TalkClimateChange

I think we can all agree the unintended consequences of mandated levels of bio-fuels have had some really devastating results globally. The World Food Programme says the increase in food costs has devastated their 2008 hunger relief programs. Mono-agriculture has reduced crop diversity and added to the problems of nitrogen contamination of water systems as […]

Families in the UK could face increases in household costs of up to £1,300 this year as a result of higher energy and food costs, according to a survey published this week. That’s the bad news. The good news is that higher average UK temperatures will cause fewer deaths, preventing pensioners from freezing to […]

Continuing our commentary on the madness of biofuels we have been happy to note that a group of British Members of Parliament  have come to their senses and are petitioning the EU to rethink their biofuels policy.  The report follows a previous admission from the Environment minister of the European Commission that certain environmental and […]

The EU has at long last admitted that it’s policies on biofuels were a “mistake” and is implementing a policy review to redress the issue. Environment minister of the European Commission Stavros Dimas admitted that certain environmental and social problems associated with biofuels had not been foreseen.
Our view is that the impacts of many green […]

If you live in the UK you will not have escaped the big furore over nuclear power this week following the release of the British Government’s energy policy which has decidedly committed the country to the nuclear path, signalling the first live shot in the climate change battle.
People want energy, people don’t want energy production. […]