The Government's reckless pursuit of fracking and nuclear power, combined with its irrational hatred of renewables, onshore wind in particular, is taking the UK down a dangerous energy cul-de-sac, write Peter Strachan & Alex Russell. A redical rethink is due, or we'll be stuck with soaring fuel bills for years to come.
… point that it is commercially viable. If the subsidies are now cut, it will become a dead …
As the Conservative party winds up its annual conference, Bibi van der Zee takes a closer look at some of its key players and gleans a little more about their ‘positions’ on the environment
… meeting that he wanted to see an end to green subsidies because “if you start having subsidies you end up with a Soviet-style … not, however, discussed how he feels about subsidies for the nuclear industry. Above …
As the UK's electricity supply margins drop to new lows, the government's punitive approach to renewables will only make matters worse, write Peter Strachan & Alex Russell. Likewise its threats to boycott Scotland's wind power is utterly irrational - we will need it to keep our lights on.
… Westminster's intention to curb solar power subsidies and to possibly abandon future UK onshore wind subsidies completely has heightened the risk …
With its choice of Hinkley Point C - a £100 billion nuclear boondoggle - its enthusiastic support for expensive and environmentally harmful fracking, and its relentless attack on renewable energy, the UK government's energy policy is both morally and economically bankrupt, write Peter Strachan & Alex Russell. It must urgently reconsider this folly and embrace the renewable energy transition.
… region of £18-£25 billion. Then there are the subsidies that will amount to a conservative …
It may look a lot like blackmail but if we want renewables it looks like we are going to have to accept nuclear ... Bibi van der Zee explains why
Behind The Headlines Bibi van der Zee | 9th November 2012 News Enery Renewables Nuclear Endergy John Hayes bibi bike.jpg It may look a lot like blackmail but if we want renewables it looks like we …
The UK government's insistence of pursuing fracking is based on a flawed and utterly misinformed vision of our future, write Alex Russell and Peter Strachan. Rather than delivering the prosperity they promise, large scale fracking would cause massive pollution of air and water, undermine vital export industries, and leave us with an irretrievably damaged economy and natural environment.
Challenging the delusion of cheap, safe shale gas extraction Alex Russell Peter Strachan | 20th October 2016 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Pollution UK England Wales Scotland Water Health Food …
Continuing her exclusive series - Coalition Green Watch - Bibi van der Zee further assesses David Cameron's pledge to head the 'greenest government in history' and, whilst the jury may still be out, finds alarming cause for concern...
Bibi van der Zee: Government 'no more in touch with the countryside than Labour' Bibi van der Zee | 10th March 2011 Comment Politics And Economics David Cameron Climate Decc Blogs And Comment …
In the first of an exclusive new series Bibi van der Zee sets out how we'll put to the test David Cameron's pledge to head the 'greenest government in history' - and why we need YOUR help
… seem to be that electric cars can keep their subsidies, the Green Deal (with a very welcome …
Planning - a dull subject that has a direct impact on some of the most important areas of our lives. One proposal to speed up planning has just been scrapped by the new Government. What will replace it, asks Bibi Van Der Zee
… say campaigners Nuclear industry's need for subsidies rather than political opposition …