http://climateanswers.info What we can and should do to prevent dangerous climate change and also to make us more secure, richer and happier Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:10:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/31-july-2010-european-commission-sensible-on-coal-subsidies-but-not-on-nuclear-fusion/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/31-july-2010-european-commission-sensible-on-coal-subsidies-but-not-on-nuclear-fusion/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:05:44 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4069 http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/31-july-2010-european-commission-sensible-on-coal-subsidies-but-not-on-nuclear-fusion/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/the-eu-must-support-clean-energy-not-dirty-coal/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/the-eu-must-support-clean-energy-not-dirty-coal/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:22:40 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=4067 The European Commission has proposed that subsidies to hard coal should be phased out by 2014. This is good, but must be agreed by EU national governments, some of whom will almost certainly try to extend the deadline.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/07/the-eu-must-support-clean-energy-not-dirty-coal/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/06/repowering-communities/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/06/repowering-communities/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:09:29 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3726 I am writing a book, with Prashant Vaze and Peter Meyer on the role that local, regional and state governments should play in increasing energy efficiency and promoting low carbon energy. This will be published by Earthscan in 2011.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/06/repowering-communities/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/06/editorial-7-june-2010-subsidies-should-be-switched/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/06/editorial-7-june-2010-subsidies-should-be-switched/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:28:45 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3708 http://climateanswers.info/2010/06/editorial-7-june-2010-subsidies-should-be-switched/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-27-may-2010-uk-bills-and-bonfires/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-27-may-2010-uk-bills-and-bonfires/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 11:29:29 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3619 http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-27-may-2010-uk-bills-and-bonfires/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-13-may-2010-a-new-uk-government/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-13-may-2010-a-new-uk-government/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 10:23:38 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3580 http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-13-may-2010-a-new-uk-government/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-10-may-2010-can-the-climate-wait-for-democracy/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-10-may-2010-can-the-climate-wait-for-democracy/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 10:07:35 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3567 http://climateanswers.info/2010/05/editorial-10-may-2010-can-the-climate-wait-for-democracy/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/editorial-26-april-2010-climate-hustings-event-for-uk-general-election/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/editorial-26-april-2010-climate-hustings-event-for-uk-general-election/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:48:52 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3535 http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/editorial-26-april-2010-climate-hustings-event-for-uk-general-election/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/editorial-18-april-2010-uk-manifestos-and-climate-proposals/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/editorial-18-april-2010-uk-manifestos-and-climate-proposals/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:04:48 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3479 http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/editorial-18-april-2010-uk-manifestos-and-climate-proposals/feed/ 0 http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/2010-manifestos-of-conservatives-labour-liberal-democrats-and-greens-on-electricity-and-heat/ http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/2010-manifestos-of-conservatives-labour-liberal-democrats-and-greens-on-electricity-and-heat/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:53:07 +0000 Stephen Tindale http://climateanswers.info/?p=3435 All three main UK parties take climate seriously and promise to reduce emissions and expand low-carbon energy. They all recognise the energy security and employment benefits. This article includes quotations from the relevant parts of the manifestos of the three main parties on heat and electricity - energy efficiency, fuel poverty and energy production.]]> http://climateanswers.info/2010/04/2010-manifestos-of-conservatives-labour-liberal-democrats-and-greens-on-electricity-and-heat/feed/ 0