Treasury trying to shut down climate department and axe clean energy funds
The credibility of the coalition’s claim to be the ‘greenest government ever’ suffered a huge blow today following reports the Treasury is planning to axe DECC.
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Exposed: Exxon funding climate denial. Yes, again
The front page of The Times this morning is just the latest sign that the tide is once again turning against the climate denial community. The newspaper reports that ExxonMobil gave £1 million to fund “organisations that campaign against controls on greenhouse gas emissions”.
Coalition must prove committment to 10:10 is more than a honeymoon headline
Scrutiny doesn’t stop with the announcement of a real-time web gadget; this Government needs to try harder if it’s to prove that its commitment to 10:10 is anything more than a honeymoon headline.
Leaked G20 document reveals more handouts to ‘big oil’
A G20 communiqué indicates that eliminating the estimated $250 billion to $500 billion countries pay to make fossil fuels cheaper will now be made “voluntary” and “member specific.”
Green Alliance calls for end to aviation tax breaks
An analysis published this week by the Green Alliance and the Policy Studies Institute argues there would be economic, environmental and equity benefits if the Government got rid of aviation tax breaks.
High Court: UK aviation policy “untenable”
The High Court today ruled that the government’s position on airport expansion is “untenable in law and common sense” – prompting a re-think of their analysis.
Science Museum climate sceptic exhibition sponsored by Big Oil
The Science Museum exhibition in question is sponsored by Shell, one of the biggest oil companies in the world and one of the most controversial multinationals.
More fuel for the fire in the debate over biofuels
How best to balance the sustainable, certified and small-scale cultivation of biofuels with the need to counteract mounting world hunger & cut carbon emissions?
Key climate vote Wednesday: Will construction of high-polluting power stations be banned?
MPs face a key test when they vote on an amendment which could outlaw the construction of highly-polluting power stations like the new coal plant at Kingsnorth.
More Mail climate change misreporting
Today, the Mail continues in the same vein. They’ve published an article talking about the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) being “utterly bonkers and misleading”.