climate change

Scarweather Sands campaign: taking positive action to help stop climate change

Posted by bex — 7 July 2004 at 6:46pm - Comments
Why is Scarweather Sands important?
The stakes in the energy debate are extremely high. UN scientists agree that, because of global warming caused by burning fossil fuels, we will experience more droughts, floods and storms from now on. For South Wales, climate change means more coastal flooding and wetter, stormier weather.

Despite the obvious need for new clean energy sources, some local opposition to the wind farm proposal triggered a public inquiry. With the inquiry set to start in November 2003, we took to the streets of Porthcawl to see what local people really thought...

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wind power

Scarweather sands wind farm given the go-ahead by Welsh Assembly

Posted by bex — 7 July 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Scarweather wind farm get the green light

Scarweather wind farm get the green light

Our nine-month campaign to promote the development of a large wind farm off the coast of Porthcawl, South Wales, paid off yesterday when the planning committee of the Welsh Assembly agreed to back the proposal.

Following a public inquiry, held last November, the committee has approved proposals for thirty 120 metre turbines, situated between 3.5 and 4.3 miles off the coast. On completion the turbines will meet 10% of the renewable energy target set by the Welsh Assembly.

Article tagged as: climate change, offshore wind, renewable energy, scarweather sands, wales, welsh assembly, wind power

Greenpeace calls on governments and other companies to join the Cool Coalition

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22 June, 2004

Three world leaders in food and soft drinks today promised to phase out the powerful global warming gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in their refrigeration equipment (1). The announcement comes 11 years after Greenpeace showed the world that the future of cooling could become climate-friendly.

In a joint conference in Brussels, Unilever, Coca-Cola and McDonald's presented their programme for the beginning of the end of HFCs. Their initiative is supported by Greenpeace and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Article tagged as: alternative fuels, climate change, power stations, press releases

Global warming - the real cost of fuel?

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Our message takes to the streets of Edinburgh

Greenpeace today challenged lorry drivers protesting in Edinburgh about fuel price rises by sending vans emblazoned with the message 'Global warming kills - keep the fuel tax' to join their convoy.

Article tagged as: alternative fuels, climate change, fuel tax, road transport, transport

Global Warming Kills - the real cost of fuel

Last edited 15 June 2004 at 8:00am
15 June, 2004

Greenpeace today took a message about the real cost of fuel to lorry drivers protesting in Edinburgh about fuel prices by sending vans emblazoned with 'GLOBAL WARMING KILLS - KEEP THE FUEL TAX' to join the convoy.

According to the World Health Organisation, 160,000 people are already dying every year as a result of floods, droughts, storms and disease caused by climate change. If our dependence on oil is not reduced the figures are set to increase dramatically.

Rob Gueterbock, Greenpeace climate campaigner, said:

Article tagged as: climate change, fuel tax, impacts, press releases, road transport, transport

European Parliament elections 2004: party positions on climate

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Construction of an offshore windfarm in the North Sea

North Hoyle offshore windfarm under construction

Article tagged as: business and political unit, climate change, politics

European Parliament elections: 10 June 2004

Last edited 27 May 2004 at 8:00am
Illegal timber found in the European Parliament

Illegal timber found in a European Parliament building earlier this year

Article tagged as: chemicals, climate change, EU, forests, GM, indonesia, policy, REACH, toxics

UK Energy Bill illegal under EC law

Posted by bex — 10 May 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
Greenpeace action against nuclear transport from Muehleberg to Sellafield

Greenpeace action against nuclear transport from Muehleberg to Sellafield

The Government's Energy Bill, which is due for its second reading in the House of Commons this week, may breach European Commission rules on state aid.

We sought expert legal opinion on the bill, which was designed to establish the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The NDA was meant to oversee the UK's radioactive waste problem, but its remit has already been extended - before it even exists - to bail out private nuclear companies.

Article tagged as: BNFL, climate change, EC, energy bill, NDA, nuclear power, paul lasok, state aid, UKAEA

The day after tomorrow: who will you blame?

Last edited 7 May 2004 at 8:00am
7 May, 2004

Environmental campaigners have taken up a challenge from the producers of the upcoming blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, by launching a new website.

www.thedayaftertomorrow.org is a spoof on the dot com website of the same name. The movie, to be launched on 28 May, recounts a fictional disaster in which climate change brings about a new ice age. The producers have stated that campaigners should take advantage of the film.

Article tagged as: climate change, impacts, kyoto protocol, press releases, science, stop esso

Greenpeace response to Blair's climate targets

Last edited 6 May 2004 at 8:00am
6 May, 2004

Responding to the publication of the Government's National Allocation Plan for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Greenpeace Executive Director Stephen Tindale said:

"Tony Blair should have stuck to his guns. Just days after calling global warming the greatest problem we face, he's retreating in the face of a little light lobbying from business. On the same day new evidence of global warming is published, Mr Blair is sending out all the wrong signals. You have to wonder how he's going to take the really tough decisions on climate when he can't even get the easy ones right."

Article tagged as: climate change, co2, EC, press releases, tony blair