This report details how Edinburgh could become a world-leader in the fight against climate change. The study shows that by 'decentralising' its energy generation, the city could slash carbon emissions and increase energy security without resorting to the nuclear option.
Commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council, WWF Scotland and Greenpeace, the report has been hailed as a blueprint for how cities can beat global warming.
Smaller power stations closer to city will slash emissions and close door on nuclear
Edinburgh could become a world-leader in the fight against climate change according to a new report released today. The study shows that by 'decentralising' its energy generation, the city could slash carbon emissions and increase energy security without resorting to the nuclear option.
Commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council, WWF Scotland and Greenpeace, the report has been hailed as a blueprint for how cities can beat global warming.
Posted by bex — 8 November 2006 at 9:00am
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The city of Edinburgh is set to become a world-leader in the fight against climate change - a study commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council, Greenpeace and WWF Scotland, has found that if the city's energy generation was 'decentralised', the city could slash carbon emissions, putting it on track to reach the government's 2050 CO2 reduction targets.
Responding to a report today by the IEA calling for a programme of new nuclear power stations, Sarah North of Greenpeace said:
"The IEA's thinking on energy has lacked imagination for as long as it has existed and its analysis perpetuates antiquated thinking. Investing in nuclear power is a sure way to lose the battle against climate change. It costs up to ten times as much as energy efficiency measures to get the same carbon savings and creates huge security and environmental threats that will last for tens of thousands of years."
Twenty-five of our climate campaigners were arrested at 5.30pm, after spending two days occupying Didcot, Britain's dirtiest power station, succesfully cutting Co2 emissions by stopping coal from being fed into the facility. Their point? To show that there's cleaner, more efficient ways of generating energy - like decentralised energy.
Posted by bex — 3 November 2006 at 9:00am
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UPDATE: Twenty-five climate campaigners were arrested at 5.30pm today after ending their two day occupation of one of Britain's dirtiest power stations. One of the volunteers Ben Stewart said, "Since being here we have halved Co2 emissions from this power station by stopping coal entering the facility. We've forced Tony Blair to answer direct questions from us about his climate trashing policies and shown that there is a cleaner, more efficient way of generating energy."
Posted by bex — 2 November 2006 at 9:00am
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This morning 30 of our volunteers envaded the UK's second largest coal power station. One group stopped the coal conveyor belt and chained themselves to machinery, while a second group made their way up 1052 stairs to the top of the chimney.
After all those stairs, it was time for a cuppa.
We shut down the facity because - like most of the Britains power stations two-thirds of the energy it generates is wasted, making a massive contribution to climate change. Later the volunteers set to work painting "Blair's Legacy" down the side of the chimney.
We hear a lot of fine talk from Tony Blair, but in reality C02 emissions have gone up under Labour while the climate crisis deepens. His legacy will be climate chaos. Our volunteers will leave the power station when he pledges to ditch these dinosaurs and start investing in cutting edge decentralised energy.
