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Mail’s dodgy maths bumps up the cost of wind
Subsidies for windfarms cost every household £25 a year, according to the Daily Mail today. Government figures show the Mail's calculation is an overestimate, however. Conservative MP Stephen...
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EU's domestic-only climate proposal reflects global stalemate The European Union had little choice in proposing not to outsource more of its emission cuts abroad to meet a 2030 target because the...
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The Thames Barrier’s extraordinary year prompts government to reconsider long...
Are the Thames' flood defences still up to the job? That's the question on London mayor Boris Johnson's lips. He's called for a review of the capitals flood prevention plans after this winter's...
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Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe Three EU Countries Hit 2020 Renewable Benchmarks Early Sweden is sourcing 51 per cent of its energy from renewables, according to...
View ArticleTelegraph uses Sky-high estimate for cost of energy infrastructure
The cost of building new power stations, windfarms and upgrading the grid will cause consumer energy bills to " soar" another £640 by the end of the decade, announces Sky News. But the claim -...
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New polling: 75 per cent say humans are significantly affecting climate
75 per cent of people believe it's wrong to say human activity is not significantly affecting the climate - and most believe the benefits of tackling climate change outweigh the risks, according to...
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Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe Britain has the right energy policies in place, it just needs to keep the costs down Energy chief Vincent de Rivaz adds his voice...
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From London to Los Angeles: Tailoring climate policy to meet cities’ needs
From London's bright lights to LA's jammed highways, no two cities are alike. And the way they go about cutting their greenhouse gas emissions should be just as unique, a new paper argues. Cities are...
View ArticleThe carbon price floor: disliked, divisive and about to be frozen
A controversial government measure aimed at increasing the price of fossil fuels looks likely to be frozen in this week's budget, in a move the Telegraph says will " reignite the row over green...
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Official prophecy of doom: Global warming will cause widespread conflict, displace millions of people and devastate the global economy The Independent takes a look at the second instalment of the...
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Budget 2014, Why shed a tear the unloved carbon price floor?
Sometimes, the Chancellor must feel like he just can't win. When he introduced the UK's top-up carbon tax - the carbon price floor - environmentalists called it costly and ineffective. Now that he's...
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Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate The American Association for the Advancement of Science, a large scientific society in the US, has released a report identifying areas of scientific certainty in...
View ArticleBudget 2014: Key climate and energy announcements
Chancellor George Osborne today delivered his fifth budget. Among a few pre-election treats for voters were some important changes to the government's energy and climate policies - few of them good...
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Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe Greenhouse gas rise 'will boost crop yield' A new study suggests rising greenhouse gases may result in better harvests of wheat...
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Heatproofing London: How adaptation to climate change can reduce heat-related...
Heatwaves have an amplified impact in cities, causing disproportionate discomfort, health risks and mortality rates - an effect that's expected to worsen as temperatures rise, according to new...
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Budget 2014: Five key climate and energy numbers
Chancellor George Osborne delivered his fifth budget yesterday. It seems the chancellor has been taking notes from his party leader, with a number of measures squarely aimed at cutting the "green...
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Rising energy demand a threat to strained water supplies - UN By 2030, the world will need 40 percent more water and 50 percent more energy than now, according to the UN's World Water Development...
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Scientists respond to “misleading” Times article about climate change’s...
The authors of a new paper on how climate change could affect crop yields in the future have reacted to an article in the Times yesterday, calling the headline "very misleading". The Times piece...
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Get the daily briefing in your inbox at 9AM - click here to subscribe UN scientists see grim future if no climate action An overview of next week's report from the IPCC, laying out the greater risks...
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A big UN report on climate change impacts is coming: how is it being reported?
Hundreds of governments will convene in Japan tomorrow to discuss a new major UN climate change report. From slowing economic growth to species extinctions to food insecurity, the report reviews...
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