climate change

Emissions trading scheme - Greenpeace reaction

Last edited 27 October 2004 at 8:00am
27 October, 2004

Commenting on the government's announcement that it will allow substantially more CO2 to be emitted by Britain under the Emissions Trading Scheme, Greenpeace Executive Director Stephen Tindale said:

Article tagged as: climate change, co2, emissions trading, government, press releases, tony blair

Booed by small children, pursued by a polar bear, Howard speaks against local wind farm

Posted by bex — 22 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Polar bear confronts Tory leader Michael Howard

Polar bear confronts Tory leader Michael Howard

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Kyoto saved: not yet the planet

Posted by bex — 22 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
smokestack

smokestack

The Russian parliament voted to ratify the Kyoto Protocol today in a blow to George W Bush's opposition to action on climate change.

Kyoto coming to force is a geopolitical ground shift. Russian ratification pushes this global climate protection agreement over the threshold required to become international law.

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Greenpeace welcomes Russian ratification of the Kyoto Protocol

Last edited 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
22 October, 2004

Greenpeace today welcomed the long awaited decision by the Russian Parliament, the Duma, to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Russian ratification brings the number of countries who have ratified to the level required to bring the global agreement to protect the climate into law.

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Polar bear confronts Howard as Tory leader gives evidence to wind farm inquiry

Last edited 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
22 October, 2004

Michael Howard was today confronted by a polar bear angry at the opposition leader's attempt to scupper a proposed wind farm in his constituency. The polar bear carried a placard saying 'HOWARD YOU LIKE YOUR HOME TO MELT?' and 'WE NEED THIS WIND FARM'.

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How much climate change can we bear?

Last edited 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
22 September, 2004

Summary

The consequences of a 2 degree centigrade rise in global temperature and how to avoid it.

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Kyoto, the US, and business

Last edited 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
22 October, 2004

Summary

The business community, and the world as a whole has a clear vested interest in one, clear, global system for protecting the climate, for agreeing emissions reduction targets, and for carbon trading and emissions reductions. Such a situation would create lucrative business opportunities in carbon trading and renewables technology. How long will the United States stay out of the game?

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Kyoto saved: not yet the planet

Posted by bex — 22 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
smokestack

smokestack

The Russian parliament voted to ratify the Kyoto Protocol today in a blow to George W Bush's opposition to action on climate change.

Kyoto coming to force is a geopolitical ground shift. Russian ratification pushes this global climate protection agreement over the threshold required to become international law.

Article tagged as: climate change, famine, government, greenland, impacts, international policy, kyoto protocol, malaria, science

Sparking off the energy revolution

Posted by bex — 19 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
wind turbine manufacturing

wind turbine manufacturing

This man may not look like much of an environmentalist, but he is helping to build a future that is not only clean and green, but one that will generate jobs and create a new industry in Britain.

Wind power is the world's fastest growing energy source, and because of the government's commitment to have 20% of our electricity coming from renewable sources, it has really taken off in the UK too.

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Offshore wind power could bring up to 38,000 jobs to north east says new report

Last edited 19 October 2004 at 8:00am
19 October, 2004

The growing offshore wind power industry could bring up to 76,000 new jobs to the UK with up to 38,000 of them in the North East region of England according to a new report released today.(1)

The report has already been welcomed by the Prime Minister and two of Britain's major trade unions: the GMB and Community.

Article tagged as: climate change, DTI, jobs, offshore wind, press releases, renewable energy, tony blair, wind power

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