climate change

Blair: fossil fool

Posted by bex — 6 February 2007 at 3:59pm - Comments

Greenpeace volunteers tip four tonnes of coal on government's doorstep

The world's top climate scientists have this morning released their latest report on the science of global warming. Their verdict: the world is on the verge of climate catastrophe.

Blair's legacy: 10 years of hot air

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2 February, 2007

The climatologists who make up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have just confirmed that the science of climate change is more certain than ever - including the devastating impacts that are a consequence of a warming world. The need to act urgently and effectively has never been more acute. Yet despite fine words about the problem, the UK government's response is to usher in a new generation of climate damaging coal fired power stations, and attempt to spin their failure on climate change as a success.

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Bush allies offer scientists $10,000 to attack UN climate report

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2 February, 2007

The Bush Administration's favourite think tank has been offering scientists $10,000 to attack the UN's new climate change report.

Greenpeace has acquired a letter from the American Enterprise Institute, an ExxonMobil-funded lobbying outfit, offering the payments for articles that attack the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC's fourth assessment report is published today. It will underpin international negotiations on new emissions targets to succeed the Kyoto agreement, the first phase of which expires in 2012.

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It's not too late!

Posted by bex — 30 January 2007 at 2:58pm - Comments

It's not too late!

As the world's top climate scientists gather in France to finalise their landmark climate report due out on Friday, we've taken our message to Paris to urge the world's governments to act.

Block second Stansted runway, Greenpeace urges

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30 January, 2007

Aviation is the fastest growing source of climate emissions in the UK

BAA announces plans to expand airport as UN readies climate report

Stansted airport operators BAA today unveiled plans for a second runway, prompting condemnation from environmental campaigners concerned at the role aviation is playing in fuelling climate change.

Block second Stansted runway, Greenpeace urges

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30 January, 2007

BAA announces plans to expand airport as UN readies climate report

Stansted airport operators BAA today unveiled plans for a second runway, prompting condemnation from environmental campaigners concerned at the role aviation is playing in fuelling climate change.

Just two months ago Uttlesford District Council blocked plans to increase passenger numbers at the airport, citing climate change as a reason. But today BAA Chief Executive Stephen Nelson unveiled proposals to push for a second runway at the airport near Chelmsford, Essex.

Car manufacturers put the brakes on climate law

Posted by bex — 29 January 2007 at 2:51pm - Comments

Emmissions from transport are on the rise

Car manufacturers are trying to sabotage a new European climate law that would force them to improve the efficiency of their new vehicles. But there's time to act to make sure that Europe's cars are cleaner and greener in future.

Greenpeace response to 'green' Olympics announcement

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23 January, 2007

Polar bears on an iceberg

Responding to today's announcement on the attempted "greening" of the 2012 Olympics, Charlie Kronick of Greenpeace said:

Tesco climate announcement - Greenpeace response

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22 January, 2007

Extreme weather events

Sir Terry Leahy, CEO of Tesco, will tonight make a speech to Forum for the Future outlining plans by Tesco to address the issue of climate change.

Responding to the announcement, Greenpeace UK Director John Sauven said:

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