Peers win concession on offset limits in climate bill – The Guardian

Posted November 18th, 2008 in bills, climate change, emissions trading, environmental protection, news by sally

“The government last night moved to tighten its commitment to the 80% reduction of carbon emissions by the year 2050, introducing a safeguard that a limit be placed on reductions achieved by buying international offsetting credits.”

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The Guardian, 18th November 2008

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Channel 4 ruled ‘unjust and unfair’ in climate change documentary – The Guardian

Posted July 21st, 2008 in bias, climate change, media, news by sally

“Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 breached broadcasting codes on impartiality and was ‘unjust and unfair’ in the way it represented individuals in its controversial documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle.”

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The Guardian, 21st July 2008

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UK bill to set carbon targets clears first hurdle – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2008 in bills, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, emissions trading, news by sally

“The UK government’s groundbreaking bill to combat climate change cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons last night.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2008

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Bill signals legally-binding emissions targets – The Independent

Posted November 6th, 2007 in carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, environmental protection, news by sally

“The Queen’s Speech includes a Climate Change Bill which would make the UK the first country in the world to introduce legally-binding targets for emissions cuts.”

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The Independent, 6th November 2007

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Government accused over emissions bill – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2007 in carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, environmental protection, news by sally

“Green groups and opposition politicians rounded on the government yesterday for not imposing tighter limits on carbon emissions in its amendment to the climate change bill – and claimed that airlines and shipping firms, two of the biggest polluters, had been let off the hook.”

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The Guardian, 30th October 2007

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Al Gore’s inconvenient judgment – The Times

Posted October 11th, 2007 in climate change, education, judicial review, news by sally

“Al Gore’s award-winning climate change documentary was littered with nine inconvenient untruths, a judge ruled yesterday.”

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The Times, 11th October 2007

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