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Time to stand up to Osborne

Posted by petespeller — 13 September 2012 at 6:10pm - Comments
Middelgrunden offshore windfarm in Denmark
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Middelgrunden offshore windfarm in Denmark

The government's climate change advisors yesterday announced that George Osborne's plans to pave the way for a new generation of dirty, expensive gas power could be illegal, but will the Lib Dems stand up to him now?

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Government admits 'without further action' flagship aviation climate target will be missed

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25 August, 2011

The government this morning admitted that “without further action” to curb pollution from planes, the flagship aviation climate change target that was adopted and championed by the last government will be missed. (1)

In the Transport Secretary’s formal response to the aviation recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the government’s independent climate advisers, there is an admission that:

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Turner advice would kill coal plans, says Greenpeace

Last edited 1 December 2008 at 5:22pm
1 December, 2008

Lord Turner's Committee on Climate Change today recommended that new coal plants are not built in the UK unless they can capture all of their emissions by the early 2020s. If accepted by the Government, the proposal would kill controversial plans by German energy giant Eon to build a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. 

John Sauven, the executive director of Greenpeace - which has led the campaign against Kingsnorth - said today: 

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