co2 emissions
Posted by jamie — 26 September 2008 at 10:57am
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Some great news has come in from Greenpeace
lobbyists at the European Parliament, where the EU environment committee have
given the thumbs up to reducing CO2 emissions produced by cars.
The group of MEPs resisted efforts by German
car manufacturers to weaken down the proposals and have recommended that by
2012 all new cars should emit no more than 130g of CO2 per km (the current EU
average is 158g). Even those this doesn't match the 120g level we and other
groups were proposing, this is a big turnaround as when the committee went into
session, it seemed certain a compromise package riddled with loopholes would
get the nod.
Posted by jossc — 16 September 2008 at 12:10pm
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The battle to win hearts and minds on the critical airport expansion issue continues apace. The latest group to take the field is in Manchester, where a flashmob is being organised to protest against the expansion of Heathrow, Manchester and all UK airports.
It's being called to coincide with the Labour Party Conference in Manchester and, in true flashmob fashion, will mysteriously manifest in Albert Square outside Manchester Town Hall on Tuesday 23rd September at 12.45pm sharp!
Posted by jossc — 4 September 2008 at 3:21pm
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News just in from Carol of the Airportwatch/Stop Stansted Expansion group of skullduggery afoot by airport owners BAA to influence their application to build a second runway there. Apparently BAA has recently resorted to 'encouraging' not only its own staff members, but also those of its many suppliers, to write in to the local Uttlesford District Council in support of its new runway proposal.
Posted by jossc — 2 September 2008 at 12:11pm
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Greenpeace divers protesting against the planned oil shale mine
Australia has stepped back from the brink of madness and decided to shelve plans to mine oil shales right on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef.
Proposals to extract millions of tonnes of oil shales from the Whitsunday Islands threatened to drain precious water supplies, and to risk toxic leaching and air pollution - as well as increasing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Fortunately, following a strong protest campaign led by the local Save Our Foreshore group, common sense has prevailed and last week Queensland premier Anna Bligh announced a 20-year moratorium, effectively ending the threat for the immediate future.
Posted by jamie — 28 August 2008 at 3:26pm
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While congestion charging schemes to control
CO2 emissions from traffic are proving controversial in London
and elsewhere, there's a chance we might see some action in Brussels on this problem very soon.
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Posted by jossc — 30 July 2008 at 9:46am
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See all Climate Camp updates.
This summer's Camp for Climate Action takes place next week at Kingsnorth in Kent, where German utility company E.On aims to build the UK's first coal-fired power station for decades. If the government gives the go-ahead, which could happen in October, the CO2 emissions from this one new plant would equal that of the 30 lowest emitting countries in the world combined.
Coal is the most polluting of all fossil-fuels, and if Kingsnorth is built then plans for six similar plants are likely to be approved, emitting a colossal 50 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. So this decision is crucial, which is why activists from all over the country and around the world will be coming to make their voices heard.
Posted by jossc — 22 July 2008 at 3:31pm
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Stop Climate Chaos activists were at Kingsnorth in Kent this morning to urge the Prime Minister to abandon plans for a new generation of coal-fired power plants. They planted flags outside the existing power station as a symbol of opposition to Kingsnorth 2, a new development which, if it gets the go-ahead, will be the first new coal plant to be built in the UK for 30 years.
Developer E.ON UK plans to demolish the existing plant and replace it with a new coal-fired unit that is 20 per cent cleaner. But coal is the dirtiest, most carbon-intensive fuel known to mankind, and despite the industry's efforts to talk up 'clean coal' technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS), such developments are in their infancy and would not be available for at least a decade, even if they can be made to work.
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