Category Archives: Policy
Boris’s hypocrisy over aviation is staggering
So, Mayor of London Boris Johnson says that expanding Heathrow with a third runway would be “an environmental disaster.” It makes you wonder what he thinks building an airport in the middle of an environmentally important estuary (which impacts on … Continue reading
Cameron presiding over ‘Least Green Government Ever’
After yesterday’s blog about Peter Lilley MP’s performance on Newsnight, I really wanted a better headline, but there aren’t any decent antonyms of ‘Greenest’, at least not that I could find. Mr Lilley may not represent official Government thinking on … Continue reading
Does Peter Lilley represent Tory energy policy?
I certainly hope not if his performance on Newsnight last Thursday is anything to go by. If you didn’t see it you can view it on the BBC iPlayer here. It’s worth a watch, partly because journalist Susan Watts’ excellent … Continue reading
More challenges for aviation and shipping emmissions
This blog has reported on the troubled inclusion of aviation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) before. As it’s not a key area of coverage for Enagri, which deals primarily with bioenergy, it’s a subject I thought had … Continue reading
Nuclear blackmail arguement also applies to wind
Who’d have thought that the biggest source of disagreement between environmentalists would be nuclear power? The issue came back into the spotlight last week when four environmental campaigners (Jonathan Porritt, Tom Burke, Charles Secrett and Tony Juniper ) wrote a … Continue reading
