100 per cent support for 80 per cent cuts
Green Alliance has welcomed the government's commitment to
an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050. Commenting on the news, Green Alliance director, Stephen Hale said:
"Ed Miliband's first major decision suggests he gets it. An 80% cut in emissions by 2050 is needed to avert catastrophic climate change. It will drive a revolution in energy policy."
Press release 03.10.08
EU must support carbon capture and storage
A new Green Alliance collection of essays demonstrates the importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in tackling the twin challenges of energy security and climate change.
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Press release 03.10.08
Wanted: renewables manufacturing plan
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The government's new manufacturing strategy reflects none of its bold ambitions for renewables.
Where is our green manufacturing strategy, like Germany's, with policies and incentives to bring green jobs and manufacturing to the UK?
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Green Alliance comment
Low carbon is the only way out of the economic downturn
Read commentary by Green Alliance director Stephen Hale in the latest issues of The Ecologist and The ENDS Report.
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Fit for the future?
Green Alliance is one of the nine leading UK environment groups to publish The Green Standard 2007-08 review of the parties in the run up to party conference season.
We evaluate progress on the environment in the past year.
Read the report Press release 10.09.08