Emissions Trading Scheme May Bankrupt UK Industries
Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:42
William Green, The Journal
A CARBON "tax" could hit the North East’s industrial heartland with companies going bust or moving abroad, a minister has signalled. Energy Minister Lord Hunt made the apparent admission as he came under pressure over the European Union emissions trading scheme in the Lords.
Northumberland peer Nigel Vinson asked if ministers had assessed...
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Lord Turnbull: The Economic Burden Of Renewables
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:56
Lord Turnbull, House of Lords
House of Lords, 9 March 2010: [...] The real scandal here brings me to my third point, which is a constitutional one. It is clear that the promotion of renewables, particularly those of microgeneration, will cost many billions of pounds, most of which will be paid by adding a surcharge to household and company bills. Much of the burden will fall...
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Global Warming Policy Foundation Announces New Advance
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 13:26
administrator
In the few short months since its launch last November, the GWPF has already been able to make a considerable impact on the climate debate. As a result of growing interest and support, the GWPF can announce today that it is expanding its Academic Advisory Council with the addition of seven eminent scientists and economists from Europe, North...
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Climategate Scandal Risks Undermining Reputation of Science
Sunday, 07 March 2010 09:13
Richard Gray, The Sunday Telegraph
The row sparked by the leak of climate change emails from a British university has the potential to "undermine" the reputation of science as a whole, two respected scientific organisations have warned.
Climate change researchers at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) are accused of withholding raw data and the computer...
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Emission Fine Fears Grip British Firms
Friday, 05 March 2010 17:03
Scott Mcculloch, Business 7 News
Uk companies could end up handing the government a windfall of more than £230million in penalties unless they move fast to comply with new Carbon Reduction legislation.
Recent surveys suggest at least 66 per cent of the 5,000 businesses which will be affected by new regulations are unaware of their responsibilities and possible repercussions...
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About Time: Met Office Seasonal Forecasts To Be Scrapped
Friday, 05 March 2010 12:00
BBC News
The Met Office is to stop publishing seasonal forecasts, after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather. It was berated for not foreseeing that the UK would suffer this cold winter or the last three wet summers in its seasonal forecasts. The forecasts, four times a year, will be replaced by monthly predictions.
The Met...
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UK Government Study: Green Fuels Cause More Harm Than Fossil Fuels
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 07:53
Ben Webster, The Times
Using fossil fuel in vehicles is better for the environment than so-called green fuels made from crops, according to a government study seen by The Times.
The findings show that the Department for Transport’s target for raising the level of biofuel in all fuel sold in Britain will result in millions of acres of forest being logged or burnt...
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Integrity Of UK Climate Research In Doubt
Monday, 01 March 2010 23:00
Ben Webster, The Times
The integrity of climate change research is in doubt after the disclosure of e-mails that attempt to suppress data, a leading scientific institute has said. The Institute of Physics said that e-mails sent by Professor Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, had broken “honourable scientific...
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Climategate: House Of Commons Hearing
Monday, 01 March 2010 07:06
David Adam, The Guardian
The climate scientist at the centre of a media storm over private emails released on to the internet will face his first public questions on the affair today when he appears before a parliamentary committee.
The science and technology select committee is expected to ask Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of...
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