The billion-pound cost of badly-drafted green taxes
Alex Hern reveals the flaws of the EU’s emissions trading system, which has numerous provisions which cost billions and do nothing to reduce pollution.
Climate Change
Durban’s a letdown, Canada’s a dropout, and Russia’s leaking methane
Alex Hern rounds up the latest news from the Durban climate change sujmmit, and the latest environment news from around the world.
Exposed: The climate deniers’ sea levels lies
The latest Spectator claims the sea level rise in the Maldives is a “lie”. And their source for this claim? Climate denier and pseudoscientist Nils-Axel Mörner.
Tabloid attacks on green movement mean we have to raise our game
Reg Platt argues that climate change denial gives the green movement the impetus it needs to evolve and strengthen.
Our outdated transport system is running on empty
Richard Dyer argues that the changes our transport system needs are far more systematic than merely reducing fuel duty.
Anger at government’s failure to include shipping emissions in climate targets
Friends of the Earth today described the government’s omission of shipping from its climate targets as “like an alcoholic giving up all booze except whisky”.
Huhne’s hot air may set back fight for climate consensus
Adam Corner calls on Chris Huhne to stop applying to rhetoric of denial to people who disagree with specific policy proposals, arguing that that weakens the argument for anthropogenic climate change generally.
If Osborne gives up the lead on climate change, he can kiss goodbye to a recovery
IPPR’s Andrew Pendleton writes about how Osborne giving up the lead on fighting climate change means that he’ll be giving up the lead on the recovery.
Is a ‘green populism’ possible, and can Labour help foster it?
Guy Shrubsole addresses Maurice Glasman’s arguments that Labour and the greens need to work together to build a new populist politics of the environment.
“Greenest government ever” ordered to face High Court on air pollution
The government has been ordered to face a judicial review for failing to protect people’s health from harmful levels of air pollution in towns and cities.