More scientific evidence climate change is man made
New evidence today shows the significant rise in the Earth’s temperature since the middle of the 20th century can only have been the result of human activity.
Ed Miliband
Broadband tax – right direction, wrong track
Yesterday, the BIS Committee published a report querying the Government’s planned 50p broadband tax on fixed phone lines to pay for increased broadband speeds.
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.
Copenhagen diary: Arrests, anarchists and Arnie
Riot police, firing tear gas, have made 194 arrests after the Naomi Klein presentation, with random passers by among those brought in, and Arnie has spoken.
Fresh doubts over the wisdom of nuclear power
Despite the hype and sense of inevitability about a massive new nuclear power programme, it looks like some of the key players are less convinced. Left Foot Forward reported some weeks ago that the chief of E.ON says new nucleartest
Global anger at delay on climate deal
Live reaction from the climate talks in Barcelona to the delay of up to year in getting a deal.
“Reasons to be cheerful” on Copenhagen
Ed Miliband revealed last night that the changing position of Japan, India, and China meant “there are reasons to be cheerful” over the Copenhagen climate change talks in December. The remarks are more positive than previous assessments by the Climate Secretary.
Activists upbeat despite 10:10 defeat
The Guardian today reports the defeat of a Liberal Democrat motion calling for the Government to sign up to the 10:10 campaign. But activists were today in buoyant mood praising quickly coordinated online action that provoked impressive levels of public engagement and new money from the Government for energy efficiency measures in local authorities.
E.ON chief: No new nuclear before 2020
The chief executive of E.ON UK, Paul Golby, has told Reuters news agency that he does not believe any new nuclear station will come online before 2020 saying, “It’s clearly not possible to accelerate the build time.”
Get Gordon to Go
Ed Miliband has launched a campaign to get his boss, Gordon Brown, to join him at the Copenhagen talks. Meanwhile, the international online civic organisation, Avaaz, have sent an email to their 300,000 British members urging them to, “flood a UK online poll [and] … send Gordon to Copenhagen.”