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Guy Shrubsole

Guy writes about environmental politics. He works for the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC), and was a member of the UK Youth Delegation to the Copenhagen climate talks and has previously worked for Defra and the New Zealand government. Guy is writing in a personal capacity for Left Foot Forward.

It’s increasingly clear that human activity is influencing weather extremes

Guy Shrubsole
10 February, 2014

Winter storms set climate alarm bells ringing, writes Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole.

Select committee calls on coalition to tackle Britain’s outsourced emissions

Guy Shrubsole
18 April, 2012

The UK government cannot ignore the huge issue of outsourced emissions any longer, writes Guy Shrubsole.

The new dash for gas is utter folly

Guy Shrubsole
20 March, 2012

“We can’t take our foot off the gas for some time yet,” new energy secretary Ed Davey said at the weekend; Guy Shrubsole explains why this strategy is wrong.

Shale gas fantasists and wind sceptics need to get real

Guy Shrubsole
14 February, 2012

Guy Shrubsole shows the Spectator how to do real environmental journalism. Hint: It’s not the way they do it.

Is a ‘green populism’ possible, and can Labour help foster it?

Guy Shrubsole
26 September, 2011

Guy Shrubsole addresses Maurice Glasman’s arguments that Labour and the greens need to work together to build a new populist politics of the environment.

Shale gas is not the answer to our energy problems – and here’s why

Guy Shrubsole
15 September, 2011

Shale gas is not the answer to our energy problems – and it could be a fracking disaster, writes Guy Shrubsole.

Compass book puts to Labour-Green co-operation

Guy Shrubsole
29 July, 2011

Labour and the Greens have much to learn from each other- if they can find a way to co-operate

Committee on Climate Change must be free to investigate rising emissions

Guy Shrubsole
11 July, 2011

The Committee on Climate Change is the independent advisor on emissions – yet at present it is being prevented from investigating the ongoing rise in UK emissions.

Carbon Trust reveals UK emissions likely to rise into the 2020s

Guy Shrubsole
11 May, 2011

The Carbon Trust has today released new data revealing how the UK’s total carbon emissions are likely to rise into the 2020s, despite legally-binding targets to cut domestic emissions by a third.

Successor body to Sustainable Development Commission is badly needed

Guy Shrubsole
1 April, 2011

The Sustainable Development Commission – the government’s official watchdog on sustainability matters – formally closed its doors yesterday, after being axed because of spending cuts.

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