Greenpeace executive director Stephen Tindale said:
"This budget may be the first sign that we're about to get a Prime Minister who acts on climate change instead of just talking about it. Many of these measures will make a difference if properly implemented, though the real test for Brown comes next month when the government has to decide how much carbon British industry is allowed to emit.
Posted by bex — 29 November 2005 at 9:00am
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This morning Greenpeace climbers scuppered Blair's nuclear announcement by delaying the Prime Minister's planned pro nuclear speech at the CBI annual conference.
Two Greenpeace climbers scaled the ceiling above the speakers podium holding banners saying 'nuclear - wrong answer' and then dropping down 'radioactive' confetti preventing Blair from speaking in the main gallery.
Posted by bex — 14 November 2005 at 9:00am
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This morning we sent a reminder to Tony Blair of his commitment to tackle climate change - several tonnes of coal.
Greenpeace volunteers blockaded three entrances to Downing Street as Tony Blair rows back on his commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. In a series of statements in recent weeks the Prime Minister has cast doubt on his long-term support for the global agreement, while British emissions of carbon-dioxide have risen since he came to power.
Leading Non-Government Organisations - including Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, the Women's Institute and Worldwide Fund for Nature - have written to Tony Blair urging him not to undermine the Kyoto Protocol or retreat from a target-based approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change is the greatest threat facing the planet. It is caused by the world's dependence on dirty fuels like oil and coal. To drastically reduce climate changing
CO2 emissions, a switch from inefficient, dirty and dangerous energy sources, such as coal and nuclear power, to decentralised, clean energy systems is urgently needed. Tony Blair talks big on climate change, but his actions do not match his words. In fact his actions are now making things worse, not better.
The G8 summit in Gleneagles has closed missing a major opportunity to tackle dangerous climate change.
The communiqué states: "Climate change is a serious long term challenge that has the potential to affect every part of the globe," and that they will act with "resolve and urgency" to reduce emissions.
Posted by jamie — 1 July 2005 at 8:00am
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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?
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.
Greenpeace told Tony Blair in a Downing Street meeting on climate change that the ever-growing gap between his fine rhetoric on the one hand, and record of inaction and retreat on the other, means that he had lost credibility on climate change, an issue which he acknowledges is the single greatest threat facing civilisation.
The meeting was convened to discuss Blair's plans to lead international diplomatic efforts on climate change during 2005. He is due to address world business leaders tomorrow (Wednesday 26th) at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
