Labour and Lib Dems could benefit from Boris’s airports fetish
John Stewart, chair of AirportWatch, writes about the potential electoral consequences of Boris Johnson’s lust for more airports and runways in the South East.
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Adonis: Dither, delay and failure are costing the economy
Lord Adonis, Labour’s infrastructure and growth spokesman in the House of Lords, writes about the government’s failure to get the green economy going.
Jobs, fighting crime, a bigger voice, rights, the environment… We’re better off in the EU
Amidst the debate on the EU budget, here are five key areas in which Britain benefits from membership of the EU.
What puts up your energy bill?
Greenpeace UK’s Damian Kahya investigates the reasons behind households’ soaring energy bills.
Lab 2012: Balls must challenge the anti-green chancellor
Ed Balls must do more to challenge the anti-green George Osborne, writes Liz Hutchins, Friends of the Earth’s political co-ordinator.
Transport poverty is real, pervasive and must be tackled
Liz Thorne, policy adviser at Sustrans, examines whether a family car is a necessity or is transport poverty the real issue.
‘Greenest government ever’ ditches “dirty fossil fuels” pledge
The coalition, the self-styled ‘greenest government ever’, is ditching its “dirty fossil fuels” pledge.
Going green since the 70s? Introducing the Energy Consumption Guide
As the topic of energy consumption takes centre stage at the Rio+20 summit, a new interactive tool sheds new light on UK energy consumption since the 1970s.
The government has no ambition on carbon reporting
From yesterday’s announcement on carbon reporting, it looks like the coalition are trying to divert attention from its own domestic record on the environment.
The economic crisis is no excuse for G20’s neglect of environmental issues
This week the Earth Summit takes place in Rio, 20 years after the 1992 summit saw the signing of treaties to combat climate change and biodiversity loss.