Climate Change
Tories preach ‘green growth’ amid mounting criticism of their green record
The Tory conference kicked off with the party leadership saying it was dedicating its first day to ‘green growth’, yet the coalition's record has several flaws.
Time to shift the climate debate on to renewables
Climate scepticism is not really the main problem; far more challenging is the ‘climate agnosticism’, writes Reg Platt, climate change researcher at ippr.
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.
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."