decentralised energy

Decentralising Scottish energy

Last edited 26 March 2007 at 10:31am
Publication date: 
26 March, 2007

Cleaner, cheaper, more secure energy for the 21st Century. Application of the WADE economic model to Scotland.

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Greenpeace response to energy white paper announcement

Last edited 23 February 2007 at 9:17am
22 February, 2007

Responding to today's announcement that the energy white paper will be delayed after the High Court ruled last week that the government's decision to back a new fleet of nuclear power stations was unlawful, Greenpeace nuclear campaigner Emma Gibson said:

"The government should go back to their findings in the 2003 energy white paper, that rejected nuclear power and backed energy efficiency and renewables. If the government had followed its 2003 words with effective actions, we'd have made much more progress in tackling climate change today.

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Government's nuclear plans declared unlawful by High Court

Last edited 19 February 2007 at 5:11pm
15 February, 2007

Greenpeace and other supporting groups outside the Royal Courts of Justice at the start of the case hearing

The government's decision to back a new fleet of nuclear power stations was today declared to be unlawful in the High Court.

The government will have to conduct a new, fuller review if they want to justify the future of nuclear power in the UK.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, energy review, government, judicial review, legal, nuclear power, press releases, tony blair

Success as government's nuclear plans ruled unlawful

Posted by jamie — 15 February 2007 at 9:00am - Comments

The government's decision to back nuclear power was ruled as unlawful by the High Court

In a major blow to the government's plans to reinvigorate nuclear power in the UK, the High Court has ruled their decision to back a programme of new nuclear power stations was unlawful.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, energy review, government, judicial review, nuclear power, successes, tony blair

Four tonnes of coal dumped on Blair's Environment Department doorstep

Last edited 6 February 2007 at 4:35pm
2 February, 2007

Greenpeace campaigners dump coal on government's doorstep

PM branded climate failure as UN releases key report

Greenpeace campaigners today dumped four tonnes of coal on the doorstep of Tony Blair's environment department and branded the PM a climate failure.

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, decentralised energy, direct actions, fossil fuels, press releases, tony blair

Blair: fossil fool

Posted by bex — 6 February 2007 at 3:59pm - Comments

Greenpeace volunteers tip four tonnes of coal on government's doorstep

The world's top climate scientists have this morning released their latest report on the science of global warming. Their verdict: the world is on the verge of climate catastrophe.

Article tagged as: climate change, coal, decentralised energy, direct actions, fossil fuels, IPCC, tony blair

Decentralised energy: what are we waiting for?

Posted by bex — 11 January 2007 at 4:53pm - Comments

Update - July 2007: We've launched a new film about why nuclear power can't stop climate change and how a combination of renewables, efficiency and combined heat and power can: watch The Convenient Solution.

Decentralised energy. It can double the efficiency of our power stations. It's helped Woking Council cut its carbon emissions by 77 per cent. It already provides over 50 per cent of Denmark's electricity supplies.

Article tagged as: climate change, decentralised energy, solutions, videos, woking

London's alternative to nuclear power

Posted by bex — 15 December 2006 at 1:46pm - Comments

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone believes there is an alternative to nuclear power

If you travel on the London underground, you may be seeing a lot more of nuclear waste over the next few weeks than you've been used to. We've joined The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone in launching a poster campaign to tell Londoners about the alternative to the new nuclear power stations Tony Blair wants to build - and inviting them to join the debate on our energy future.

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Mayor and Greenpeace launch nuclear poster campaign

Last edited 15 December 2006 at 11:43am
15 December, 2006

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone believes there is an alternative to nuclear power

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and Greenpeace have joined together to launch a stark public information campaign highlighting that there is a real alternative to nuclear power.

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New nuclear power for Scotland?

Posted by bex — 24 November 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

Dounreay nuclear power plant at sunrise

As the Scottish Labour Party gathered in Oban for the first day of their party conference, green groups were there to urge First Minister Jack McConnell to come clean on his plans for nuclear power.

Article tagged as: decentralised energy, energy review, jack mcconnell, nuclear power, renewable energy, scotland, UK policy

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