Britain one of only four EU states which saw emissions increase in 2012
The UK was one of just four EU states that saw an increase in carbon emissions between 2011 and 2012, according to a new report.
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Supreme Court rules UK government is breaching pollution laws
The UK will need to improve its plans for tackling air pollution after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the government has breached laws that protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution.
Reshuffle: Transport and communities: Where next for the ‘greenest government ever’?
Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport reflects on the reshuffle changes at the departments for communities and transport.
‘Greenest government ever’ ditches “dirty fossil fuels” pledge
The coalition, the self-styled ‘greenest government ever’, is ditching its “dirty fossil fuels” pledge.
Has the ‘greenest government ever’ given up on carbon budgets?
In the wake of the draft Energy Bill, it is time to make sure the government sticks by its commitments and reduces emissions in line with the carbon budgets.
Climate change sceptics and rural romantics – the Tories are a shambles on renewable energy
Kevin Meagher assesses where the Tories stand on renewable energy, in the wake of a letter signed by 101 Conservative MPs against wind farms
Australia’s climate change legislation passes the final test in the Senate
Will Fitzgibbon writes about Australia’s carbon tax passing its final legislative hurdle.
Huhne’s hot air may set back fight for climate consensus
Adam Corner calls on Chris Huhne to stop applying to rhetoric of denial to people who disagree with specific policy proposals, arguing that that weakens the argument for anthropogenic climate change generally.
Gideonomics: A rogue chancellor fails to run the greenest government ever
Sustrans’s Eleanor Besley dissects the government’s abdication of David Cameron’s claims it will be the “greenest government ever”.
A lesson from Delhi for Boris
Navin Shah AM argues Boris Johnson could learn from Delhi about running a sustainable transport network.