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Nuclear or no nuclear….the first dispute for the UK’s newly elected Cameron-Clegg coalition

May 14, 2010 by Climatico Analysis
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As former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown and his family stepped down from service, the new Conservative leader, David Cameron has finally stepped in to Number 10 Downing Street.  In the most exciting, yet controversial general election for decades, the UK has seen a Cameron and his next in command, Nick Clegg from the Liberal... [read more]

Brown Praises Siemens Offshore Wind Energy Work

April 18, 2010 by Vicky Portwain
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The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the Siemens facility in Manchester this week and took the opportunity to speak of the bright future for the company in the offshore wind sector. The tour involved visiting the facility that has carried out work on offshore wind energy. There were alse demonstrations of technologies used in the... [read more]

Time ticks away: the final hours at Copenhagen

December 16, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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Author: Sabrina Chesterman Hillary Clinton announces US support for a large Climate Change Fund (Image by: Andy Revkin) As the high level plenary rolls on, countries are disaggregated in their commitments, divided in their sovereign requirements and the bottom line remains, the COP still is no closer to a firm climate agreement. An... [read more]

Will Europe go for a 30% cut in carbon pollution (from 1990 levels) by 2020 at Copenhagen?

December 9, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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The European Union has proposed cutting its carbon emissions 30 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 if other developed countries reduce their carbon emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. But Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said in Copenhagen that the European Union should proceed with its 30 percent reductions targets... [read more]

Crafty DFID accounting for Bangladesh adaptation

July 14, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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Floods in Bangladesh (source: oneworld.net) Last year the UK pledged £75 million to Bangladesh, often cited as one of the countries that will be hit very hard by climate change. Even modest sea level rises could flood 20% of land. The cash will be used for things like raising homes in high-risk flood areas, provide flood-resilient... [read more]

Road to Copenhagen…UK plans are revealed

July 6, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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December 2009 is the key date when global world leaders aim to agree a ‘Global’ climate change plan at the forthcoming UN Summit at Copenhagen.  UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, outline what they would like to see emerge from the December 2009 Copenhagen summit in... [read more]

Re-shuffle Brings New Green Ministers

June 7, 2009 by Vicky Portwain
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Gordon Brown’s cabinet re-shuffle at the end of last week led to John Denham being selected as the new Communities Secretary of State. Denham replaces Hazel Blears who resigned dramatically earlier in the week amidst continuing MP expenses revelations. Blears’s allies accused the government of trying to ’smear’ her after a story... [read more]

“Carbon Bonds” – could they finance our way to a low carbon economy?

April 9, 2009 by Climatico Analysis
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The G20 has just been and gone, but another London summit last month saw Prime Minister Gordon Brown, business secretary Lord Mandelson and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, talk of the danger that Britain would get left behind in the “global race” towards a low-carbon economy. The flipside, they said, was an opportunity to create... [read more]