Climate change UK news 2010

"'Because it matters that people take personal responsibility themselves, we want all individuals and all businesses to join us and build a shared national purpose to make Britain a world leader in tackling climate change.' Gordon Brown, June 24 2007 / Inspiring Quotes 5"

2010

advises UK to cut emissions 60% by 2030, 7 December 2010

Kent Green Party delighted by the news that EoN is abandoning its proposed new coal fired power station for Kingsnorth in Kent, 20th October "This is an important first step towards getting the carbon out of the UK's energy future. Reducing energy demand through efficiency, and investing in microgeneration for homes, offices, schools and hospitals must be coupled with larger scale renewable energy projects like the London Array Wind Farm. We can meet our energy needs by being a lot more efficient in our use of energy, and making use of a variety of renewable energy technologies." Steve Dawe. place


 * Provisional estimates for 2009 greenhouse gas emissions show a decline of 8.6% during 2009, 25 March


 * Emissions drop due to recession, not government, say experts, 1 February


 * Environmental Audit Committee urges government to cut emissions more quickly at home, 11 January

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