Reacting to the publication of UK
carbon emission figures for 2010, Dr. Doug Parr, the chief scientist for
Greenpeace, said:
“Climate-changing pollution should be falling, not going
up – so what these figures show is that the UK is
moving in the wrong direction. Politicians can’t blame it on the beginnings of
the economic recovery because whilst the economy has grown slowly, carbon
emissions have grown faster.
Melting icebergs in the path of rigs in the Arctic, the latest oil frontier
Drilling in the Arctic is a risky business. So it’s a good thing that the
only company with a license to drill in the Arctic isn’t comparing the whole endeavour to hanging out
in Vegas and trying your hand at shooting craps.
Posted by jamie — 24 March 2011 at 4:32pm
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So yesterday's budget was from the
self-proclaimed 'greenest government ever', but was it the greenest
budget ever? How could it be, when it has done nothing to break our addiction
with oil, hobbled the Green Investment Bank before it's even started, and
provided a windfall for nuclear power.
A briefing prepared in advance of the 2011 UK government budget, explaining how the chancellor's decisions will affect the Green Investment Bank, clean energy schemes, transport solutions and the carbon levy.
