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Secret letters reveal pulp mill fears By Conor Duffy for The 7.30 Report Posted 1 hour 5 minutes ago Updated 39 minutes ago Video: Leaked documents confirm residents’ fears of foul pulp mill (7.30 Report) Map: Bell Bay 7253 Related Link: Gunns letters: Julian Green to John Gay, July 6, 2005 Related Link: Gunns letters: Continue Reading →
June 25, 2009, 1:21 pm Major Economies Zero In on Climate Goals By Andrew C. Revkin Reuters has a useful update on the latest meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which concluded yesterday in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The article cites a draft two-page text circulated at the meeting, which appears to indicate Continue Reading →
A weather forecast we daren’t ignore Editorial The Observer, Sunday 21 June 2009 Article history It is an old axiom of politics that people do not necessarily engage with an issue until they feel it has some personal impact on their lives. Thanks to the UK Climate Projections 2009 report released by environment secretary Hilary Continue Reading →
Have the climate change deniers abandoned us during the heatwave? If a UK cold snap persuades climate sceptics that global warming isn’t happening, then a heatwave must convince them that it is We’re still waiting. During the cold weather last winter, Gerald Warner, Peter Mullen and a host of other climate change deniers lined up Continue Reading →
BP shuts alternative energy HQ • ‘Beyond Petroleum’ boast in doubt as clean energy boss quits • Renewables budget will be reduced by up to £550m this year Terry Macalister The Guardian, Monday 29 June 2009 Article history A sign at a BP petrol station is reflected in raindrops in London. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters Continue Reading →
The US climate change bill in Congress won’t just save the environment – it will save us money in the long run
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, better known as the Waxman-Markey bill, is likely to come up for a vote today in the House of Representatives. Most environmentalists, who earlier this year were worried that Barack Obama had too much on his plate to tackle climate change, are heartened to see the bill moving forward.
The bill includes renewable electricity standards, emissions reductions, a system for trading emissions permits and carbon offsets, investments in energy technology (unfortunately including “clean coal”) and energy efficiency standards. The bill sets target reductions of greenhouse gas emission of 42% by 2030 and more than 80% by 2050.