Osborne’s U-turn on the Carbon Price Floor is the right move but now we have a coal problem
The energy package today should be welcomed even if the chancellor is just unwinding his own flawed policy.
the environment
The fall-out from the carbon bubble bursting could devastate Scotland
Scotland might become the ‘Saudi Arabia of renewables’, as Salmond has promised, but that will mean little unless we stop being the Scotland of oil.
The government is backing coal and downgrading the climate
The government say they are committed to decarbonisation and that they want to move away from coal. But in reality their policies are improving the economics of coal and undermining the transition to a low-carbon system.
At least Brussels is standing up for cleaner air
The British people should be thankful that at least there is an institution standing up for the basic right of citizens to breathe clean air.
Ed Miliband is right – climate change is a national threat, and it requires action
Why we need a long-term plan to protect the country from climate change – and to right the wrong of the injustice it causes.
10 right-wing myths about climate change and the floods
Left Foot Forward editor James Bloodworth debunks 10 of the most common right-wing myths about flooding and climate change.
Drilling in London? No thanks Boris!
Opposition to fracking and the negative impact it can have on the environment has been well reported. But that’s never stopped Mayor of London Boris Johnson before.
The UK has among the best renewables resources in the world. Do we really need fracking?
Judging by yesterday’s announcements, the government believes the hype about shale gas. Like a love-struck teenager it seems blind to any downsides and is lavishing its beloved with gifts such as tax breaks and streamlined regulation.
Fracking: It’s economics stupid
Today, at 6AM in a release barely more than a paragraph long, the Treasury announced that the British Geological Survey (BGS) had found 1300trn cubic feet worth of shale gas trapped in the rocks beneath Lancashire.
Poorest areas in London have worst pollution
When it comes to London’s exceptionally poor air quality Mayor of London Boris Johnson has his head stuck firmly in the sand.