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Grumpy Climate Change Commentator: Emissions Targets - Do They Add Up?


Another weird day in Climate Change, where I just cant quite get things to add up.
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain’s goal of cutting emissions of climate warming carbon dioxide by 60 percent by 2050 will be reviewed by the end of the year and may be raised, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said on […]

The Pro’s and Con’s of Emissions Cap & Trade


Much has been said following the Bali Climate Summit of the dangers to the world economy through emissions cap & trade schemes which threaten to hinder industrial development and cripple the world economy. Many observers are predicting the end of Western economic success as schemes are implemented which will limit growth - the main barometer […]

European Union Considers Green Import Taxes


The European Union is currently considering proposals to levy import taxes on goods from countries that do not sign up to emissions treaties.
Taxes will likely be charged based on the equivalent price of an EU emissions permit for specific goods as a way of levelling the playing field between goods manufactured subject to emissions cap […]

EU encourages aviation, but gets heavy on cars


EU ministers are set to agree a deal which will see aircraft emissions continue to rise, and potentially offer a large cash bonus to airlines.
Environmental campaigners will be unsatisfied with a scheme which is likely to do little to reduce emissions, while the rest of us can grumble at funding another EU bureaucratic nightmare which […]