The cuts won’t work – time for a Green New Deal
The dominant media meme in the wake of the pre-budget report continues to be the alleged need for government cuts. This has now taken a shriller tone.
Climate Change
Copenhagen day four: Tuvalu shows the way as G77/China group starts to fracture
All the latest from day four of the climate change summit from our man in Copenhagen.
PICTURE SPECIAL: Haunting image of the consequences of failure
Gordon Brown’s withered image looms large at the arrivals hall at Copenhagen airport.
Copenhagen day three: Leaked draft text increases North-South divide
The leaked draft text has greatly upset delegates from developing countries, Left Foot Forward reports live from the climate change summit.
US climate denier laughs off EPA CO2 ruling
US climate denying Congressman’s bizarre performance on Newsnight, plus his dubious European lobbyist links revealed.
Copenhagen praise for PM but EU still showing “an overwhelming lack of ambition”
Gordon Brown praised by delegates at the Copenhagen summit, but European Union still has more to do.
Shooting CRU, the climate change messenger
Saudia Arabia’s announcement that the CRU email hack will have a “huge impact” on the Copenhagen summit is unsurprising. But it doesn’t change the science.
Outrage at Griffin’s Copenhagen role about four months too late
The media overlooked Nick Griffin’s appointment to the European Parliament’s environment committee in July – a story picked up by Left Foot Forward.
Copenhagen: Summary of latest climate science published
An authoritative group of scientists have published a 64-page report on the “Latest Climate Science” ahead of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
UKIP MEP stands by attack on “biased, censoring” BBC
UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom tells Left Foot Forward he “absolutely stands by” his anti-BBC rant; he said they had “blocked sceptics of climate change for four years”