Blogposts tagged 'Green Jobs'

Government knocks the wind out of renewables

Posted by nathan - 28 April 2009 at 4:07pm - 17 Comments

Two breaking stories neatly illustrate the flawed logic which still lurks at the heart of UK energy policy. First up is that German energy utility RWE's bid to build a new nuclear plant near Kirksanton in Cumbria will mean dismantling an existing wind farm on the site. While at the other end of the country, 600 workers at the Vestas Blades wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight could be facing redundancy.

Article tagged as: EDF, gordon brown, green jobs, nuclear power, renewable energy, RWE, vestas, wind power

'Green opportunity' knocks for Brown - and is missed

Posted by jossc - 12 January 2009 at 12:42pm - 2 Comments

Energy efficient housing - 56 Tomlins Gove in London

Making our homes energy efficient is a key step towards decarbonising the economy

With our economy reeling under the worst economic conditions for over a decade, Gordon Brown held a much trumpeted 'jobs summit' today to outline his plans to keep the country at work. Facing the dangerous combination of a credit-fuelled financial crisis, concerns over energy security and prices and accelerating climate change, he has missed an historic opportunity to boost the economy and take an important step towards decarbonising it at the same time.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy efficiency, gordon brown, green jobs, renewable energy

Greatest investment is in the future of the planet

Posted by tracy - 24 November 2008 at 9:11am - 0 Comments

It’s pre-budget announcement day, and there is already a lot of talk about the details and how Labour’s plans to reinvigorate the economy are going to shake out. As I tumbled out of bed Radio 4 was discussing the impact this announcement will have on the next election - it could make or break the Labour party.

But while most are focusing on the short term measures to get us through the toughest months, we also need to look at investment that will ensure a better quality of life in the long run and a healthy planet. We’ve published ads in the Guardian, Times and Independent today focused on the longer term investment needed to refocus the economy, provide jobs and protect the most valuable asset we have – the planet.

Article tagged as: budget, climate change, credit crunch, economy, green economy, green jobs
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