Turner report advises against new coal plants
The Turner Report - a nail in the coffin of coal-fired power? Lord Turner's Committee on Climate Change, which reported to the government on Monday, has gone a long way towards ruling out new coal...
View ArticleClean coal - the reality
Clean coal technology like this is at work right now in a coal-fired power station near you Energy companies putting in bids to run new coal-fired power stations have been quick to seize upon carbon...
View ArticleWill the real Ed Miliband please stand up?
Ed Miliband demonstrated the confusion at the of the heart of the government's energy and climate change strategies this morning when he refused to rule out new coal plants which don't capture and...
View ArticleVideo: Greenwash and spin over coal
Here's an interesting catch-up of the state of play with coal in the UK from Channel 4, including some wise words from our director John. Here's an interesting catch-up of the state of play with coal...
View ArticleAt last a glimmer of leadership on climate
It's certainly far from everything we've been asking for, but when Ed Miliband announced his new consultation on coal policy in the House of Commons this lunchtime it was clear that something had...
View ArticleMust-watch video: Joss analyses government carbon capture and storage plans
Ed Miliband's announcement that no new coal-fired power stations will be built in the UK without carbon capture and storage technology included changed the coal playing field. Does this mean the...
View ArticleHelp save the climate: come to the Mili-band
We've made some progress on the coal campaign lately, with Climate and Energy Minister Ed Miliband finally ruling out any new coal-fired power stations that don't capture a proportion of the carbon...
View ArticleWill Ed make Britain a global leader on climate change?
Ed Miliband today announced the details of his new coal consultation. While recognising the need to reduce emissions from coal-fired power stations, as promised, it places equal emphasis on...
View ArticleCoal: going, going, gone?
It's been a long, difficult and wild ride at times, but an end to climate damaging carbon emissions from new coal power stations could be in sight at last. Finally, some politicians seem to have...
View ArticleThe Long March Back to the 20th Century
by-nc. Credit: OxfamWhilst the influence of George Osborne on energy and environment policies has long been of concern, the progress made on the international stage by Blair and Prescott, and on the...
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