Posted on March 11, 2008 by robertkyriakides
I am writing this before Mr Darling announces his budget, which according to the papers will be a “Green Budget” with “green” taxes. I have always been in favour of the polluter paying for his hers or its pollution. This is one of the four energy principles that I have written about in the Energy [...]
Filed under: Alistair Darling, PV, carbon emissions, climate change, electricity, energy, gas, global warming, microgeneration, oil, petrol, pollution, solar, solar energy, solar panels, tax, wind turbines | Tagged: bitumen mining, BP, green budget, green taxes, labour, oil prices, reasons for oil prices, tar mining, tithe | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 5, 2008 by robertkyriakides
Greater London is now a “Low Emission Zone”. It does not mean that everyone in London will be compelled to emit fewer emissions, so do not put away your asthma inhaler yet. It is something rather different.
Filed under: carbon emissions, cars, climate change, ken livingstone, petrol, pollution | Tagged: CCTV, congestion zone, EU emission standards for trucks, ken livingstone, LEZ, low emission zone, Mayor of London, traffic pollution | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 19, 2008 by robertkyriakides
Are we creating fewer carbon emissions? This can be very hard to discover. If you want to look at the world as a whole you have to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere scientifically. The last most accurate measurement was 381 parts of carbon dioxide per million parts of the atmosphere. Various [...]
Filed under: Coal, carbon emissions, climate change, electricity, energy, energy statistics, fuel poverty, gas, heat, natural gas, nuclear, nuclear energy, oil, petrol | Tagged: 381ppm, BERR, catastrophic climate change, domestic consumption, driving gently, electricty statistics, failing policy, gas, nulcear, oil, saving energy | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 14, 2008 by robertkyriakides
India’s population is not only growing but prospering. The Indian economy is booming, and jobs are better paid than they ever where, and there are better paid jobs than ever. In these circumstances it is not surprising that more Indians can afford cars and that one Indian car manufacturer, Tata Motors, will be introducing a very [...]
Filed under: India, carbon emissions, cars, climate change, petrol, transport | Tagged: Asian prosperity, £1000 new car, car ownership, engine size, fuel efficiency, India, tata nano | 7 Comments »
