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.
Climate Change
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.
As fuel duty cut is wiped out, calls grow to wean nation off oil
George Osborne’s much heralded penny cut in fuel has already been wiped out by rising oil prices – less than two weeks on from the announcement, reports Shamik Das.
Successor body to Sustainable Development Commission is badly needed
The Sustainable Development Commission – the government’s official watchdog on sustainability matters – formally closed its doors yesterday, after being axed because of spending cuts.
Coalition aviation policy is still green… for now
In advance of the government launching its sustainable aviation framework consultation on Thursday, Natan Doron takes a closer look at the coalition’s aviation policy.