Climate sceptic Tory MEPs will send us sleepwalking towards disaster
David Cameron’s pledge to spur the EU into taking tougher climate action was dealt a massive blow today when Tory MEPs helped kill off emissions cut proposals.
Climate Change
Huhne and Greening are not serving the environment, but undermining it
With the Carbon Price Support, energy secretary Chris Huhne and treasury minister Justine Greening are not serving the environment, but undermining it.
Two weeks left to get the Tories to deliver on Cameron’s green promises
Christian Aid is gearing up to lobby Tory MEPs to vote to toughen up EU carbon emmissions targets – in accordance with their leader’s promises.
Will Tory MEPs make a mockery of the coalition agreement?
Tory MEPs look set to vote against the 30 per cent emissions reduction target in the European Parliament today – breaking a pledge in the coalition agreement.
The irrational madness of axing climate change from the curriculum
Tim Holmes responds to this morning’s Guardian article on the possibilty of climate change being dropped from the curriculum.
Hurrah for the climate deniers: How the Daily Mail swallowed enviroscepticism whole
Tim Holmes reports on the latest Daily Mail scaremongering and misrepresentation of the climate change debate.
Emissions hit all time high: how will the “greenest government ever” respond?
Following the International Energy Agency’s announcement carbon emissions have hit an all-time high, the Fabian Society’s Natan Doron looks at the government’s record.
Cameron deserves praise for overruling Osborne on climate change targets
Joss Garman reports on David Cameron’s intervention in the row between the Treasury and DECC on the UK’s climate change carbon emissions targets.
Lucas: PM neglect and Tory sentiment must not neuter energy bill
Caroline Lucas outline’s some of the good intentions of the Energy Bill – but warns that lack of realism, PM neglect or Tory sentiment could undermine its aims.
Carbon Trust reveals UK emissions likely to rise into the 2020s
The Carbon Trust has today released new data revealing how the UK’s total carbon emissions are likely to rise into the 2020s, despite legally-binding targets to cut domestic emissions by a third.