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We’ve got carbon emissions targets we can still be proud of

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 17 May 2011 at 5:38pm - 23 Comments

David Cameron stepped into a cabinet row this week and accepted the recommendations from the government’s independent climate advisors for ambitious targets that would lead to a 50% cut in carbon emissions by 2025.

Article tagged as: carbon emissions, chris hunhe, climate change act, david cameron, green investment bank

Greenpeace reaction to Vestas offshore wind turbine factory plan in UK

11 May, 2011

Greenpeace today welcomed the announcement by Vestas that they will build a factory for offshore wind turbines in Kent employing up to 2,000 people.

John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK said:

“This is excellent news and shows that there are real jobs and huge opportunities for the UK in renewable energy. The government now needs to create the right regulatory framework to build a sustainable green economy.

Article tagged as: clean energy, climate change, energy, green investment bank, renewable energy, vestas, wind power

Why are the oil companies complaining?

Posted by Richardg - 18 April 2011 at 4:41pm - 1 Comment
Cairn's tugs drag icebergs out the way of its Arctic oil drilling rig
All rights reserved. Credit: Will Rose / Greenpeace
Cairn's tugs drag icebergs out the way of its Arctic oil drilling rig

Ever since last month’s Budget, oil companies have been complaining about George Osborne’s tax on North Sea oil and gas. Yet many have just announced record profits - boosted considerably by current sky-high oil prices. What do they take us for?

Article tagged as: budget, cairn, cairn energy, climate change, conservatives, Encore, EnQuest, exxon, george osborne, green investment bank, Nautical Petrolem, politics, renewable energy, shell, Statoil, Valiant Petroleum, Xcite Energy

'Greenest government ever' keeps us addicted to oil and other dirty energies

Posted by jamie - 24 March 2011 at 4:32pm - 8 Comments

So yesterday's budget was from the self-proclaimed 'greenest government ever', but was it the greenest budget ever? How could it be, when it has done nothing to break our addiction with oil, hobbled the Green Investment Bank before it's even started, and provided a windfall for nuclear power.

Article tagged as: budget, climate change, george osborne, green investment bank, politics, renewable energy

Budget 2011 briefing

Publication date:  29 March, 2011

A briefing prepared in advance of the 2011 UK government budget, explaining how the chancellor's decisions will affect the Green Investment Bank, clean energy schemes, transport solutions and the carbon levy.

Download the report:
Article tagged as: budget, carbon levy, clean energy, climate change, energy, green investment bank, politics

The one bank we really should be saving

Posted by jamess - 17 December 2010 at 11:17am - 11 Comments
Greenpeace activists on the Treasury sending a message to Chancellor George Osbo
All rights reserved. Credit: John Cobb / Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists on the Treasury sending a message to Chancellor George Osborne

HBOS? Bailed. Lloyds TSB? Done. RBS? I'll get my chequebook. Green Investment Bank? Erm, no thanks.

The only bailing being done by today's government is on its green promises, and one stands out bigger than the rest: the commitment to establish a Green Investment Bank.

Article tagged as: chris huhne, climate change, george osborne, green bank, green investment bank

Government 'Surrenders to Old Guard' Over Energy Plans

Tomorrow's energy market reforms overshadowed by U-turn on Green Investment Bank

15 December, 2010

Tomorrow the Government will propose reforms to the energy market which aim to kickstart the process of rebuilding Britain's power infrastructure over the coming decades.

But today's Guardian newspaper also reports that Climate and Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is considering downgrading plans for a new 'Green Investment Bank', which would strip it of powers to issue 'green bonds' and leave it with the status of a conventional government fund for an unspecified period of time.

Reacting to the news, Greenpeace policy director Dr. Doug Parr said:

Article tagged as: climate change, energy market, green bank, green investment bank

Video: Remember George, green bank = new jobs

Posted by jossc - 19 October 2010 at 3:38pm - 0 Comments

Greenpeace climbers scaled the Treasury building on the eve of the government's spending review, to hang a banner urging Chancellor George Osborne to create a Green Investment Bank which could create tens of thousands of new jobs by funding low-carbon programmes across the country.

Article tagged as: climate change, george osborne, green investment bank, jobs

George's top 10 green promises

Posted by jamess - 19 October 2010 at 6:44am - 2 Comments

A few moments ago, four of our activists scaled the Treasury building where George Osborne works to deliver him a reminder: Green Bank = New Jobs. Right now he’s finalising the package of government cuts and spending that’s going to be released tomorrow, but we don’t want to see the potential for a green economy and new jobs squeezed out by the spending review.


A few moments ago, four of our activists scaled the Treasury building where George Osborne works to deliver him a reminder: Green Bank = New Jobs

Right now he’s finalising the package of government cuts and spending that’s going to be released tomorrow, but we don’t want to see the potential for a green economy and new jobs squeezed out by the spending review.

Article tagged as: climate change, george osborne, green investment bank, jobs

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