?

Article tagged as: climate change, george bush, oil, tony blair, videos

Land Rover forecourts targeted in first national day of action against 4x4s

Posted by bex — 4 June 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

A Greenpeace volunteer on the Land Rover forecourt


Teams of Greenpeace volunteers took action this morning to disrupt sales of some of the most gas guzzling 4x4s on sale at Land Rover dealerships in seven major cities across the UK. The activity kicked off the first national day of action against 4x4s.

Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, direct actions, fuel efficiency, land rover, road transport, transport

Glastonbury festival 2005

Posted by bex — 27 May 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

Flags flying at Glastonbury


It's that time of year again, so brush off your tents, dig out your wellies and put on a happy smile - because we are all off to Worthy Farm! This year the Glastonbury festival is going to be better than ever, thanks not only to a stunning line up but also to even more amazing festival experiences like the circus and cabaret!

Article tagged as: africa, climate change, development, g8, glastonbury, make poverty history, poverty, scotland

New report confirms UK wind energy crucial to combat climate change

Posted by bex — 24 May 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

A wind turbine

'Wind Power in the UK', a report from the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), confirms that a rapid expansion of UK wind energy is essential to reduce carbon emissions and thereby minimise the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change.

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

Greenpeace shuts down Range Rover assembly line

Posted by bex — 16 May 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

A Landrover is marked with CLIMATE CRIME SCENE tape

Early this morning 35 Greenpeace volunteers shut down the assembly line making gas-guzzling Range Rovers. Urban 4x4s made at this site are wrecking the climate.

Article tagged as: 4x4s, audio, cars, climate change, direct actions, fuel efficiency, land rover, transport

Climate campaigners scale Prescott's roof

Posted by bex — 26 April 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace protestors fit solar panel on John Prescott's roof

Greenpeace volunteers fitted solar panels to John Prescott's roof and hung a huge banner across his house this morning that says: Oi 2 Jags! Hit targets, not voters.

Article tagged as: audio, climate change, direct actions, renewable energy, solar power

Real race is tackling climate change

Posted by bex — 5 April 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

A flood reaches almost four feet high on a flood height marker


Today Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the general election. Some party leaders have already hit the campaign trail, but the most important race we now face is tackling climate change.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy savings trust, EU, fossil fuels, fuel poverty, policy, renewable energy, tony blair, VED

Tax gas-guzzlers off our roads

Posted by bex — 15 March 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

Exhaust of a 4x4

Climate change is already killing 150,000 people a year. If the government takes climate change as seriously as it says it does, Gordon Brown will tax gas-guzzlers off our roads tomorrow when he presents the budget.

Earlier today the Chancellor made a keynote speech describing climate change as an issue of justice and recoginsed that the millennium development goals cannot be met without stabilising the climate. He also declared his ambition to make British business the world leaders in environmental productivity.

Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, congestion charge, fuel efficiency, gordon brown, road transport, tax, transport, VED

Londoners say charge 4x4s more

Posted by bex — 7 March 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

A banner reading "charge 4x4s 20 pounds"

More than a hundred volunteers from Greenpeace and the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s took to the streets to poll Londoners about a proposal to increase the congestion charge to £20 for gas-guzzling vehicles like 4x4s. Of the more than 5000 people randomly polled throughout London, 85 percent agreed that the Congest Charge should be higher for gas-guzzlers.

Article tagged as: 4x4s, climate change, congestion charge, direct actions, land rover, road transport, transport, VED

Global oil trading stopped

Posted by bex — 16 February 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

A policeman and a Greenpeace volunteer

Today is a day for action. After a long and arduous process the Kyoto Protocol comes into force and business as usual is not an option.

Thirty-five Greenpeace volunteers halted trading on the global oil market by occupying the International Petroleum Exchange in London. They entered the high security building near Tower Bridge shortly before 2pm, just as the world market in Brent crude was about to switch to London.

Article tagged as: audio, climate change, direct actions, g8, international policy, kyoto protocol, oil
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