China leading in global clean tech race
A new report released last night by the US-based Pew Environment Group shows that China has now overtaken the US as the biggest global investor in clean energy.
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.
Science Museum climate sceptic exhibition sponsored by Big Oil
The Science Museum exhibition in question is sponsored by Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world and one of the most controversial multinationals.
Towards a green economic recovery?
The new green infrastructure investment bank will control £2 billion. But reaction to the announcement has been mixed.
Budget 2010: Britain needs a Green New Deal
Building a low-carbon economy could be worth in the order of £200 billion from now through to 2020, and hundreds of billions more than that through to 2030.
Leading climate sceptics: CRU emails did nothing to question the science
In an astonishing u-turn, leading climate sceptics conceded that the emails stolen from CRU did nothing to question the underlying science of climate change.
Government shaken by rebellion on Energy Bill
A cross-party group came within eight votes of passing a new green standard for power plants last night. Poor Lib Dem turnout has been blamed for the failure.
Fisked: CBI’s misleading email on Energy Bill
Left Foot Forward has obtained a copy of an email from the CBI to MPs. They are lobbying against including a plant-level emissions performance standard in the Energy Bill.
New legal challenge to 3rd runway
Environmental groups, local councils & residents are at the High Court today beginning a legal challenge to the government’s plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow.
Key climate vote Wednesday: Will construction of high-polluting power stations be banned?
MPs face a key test when they vote on an amendment which could outlaw the construction of highly-polluting power stations like the new coal plant at Kingsnorth.
Leading Navy commander says climate change could be “the tipping point to cause conflict”
In a interview on the FCO website Rear Admiral Morisetti has said climate change is a threat multiplier and could be “the tipping point to cause conflict”.