Local elections preview: UKIP
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining the energy, environment and investment credentials of all five major parties. We’ve already covered the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens. The final piece of the...
Inquiry launched to ‘get to the bottom’ of UK energy subsidies
The environmental audit committee has begun an investigation into the government’s distribution of subsidies for nuclear power, fossil fuels and renewable energy. The committee will look to define exactly what a subsidy is, while also examining whether finance is spread appropriately across the different energy sources. This comes less...
Stanley Johnson, environmentalist: a lifelong fight to diminish humanity’s negative footprint
1972 was an historic year for the embryonic environmental movement. As well as the UN Conference on the Human Environment, which took place in Stockholm in June of that year, the case for protecting the environment was bolstered by the publication of The Ecologist magazine’s Blueprint for Survival manifesto...
Local elections preview: the Green party
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining the energy, environment and investment credentials of all five major parties. We’ve already covered the big three: the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats in this...
Co-op Bank faces uncertain future as deal to buy Lloyds branches collapses
It was lauded as “the biggest shake-up in high street banking in a generation”, but today the Co-operative Bank has revealed that it is pulling out of a deal to buy 632 branches owned by Lloyds Banking Group. The Co-op had initially revealed its intentions to take on the...
Climate advisers say UK imports are causing CO2 to rise
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has warned the government about a 10% increase in the UK’s imported carbon emissions and urged it to switch to low-carbon technologies. The government’s official climate advisers said that despite the fact the UK’s domestic footprint had improved – emissions have decreased by...
Local elections preview: the Liberal Democrats
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining the energy, environment and investment credentials of all five major parties. After kicking this mini-series off with the Conservatives and following it up...
Shortlist unveiled for prestigious renewables awards
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has revealed the shortlisted companies and individuals that will vie for accolades at the eighth annual British Renewable Energy Awards in June. The REA – the trade body for the renewables industry – recently conducted a confidence survey among its members, with 96% saying...
Local elections preview: Labour
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining the energy, environment and investment credentials of all five major parties. For a full list of local authorities that are voting, and for...
Scientists disappointed with government’s protection of seas
Scientists have criticised the government for not providing enough protection for the marine environment. They warned the lack of action will result in “years of overexploitation and degradation“. An open letter signed by 86 scientists and academics was sent to David Cameron and environment minister Richard Benyon, accusing them...
Local elections preview: The Conservatives
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow will be outlining the energy, environment and investment credentials of all five major parties. For a full list of local authorities that are voting,...
The growth, drivers and choice behind ethical investment
Mark Robertson recently left his post as head of communications at responsible investment research firm EIRIS. Here, in a valedictory article that originally appeared in The Guide to Ethical Funds 2013, he looks back on the rise in prominence of sustainable investment. 2013 marks 30 years since EIRIS was...
International Arctic forum launched to help alleviate region’s threats
Iceland president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has revealed that China, India and Singapore are among the countries that could join the Arctic Circle, a new forum designed to widen the attention of the region’s threats. The group’s inaugural meeting will be held in October, in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Only eight...
EU rejects plan to reduce carbon footprint
The European parliament has rejected a plan to make polluters pay more as part of a carbon trading scheme designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Three hundred and thirty-four members voted against a proposal to freeze 900m tonnes of carbon dioxide emission credits between 2013 and 2015. Members voting...
Study shows boost in international climate change policies
Implementation and impact of policy related to climate change has significantly increased over the last decade according to a new study by the Climate Policy Initiative. The new report ‘The Policy Climate’ has put together 30 years of evidence from five key economies, China, EU, US, Brazil and India...
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