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- New Energy And Climate Change Department for UK
According to the bbc:"It is confirmed - cabinet office minister Ed Miliband will be secretary of state at the new energy and climate change department. "This could be interesting, fingers crossed.According to epolitix:The new department will take over the energy brief from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the climate change portfolio from the Department for
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 58 hours ago
- Climate Rush Prelude
On October 13th The Climate Rush is Going to ParliamentA small prellude to this event has just been carried out to get everyone excited about what it is going to look like.Photos from Amelia's Blog
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 106 hours ago
- Final Garnaut Review Published
The Garnaut Review has now come to a concluded its work, back in July the 'supplementary draft' was released and now comes the final report. The report is an Australian version of the British Stern Review. I only hope that the Australian govornment pay more attention to the letter from its author than our govornment appears to be paying to Nicholas Stern's conclusions.The letter concludes:
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 130 hours ago
- Update on international environmental agreements.
Interested in how the people of this planet attempt to govern there common interests in environmental integrity? Well, it's a complex area for the newcomer. One place to start might be with the MEA (Multilateral Environmental Agreement) bulletin.The latest installment.
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 178 hours ago
- Making the aviation debate easier.
The UK govornment are fighting all plans to restrict aviation expansion including the use of the EU ETS , not content with blocking sane climate policies they are also trying to block evidence of the counterarguments to there policies. For example, the SDC and IPPR produced a report calling for a halt to aviation expansion untill the contested evidence was settled and a concencus found, now,
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 202 hours ago
- New Report: Building the Climate Movement
The Change Agency have just completed and published the results of two year research project: Building the Climate Movement Online (PDF). 200 activists were surveyed and they've just put the report up on their website. This report is a first of its kind, a really useful tool for climate activists.Building the climate movement | Action research projectClimate change is high on the agenda for
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 226 hours ago
- London City Flash Mob: Wed Oct 8th @ 5.54pm
London City Flash Mob - Stop Airport Expansion!Flash Mob!No Expansion of City AirportWednesday 8th October5.45 pm (on the dot!)Newham Town HallNewham Council will decide whether to give the go-ahead to a 50% increase in the number of flights using City Airport.Newham has a history of supporting expansionFlights numbers would jump from 80,000 to 120,000 a year:· Horrendous noise
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 226 hours ago
- Green Jobs: The time is now?
The idea of Green Jobs or sometimes Green Collar Jobs hasn't been around for that long but is certainly making headway and is starting to become a common phrase for numerous organizations working on climate change.Alliance For Climate Protection:Dear Calvin,Please join us this Saturday, September 27 for the Green Jobs Now National Day of Action. Hundreds of events will be held across the
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 226 hours ago
- Angry Eco warrior hijacks Ryanair's AGM
Climate Change campaigners gave the master of the zany photo-op, Michael O'Leary, a taste of his own medicine when they hijacked Ryanair's AGM to launch a boisterous attack on his environmental record.
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 226 hours ago
- UK Opposes inclusion of Aviation in EU ETS
Don't worry about aviation expansion--it will account for the entire uk carbon budget by 2050 but it's ok we will use the EU emissions trading scheme. Only we won't according to the BBC the govornment aren't even willing to pay off other members of the EU for our polluting ways. In 2008 the UK Labor Govornment has a policy of 'lets not think or--god forbid--talk about aviation. Surely it will go
Source: ClimateChangeAction - added 226 hours ago