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November 02, 2004
Labour relax carbon dioxide controls
Back in September, Blair and Howard both emphasized the importance of doing something about climate change. There was the usual talk about ‘British initiatives’ for the benefit of British voters who like to be told about Britain leading the world (normally spuriously) in one progressive field or another.
Unfortunately at the end of last month Environment secretary Margaret Beckett announced relaxation of the curbs on carbon dioxide emissions which are part of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, beginning on 1 January 2005. The limit will now be 756 million tonnes (over the next three years) instead of the 736 million tonnes originally announced in May.
Meanwhile there is more news today about ‘irreversible change’ in the Arctic. The region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. In the words of Nicola Saltman of the WWF, “The big melt has begun”.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3651052.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3958557.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3645772.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3975805.stm
Posted by Simon Holledge at November 2, 2004 11:50 PM
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