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Offshore wind, onshore jobs

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19 October, 2004

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Chief Scientist: we need immediate action on climate change

Posted by bex — 14 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Sir David King

Sir David King

According to the government's chief scientist, Sir David King, while the evidence continues to grow, what we really need to see is action to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

"Action is affordable, inaction is certainly not," said Sir David at the Greenpeace Business lecture on global warming in London.

As scientists around the world study the changes in our climate going back almost a million years, they confirm what many of us know, climate change is already here.

Transcript of Sir David King speaking at the Greenpeace Business lecture on global warming

Last edited 13 October 2004 at 8:00am
Flood measure

Flood measure

It's a great honour for me to be here speaking at the Greenpeace business lecture and it's also a wonderful opportunity for me to talk to you about the issue that, as Doug has just said, I consider to be the most serious issue facing us this century and beyond. What I'm going to do is run through the science behind climate change and then I'll run through what the British government is doing and what the international situation is and the sorts of things that we all ought to be doing on this issue. So just kicking off with the science.

Greenpeace Business lecture on global warming: the imperatives for action

Posted by bex — 11 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Flooding in PragueSir David King, Chief Scientific Adviser to the United Kingdom and Head of the Office of Science and Technology, will deliver a speech at the next Greenpeace Business lecture. The lecture will be held at the Royal Society of Arts and will be chaired by Stephen Tindale, Executive Director of Greenpeace UK. Ithe third Greenpeace Business lecture on Tuesday 12 October 2004. The lecture will focus on the science of global warming and the need for action.


Esso tells staff to vote for oil - vote for Bush

Posted by bex — 11 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
The President of the Unites States: Esso

The President of the Unites States: Esso

There's nothing nastier than a wounded tiger. Esso is licking its wounds as Russia moves closer to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. But the world's number one environmental criminal is still fighting tooth and nail to deny the truth about climate change. The US government is increasingly isolated and Esso is out to ensure its workers keep it that way by voting for US politicians who oppose action against global warming.

Pledge action against airport expansion

Posted by bex — 8 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
airport expansion pledge logo

airport expansion pledge logo

Victory: Offshore wind farm will be built in Wales

Posted by bex — 5 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
off-shore wind farm

off-shore wind farm

The future is looks brighter from Swansea bay, the Scarweather Sands offshore wind farm has made it over the last remaining hurdle in the Welsh Assembly and the project can go ahead without delay.

Assembly members blocked last minute Tory efforts to force another debate on the wind farm, and opponents of the clean energy project have run out of options to try to defeat the proposal.

Although opponents claimed the farm sitting three miles off the coast would be an eyesore, the wind farm will prove to be a boon to the local tourist industry. In a survey carried out last summer, 96% of visitors questioned said they were more likely or just as likely to return to the Swansea Bay resort of Porthcawl if the turbines go up.

Climate treaty on the road to ratification

Posted by bex — 30 September 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
coal fired plant

coal fired plant

Russian government gives green light to climate change treaty

Last edited 30 September 2004 at 8:00am
30 September, 2004

Greenpeace today welcomed the news that the Russian government has given the green light to the climate change treaty, the Kyoto Protocol today.(1) The final decision on whether Russia will ratify the treaty now rests with the Duma. If it votes in favour, the Kyoto Protocol will enter into force and become international law.(2) Greenpeace International climate campaigner, Steve Sawyer, said: "As the Earth is battered by increasing storms, floods and droughts, President Putin has brought us to a pivotal point in human history today.

When tigers attack...

Posted by bex — 28 September 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
The Esso conference is besieged by climate change protesters

The Esso conference is besieged by climate change protesters