Ben has an article about Roger Pielke Jr's criticism of the UK's Climate Change Act on Spiked. The rate of decarbonisation required to meet these targets would, according to Roger Pielke, be ‘more aggressive than has ever been documented in any developed country at...
The Stupid Stansted Stupid Defence
The Stansted protesters have had their day in court. Most of the 22 campaigners, who are members of the group Plane Stupid, were ordered to do between 50 and 90 hours community service after admitting aggravated trespass. The incident closed the airport in Essex for...
Coincidence?
Last week, the UK’s Climate Change Bill was passed, and became the Climate Change Act. Today, the Climate Change Committee published it’s report, Building a low-carbon economy - the UK's contribution to tackling climate change. The committee were asked to give their...
Climate Change Bill. Part 3 – 'Ayes' Wide Shut
There is a list of the MPs - our 'democratic representatives' - in the house of commons who voted for the Climate Change Bill ammendment's on Tuesday at http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-10-28&number=298&showall=yes#voters 470 (out of 646)...
The Climate Change Bill. Part 2 – Appealing to Authority.
Here is an exchange between Peter Lilley MP, and other members of the House of Commons on Tuesday's reading of the Climate Change Bill. Notice how Elliot Morley cites Stern and Lord Turner as authorities. It is as if Stern had no critics. The entire house of commons...
The Climate Change Bill. Part 1 – They Don't Work for You.
The third reading of the Climate Change Bill took place in parliament yesterday. More on that later. The reading was preceded by an Early Day Motion (EDM) to include shipping and aviation in the scope of the bill. EDM 2233 - CLIMATE CHANGE BILL (No. 2) - 14.10.2008...
The Climate Change Bill and the Nobs
Read Ben's article on the Register, about the Climate Change Bill being debated in Parliament today, and the elite who stand to gain from it. An aristocracy is a form of government by an elite that considers itself to possess greater virtues than the hoi polloi,...
80% and the Climate Change Aristocracy
The Independent newspaper announced yesterday that The UK should cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by mid-century, the Government's climate change committee recommended today. The committee said a more stringent target than the 60 per cent cut...
Emissions Policy Policy Omission
Hilary Benn, Environment Secretary, son of Tony, successor to David Miliband, announced on Monday that the target of 60% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 set by his predecessor may not be enough. This comes in the wake of the Tories trumping the 60% figure, with...