Climate Change
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.
Budget 2011: Osborne the Clarksonesque showman
Mr Osborne has missed a golden opportunity to invest the £2 billion from the oil companies in providing alternatives to car travel; people are now being encouraged to drive in a 1970s dream that could soon evaporate with a change in the price of oil, writes Eleanor Besley.