Tag Archives: Tim Yeo

On carbon, why is George so hung up on the fax and not the facts?

By Guest | Published: December 18, 2012

Will Tim Yeo’s amendment on carbon make it into the Energy Bill – or will George Osborne again thwart the green path?

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Now Yeo attacks “Thick of It” energyshambles and warns about uncertainty

By Shamik Das | Published: November 19, 2012

  Following ‘energygate’; the windfarms row between John Hayes and Ed Davey; Head of the Committee on Climate Change John Gummer’s remarks; the energy bills row; and energy companies’ threats to withdraw hundreds of millions of pounds of investment - all of which occured in the last month – the chairman of the energy select committee, [...]

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Coalition subsidy for nuclear could spark major political fallout

By Guest | Published: July 16, 2011

Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas MP, writes about the Liberal Democrat u-turn on nuclear energy, and the need for a low-carbon future.

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Emissions targets aren’t tough enough, says Commons committee

By Casper ter Kuile | Published: January 11, 2010

A new report by the Environmental Audit Committee warns that domestic emission reductions will be futile without a global climate deal. It calls for 42% reductions.

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