We will all spend more on insulation, low energy light bulbs and other measures

Mr Benn, the Environment Secretary is going to require energy companies to spend more money on energy saving measures, such as insulation and low energy light bulbs with some scope for renewables.
Under the Carbon Emissions Reductions Target “CERT” (formerly known as the Energy Efficiency Commitment “EEC”), energy companies are obliged to spend an amount [...]

Green Taxes, reports gathering dust, and polluters that should pay

I decided in October last year to “blog” about the environment and have posted articles almost every day since then. I called this “Ideas for the Environment” because ideas about improving life sometimes turn into real improvements and without the ideas there will be no improvements. 

Carlisle loses the plot with green homes advice

I have previously written about the excellent work that Suzanne Burgess’s team of energy advisors do at Carlisle’s Energy Efficiency Advice Centre. Their efforts, expertise and commitment over the years have saved tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. They were one of the first energy efficiency teams to support solar thermal and provide an economic high [...]

Gas and electricity prices rise - what this means and what will happen next

If you buy your gas and electricity from Npower you will find yourself paying a lot more for your energy. They are raising gas prices by up to 27% and electricity prices by up to 20%. Average price increase will be around 17% for gas and 15% for electricity. However, you should not be in [...]

Climate Change Conference -Statements of the obvious at Bali

It seems that the delegates at Bali’s Climate Change Conference have agreed that they will not set firm emission targets at this stage but will negotiate them over a two year period and that the new targets agreed in 2009 will replace those set down in Kyoto.
The developing countries, in particular China, thought that [...]

Gordon Brown’s solar panels and David Cameron’s turbine

Hilary Benn has been quiet this week because he has been very busy saving us all from global warming in Bali, although I do not think he has any takers for his Climate Change Bill, except of course the lemmings who always vote for their party, right or wrong, at Westminster.    
It looks like Bali will [...]

World Climate Change Conference provides a road map to nowhere

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali ends on 14th December. If you want to see what is going on they have a web site at http://unfccc.int/2860.php where you may read speeches, press releases and even see web casts. 

Flying is OK because we invest in pig manure

It is not always easy to know if you are doing the right thing, when it comes to the environment. Take the issue of carbon off setting. These days many people – celebrities that you read about in the papers or see on television on and film – tell us that they use this to [...]

World Climate Change Conference - no contest! Shadow boxing at Bali

There will be a stand off at the world climate change conference in Bali – what will look like a fight will in fact end up as a charade. 

Congress declares war on climate change: Gordon watches on

In the United States Congress has more power than Parliament because you can have, as America has now, a Republican President but a Democrat Congress. To imagine this happening in the United Kingdom you would have to see Gordon Brown as Prime Minister but facing a Conservative majority in Parliament. Of course, that could not [...]