Budget 2011: We need a strong Green Bank to bridge green investment gap
New research from environmental think tank the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) reveals the scale of the green investment challenge facing the UK, writes Guy Shrubsole.
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.
Why won’t the government investigate its carbon emissions?
It is the received wisdom that the UK’s emissions are falling. But this is not the case; as academic studies and government briefings show, the UK’s emissions continue to rise, reports Guy Shrubsole.
Stealth cuts could threaten the green economy
Quietly, almost imperceptibly, the ‘greenest Government ever’ is salami-slicing its green spending, reports Guy Shrubsole.
The Taxpayers’ Alliance declares war on the Carbon Trust
The Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) has today taken the extraordinary step of writing an open letter to the Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, calling for the abolition of the Carbon Trust. This is in direct contravention of the truth – that climate change is, in the words of Lord Stern, “the greatest market failure the world has seen.”
Cutting red tape? More like axing the green economy
The Government is abolishing15 environmental bodies, blowing another hole in its claim to be ‘the greenest government ever’, reports Guy Shrubsole.
Sustainable development? So far, it’s mostly been slash-and-burn
The bonfire of the quangos is in full swing, and the Government has started to throw green wood onto the rising flames.
Green Jobs in an age of rising unemployment
In the first of two new soon-to-be-published papers, ippr’s study ‘Green and Decent Jobs’ discusses how far the creation of new green jobs could counteract unemployment in the UK.
The environmental and economic benefits of renewable energy
A slew of recent reports, profiled at a conference organised on Friday by the UK Energy Research Centre, have challenged the myths on renewable energy.
Wake up, walk out: Demand the UK commits to 42% emissions cuts
As negotiators convene at the Bonn climate talks to wrangle over a post-Copenhagen treaty, people across the UK are standing up for radical emissions cuts.
BST: good for tourism, road safety and climate
Let the sunshine in: Why permanently changing our clocks is good for tourism, road safety and climate. New campaign launched to keep clocks forward.