Vince Cable caught seeking to scupper UK’s climate efforts
Joss Garman looks at the rifts and suprising divisions in the coalition government over environmental issues.
Joss Garman
Joss Garman writes on the environment. He is a climate and energy campaigner for Greenpeace and a co-founder of Plane Stupid. Joss is blogging in a personal capacity.
More nuclear subsidies, more broken coalition promises
Joss Garman with the latest on the nuclear subsidies; more evidence of broken promises on how much we will pay for the industry’s mess.
Clegg has already broken his promise on nuclear subsidies
Joss Garman reports on the politics behind the future of nuclear subsidies.
Osborne castrates Green Bank plan
There were more broken promises from George Osborne earlier with the castration of the Green Bank plan and axing of support for Carbon Capture and Storage technology, reports Joss Garman.
High Court green-lights legal challenge to coalition oil drilling plan
A High Court Judge yesterday green-lighted a far-reaching legal challenge that will have significant implications for ministers’ plans for new deep sea oil drilling off Scotland’s coast.
Ministers are breaking their promise on subsidies for nuclear power
Left Foot Forward understands that via complicated, structural measures, the government is planning on green-lighting a multi-billion pound taxpayer giveaway to the nuclear industry.
The government is sending investors the wrong signals on clean energy
The outcome of the battle over the Green Bank will be a litmus test of whether the reality of investment in the new economy will match up to the rhetoric.
Telegraph columnist ‘intellectually raped’ by Royal Society scientist
James Delingpole, the champion of online climate conspiracy theorists, claims he was ‘intellectually raped’ on television on Monday night, reports Joss Garman.
Another day, another racist rant from climate sceptic Richard North
Climate sceptic Richard North has gone on another racist rant in a blog post, using the term phrase “jungle bunnies” to refer to people from poorer countries.
Final day in Cancun: The world looks to Japan
Joss Garman provides a round-up of the final day of talks in Cancun – highlighting the importance of Japan’s anti Kyoto stance.