Category Archives: Climate Change
Can we now agree on climate change?
Probably not… The good news is that the UK’s new environmental Secretary has finally said that he’s not a climate change sceptic, after days of speculation. However, he is worried that many of the things designed to alleviate the problem, … Continue reading
Are wildfires the new norm?
While much of the UK’s summer has been amongst the wettest on record, many parts of the globe are suffering with heat and drought, with the most newsworthy example being the United States. In many cases, such heat brings with … Continue reading
Committee slams Treasury meddling
Monday’s report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Energy Bill didn’t pull it’s punches. There have been hundreds of lines written about the report over the last 24 hours, but here are key points, reactions and other coverage…
Sifting through the ashes of Rio+20
No that the dust and hyperbole has settled, it could be a good time to re-examine the outcomes of last month’s Rio environment conference.
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
