Archive for environment
The Green Deal: what is it about?
Chris Huhne and others explain, including how it will support at least 65,000 jobs:
“Chris Huhne is a remarkably successful and powerful minister” – Tim Montgomerie
So writes Tim Montgomerie on ConservativeHome: The reality is that Chris Huhne is a remarkably successful and powerful minister who is delivering very bold (and expensive) action on climate change. Tim Yeo, the Conservative chairman of the House of Commons energy and climate committee, acknowledges this in remarks to The Observer: “We are getting a [...]
Praise for Green Investment Bank plans
Sage Construction reports: The Green Investment Bank is set to be a “transformational institution”, Transform UK ["the home of the Green Investment Bank campaign"] has claimed. Following deputy prime minister Nick Clegg’s recent speech on the establishment, programme director for Transform UK Ed Matthew welcomed the news that investment opportunities will be open from April [...]
In other Chris Huhne news… good news for the environment
In between fielding allegations from his estranged wife over his previous behaviour, yesterday Chris Huhne announced that the government is setting an ambitious target for reducing carbon emissions in the mid-2020s. The government is accepting the advice of the Committee on Climate Change to set a limit on emissions of of 1,950MT for the fourth carbon [...]
The Sunday papers on Lords, environment and Chris Huhne
From The Observer: Cabinet ministers have agreed a far-reaching, legally binding “green deal” that will commit the UK to two decades of drastic cuts in carbon emissions… The deal was hammered out after tense arguments between ministers who had disagreed over whether the ambitious plans to switch to more green energy were affordable. The row [...]
Capitalism as if the world matters: Jonathan Porritt’s prescription for sustaintability
First published in 2005 and issued in a revised edition in 2007, Jonathan Porritt’s Capitalism as if the world matters has played an important part in arguing the case that not only can capitalism and sustainability go together, but that a reformed version of capitalism is essential to achieving sustainability. This view sets Porritt apart from [...]
Praise for Chris Huhne from The Ecologist
Kicking off a new series in The Ecologist, earlier today the magazine wrote: Redoubtable Huhne But actually, from a purely environmental perspective, it’s hard to stay too depressed because (whisper it) there are some signs that this government may really be serious about its green agenda. The simple presence of the redoubtable Chris Huhne at [...]
Nick Clegg writes to Friends of the Earth…
Over on the Friends of the Earth site they’ve published Nick Clegg’s response to their 2010 election lobbying campaign:
This election could be a turning point, not just for Britain but for the world environment. Some people think that’s overstating it, but the scientists tell us that the coming five years could be our last chance [...]
Islington Council now recycles wider collection of plastics
Hip hip hoooray. Good news in the latest email I’ve had from Islington Council. The green box doorstep recycling scheme now takes a wider range of plastics. So – note to self – you can now recycle: Plastic bottles of all kinds, including: Mineral water, cordial and cooking oil bottles Milk bottles Coloured and clear [...]
Richmond Council pioneers green parking charges
Sky News reports:
A local authority in London has become the first in the world to charge motorists for parking on the basis of how “green” their vehicle is.
Richmond upon Thames is to charge drivers varying prices based on the carbon dioxide emissions of their vehicle of choice.
The system works for drivers who use the RingGo [...]
