Archive: Carbon Emissions

Carbon trading: The Brexit cliff edge starts on New Year's Day

Brexit confusion will kick in a lot sooner than many people realise

ESRC: UN carbon emissions market needs urgent reform

The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
IET: The future is low carbon: high performance electric car in town

A super high-performance electric car will be in Newcastle today (Tuesday 2 May) to kick off an event exploring the future of transport in the UK.

Ed Davey: No more false starts on carbon capture

Britain will make progress on developing carbon capture and storage, Ed Davey has promised, despite admitting "frustrating" progress on the technology.
Comment: More renewable energy doesn't mean less emissions

Carbon reduction targets, not a slavish devotion to renewable energy, is the real answer to the European energy riddle.

Lib Dems rebel against coalition's carbon deal

Government whips have suffered a substantial Liberal Democrat rebellion over the decarbonisation target, but the coalition has scraped home with a reduced majority of 23.
Missing decarbonisation target could prompt Lib Dem rebellion

Liberal Democrat whips are facing the prospect of a potential rebellion tonight over the energy bill's missing decarbonisation target.

UK must turn its back on gas boilers to meet carbon targets

Gas boilers for home heating will have to be virtually eliminated by 2050 if the UK is to meet its carbon reduction targets, according to a new report.
Gas panic for greens over fracking funding

Up to 30 new gas power stations could be built by 2030, George Osborne is expected to announce tomorrow.

Comment: Green leadership begins at home

If international summits are to be more than just heated debates, developed countries such as the UK must step forward to turn the fine words into concrete action.
Carbon policies 'cost jobs'

Europe's distribution of carbon permits may hurt the economy, a report has claimed.

U-turn possible over Heathrow third runway

Further airport expansion in the south-east of England, including the third runway at Heathrow airport, is reportedly once again under discussion in government.
MPs: Clumsy ministers have undermined solar investment

Tim Yeo, chair of the environmental audit committee, gives his judgement on the government's cuts to solar energy tariffs:

Labour: More measured solar proposals needed from ministers

Shadow energy and climate change secretary Caroline Flint responds to the high court's ruling that cuts to solar tariff payments are legally flawed:
Friends of the Earth: Damaging solar changes should be stopped

Friends of the Earth executive director Andy Atkins comments after the government's high court defeat on solar feed-in tariffs:

Climate change policies 'not to blame' for high energy bills

Efforts to tackle climate change are not responsible for increased energy prices, government advisers have insisted.
Comment: Was Durban a stay of execution for the world's climate?

Progress was made at the Durban climate talks – it's just going to happen ten years too late.

Osborne issues coded attack on Cable

George Osborne pleased his Conservative audience today with a coded attack on business secretary Vince Cable.
No progress towards emissions targets in 2010

Britain did not achieve the three per cent annual cut in carbon emissions needed to meet its first four carbon budgets, MPs have been told.