Posted by jamie — 25 January 2008 at 4:21pm
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Last year, we heard the excellent
news that the rate of deforestation in the Amazon had dropped for the third
consecutive year. However, yesterday came
the rather less welcome news that those rates had changed and have moved in an
upward direction.
Posted by jamie — 25 January 2008 at 12:07pm
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The government's consultation on Heathrow is fixed.
There is evidence of extraordinary collusion between the government and
BAA working together to influence the outcome of the consultation. [1]
The prime minister and government
ministers have made repeated comments that they want the expansion to go ahead,
pre-empting the outcome of the consultation. [2]
The evidence put forward
within the consultation is confusing and incomplete, making it impossible for
people to make an informed response to the consultation. [3]
The consultation document is
heavily biased, presenting leading commentary on the economic benefits of
Heathrow expansion, and down-playing the effects of the proposed expansion on
the climate and on Londoners. [4]
Posted by jossc — 25 January 2008 at 11:36am
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Greenpeace volunteers attended the final Heathrow consultation exhibition today to let the public know that the whole process is a sham - ignoring the threat of climate change in favour of the quick profits to be made from airport expansion.
Britain today committed to launching a clean energy revolution which will create
thousands of jobs, help reduce carbon emissions and if delivered confirm the
country's position as a world leader on climate change. These developments will
put Britain in pole position for the
transition to a low carbon economy expected by the middle of this century.
Posted by jamie — 23 January 2008 at 8:31am
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As much as
any announcement from the EU can generate enormous anticipation, the proposed
renewable energy targets for member states has been eagerly awaited by our
climate change team. It's been pretty much public knowledge for some time what the
target for the UK is expected to be but never the less, being told to produce 15
per cent of our energy from renewable sources by 2020 will necessarily kick-start
a clean energy revolution - currently our renewable energy total is less than 3
per cent, just behind Malta in the EU league table.
The next twelve years will see Britain embark on an unprecedented push to build
clean energy projects as ministers across Europe prepare to embrace new, more ambitious renewable
energy targets.
Greenpeace understands that,under figures to be
announced tomorrow, the UK will be required to generate
around 15 per cent of its total energy (electricity, heat and transport) from renewables
by 2020. Different EU countries have been allocated different targets depending
on their circumstances.
The next twelve years will see Britain embark on an unprecedented push to build
clean energy projects as ministers across Europe prepare to embrace new, more ambitious renewable
energy targets.
Greenpeace understands that under figures to be
announced tomorrow the UK will be required to generate
around 15 per cent of its total energy (electricity, heat and transport) from renewables
by 2020. Different EU countries have been allocated different targets depending
on their circumstances.
Posted by jamie — 21 January 2008 at 5:52pm
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Yet more
questions have been raised in political circles about biofuel targets.
Following last week's statements from the European environment commissioner,
Defra's chief scientist and the Royal Society, a parliamentary committee has
released its own report which says that pursuing mandatory targets without any
form of sustainability criteria attached is not a good idea.
