Posted by jamie — 2 April 2009 at 4:16pm
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With echoes of that fantastic/horrifying
nuclear thriller Edge
Of Darkness (don't wait for the film, see the original TV series), energy
giant EDF has been busted for spying on our colleagues at the Greenpeace in France.
Five people have been indicted by the French
courts, including two EDF security executives, a computer expert and the head of
a private investigation firm. The charge: attempting to hack into Greenpeace
computer systems in France.
Posted by jossc — 17 March 2009 at 3:54pm
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Prepare to be unsurprised. Very unsurprised. Those lovable energy giants EDF and E.ON have put their collective boots into government plans to generate 35 per cent of our electricity from renewable sources.
According to their submissions to the latest energy consultation, the figure is not only unrealistic but also damaging to alternative schemes such as nuclear plants. So damaging that, um, they may be forced to drop their plans to build a new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK unless the government scales back its targets for wind power.
Risky investment in tar sands and continued failure of alternative energy division threatens future profitability of oil major
3 February, 2009
BP's announcement of record profits masks major flaws in the company's long term investment strategy, according to analysts at Greenpeace and PLATFORM.
Strong growth recorded in the first half of 2008 was undermined by a collapse in profits during the final quarter, indicating a vulnerability to oil price fluctuations which will continue while BP remains wedded to an “oil at any cost” strategy.
The Conservatives Low Carbon Economy paper published today is focused on three important elements of energy policy, relevant to the politics of the current energy debate. They are:
Energy Security
A policy beyond the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for coal
Kick-starting Renewable Energy
In this briefing we analyse their policies and conclude that, whilst the Tory proposals are not the final word and can be improved, they do put the weakness of the government's position in focus.
Posted by jossc — 12 January 2009 at 1:42pm
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Making our homes energy efficient is a key step towards decarbonising the economy
With our economy reeling under the worst economic conditions for over a decade, Gordon Brown held a much trumpeted 'jobs summit' today to outline his plans to keep the country at work. Facing the dangerous combination of a credit-fuelled financial crisis, concerns over energy security and prices and accelerating climate change, he has missed an historic opportunity to boost the economy and take an important step towards decarbonising it at the same time.
