‘I see snow, therefore we’re heading for an ice age!’ – scientists debunk Boris’s climate whiff-whaff
Ros Donald and Christian Hunt of The Carbon Brief debunk Boris Johnson’s latest climate sceptic rantings.
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Delingpole debunked by Met Office
James Delingpole is in trouble after the Met Office has eviscerated a number of claims he made in a bizarre Daily Mail article. The Met Office writes: “This article contains a series of factual inaccuracies about the Met Office andtest
Graphic: The increase in energy bills – and how the rise might be steeper without efficiency measures
The majority (83%) of the increase in energy bills is from wholesale and supplier costs, with less than a fifth (19%) due to low-carbon policies.
Energygate raises serious questions of the Tory Party’s commitment to the Climate Change Act
Today’s Guardian reveals the Tory MP running the Corby campaign backed climate denier James Delingpole’s aborted bid for the seat – and helped push the Tories further towards an anti-green, anti-wind farm position. Newly appointed energy minister John Hayes,test
Does Lansley think global warming is a “bourgeois, left-wing” conspiracy?
Andrew Lansley yesterday failed to condemn a Tory council leader who said global warming “may not exist” and was dreamt up by “bourgeois left-wing academics”.
Gummer attacks Daily Mail: “You will not learn the facts on gas” if you read it
Speaking at today’s TUC’s climate change conference, John Gummer, the Tory head of the Climate Change Committee, launched a stinging attack on the Daily Mail.
Fox News and the Mail: Does anyone trust them (on climate change)?
Fox News and the Daily Mail demonstrate the state of shoddy climate change coverage throughout the UK and US media, writes Dan Holden.
What puts up your energy bill?
Greenpeace UK’s Damian Kahya investigates the reasons behind households’ soaring energy bills.
Now energy companies warn Osborne: Go green or we’ll leave Britain
Seven major energy companies employing 17,500 workers in Britain are threatening to withdraw hundreds of millions of pounds of investment.
Ed Davey’s power station numbers don’t add up
The risk remains that the UK’s efforts on climate change could still be sabotaged by too much fossil fuel burning, and not enough renewable energy.