One positive effect of today’s European deal is that it should be more difficult for MPs to deflect attention onto the faceless bogie-man that is ‘Brussels’.
Over the last year renewables have been breaking records.
Whether by accident or design, the government has drastically improved the economics of keeping our outdated coal fleet open.
There’s jobs and growth in renewables, we just need a clear path to get there.
If action on climate change is urgent, why is it hard for politicians to spend a bit of money on it?
Government failure on this issue comes with a considerable cost.
Put simply, renewable energies are at least as cheap as their fossil fuel alternatives. Here’s why.
With a track record like this, how do the Lib Dems expect us to take seriously their claim to protect the environment and halt climate change?
Instead of an exit strategy, the government have been laying the groundwork for a continuation of coal.
Climate has become such a low priority for European leaders that they see the horse-trading over jobs in the Commission as a bigger deal than efforts to avert climate change.
