Energy

Reducing CO2 emissions from energy generation is key to tackling climate change. Over the coming years, the UK's ageging coal, gas and nuclear power stations will need replacing and we have to decide what comes next. Do we want a clean energy future and a thriving green economy or do we rebuild the expensive, polluting energy dinosaurs?

We're campaigning for a clean energy future. A stronger green economy with new jobs and growth. Clean, efficient renewable energy and to end CO2 emissions from electricity generation.

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Top 10 things we need to see in the budget to solve our energy problems

The government will present the budget on Wednesday and motorists are hoping George Osborne will make fuel cheaper for them as energy prices soar. While this...
Posted by tracy.frauzel - 21 March, 2011 - 20:10

Budget 2011 briefing

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...
Posted by jamie - 21 March, 2011 - 01:00

Stick your message on our pod

Not all of us can scamper up an oil rig's anchor chain - but we can all come up with ideas, and we need yours asap. As our occupation of Chevron's massive...
Posted by jamie - 22 September, 2010 - 13:31

Chevron: another company that needs to go beyond oil

As you probably know by now, the ship our climbers are currently sitting on is the Stena Carron, a 228m drill ship operated by US oil giant Chevron. Texaco,...
Posted by jamie - 22 September, 2010 - 09:45

Behind the scenes of the oil rig action

Belatedly, here's a video from the Esperanza featuring climbing superstar Sim, one of the four activists who scaled Cairn Energy's rig last week. As well...
Posted by jamie - 9 September, 2010 - 15:43

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