Posted in Comment on 12/17/2010 02:08 pm by Stephen Tindale
UK Energy Secretary, Chris Huhne, has proposed a radical overhaul of the UK’s electricity market. This is good news, but the government must do more to combat fuel poverty.
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Posted in Comment on 12/14/2010 05:47 pm by Stephen Tindale
The Cancun climate summit made some progress in three important areas: forests, funding and CCS. None of these was dramatic, but at least the direction was right.
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Posted in Policy on 12/06/2010 07:36 pm by Stephen Tindale
The US federal government passed energy acts in 2005, 2007 and 2008, each aiming to increase energy efficiency and expand renewables. The 2009 Recovery Act also had money for these, However, to get a clear picture of American energy policy, we need to look not just at federal programs, but also at what state governments are doing.
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