environment
Is Japan facing economic meltdown?
George Irvin, retired professor of economics and currently (honorary) Professorial Research Fellow in Development Studies at SOAS, looks at the economic impact of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami on Japan and the world.
Carbon Plan shows a disappointing shortfall in policy breadth
Despite some fantastic coverage in last Sunday’s Observer, David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne this week launched the Carbon Plan to very little media response, reports Eleanor Besley.
Coalition in danger of being ‘oiliest government ever’
The Cameron administration has had firm aspirations to be the 'greenest government ever', but the reality is turning out to be quite different. Alongside having a transport secretary who advocates gas-guzzling changes to public policy and continuing to encourage road-building in a time of austerity, they have announced that the person almost certain to head up the coalition's environemt and energy policy is a former BP policy advisor.
Per-flight tax pledge just another per-day coalition failure
There has been yet another coalition u-turn - this time over the per-flight tax pledge, reports the Fabian Society's Natan Doron.
There are concerns with High Speed Rail but it’s still worth doing
For all the legitimate concerns with High Speed Rail, it's still worth pressing ahead with, writes Richard George, roads and climate campaigner at the Campaign for Better Transport.
The government’s green-wash on sustainable development
Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh outlines the government's failures in their bid to become the "greenest government ever" - especially on sustainable development.