Discount airlines have now become targets for direct-action environmental campaigners, upset at the carbon emissions arising from cheap air-travel.  Yesterday’s Guardian newspaper carried a story about protest action which prevented staff from entering the head-office buiding of EasyGroup, owners of airline Easyjet.  This was accompanied by co-ordinated protests against regional airports and travel agents in Britain.  The [...]

The report on the economics of climate change, commissioned by the British Treasurer from Sir Nicholas Stern, is now available, from here.  The associated press release summarises the main findings as:
The first half of the Review focuses on the impacts and risks arising from uncontrolled climate change, and on the costs and opportunities associated with [...]

The British Government recently commissioned Sir Nicholas Stern, former Chief Economist for the World Bank, to review the economics of climate change.  His report is due to published tomorrow. Ahead of publication, the last week has seen a flurry of newspaper articles anticipating his findings.  This Financial Times story on Friday is typical.  If these [...]

Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Trains (among other businesses), has asked the UK Government to reduce the fuel duty on blended biofuel, according to this Guardian article.  Pure biofuel attracts a duty of 6p per litre, while the duty on industrial diesel is 7p per litre.  The blend of the two fuels together is 50p per [...]

Large financial investors are lobbying the UK Government for clearer emissions policies in stage II of the European Emissions Trading Scheme, from 2012, according to this report in the Guardian.
“City fund managers are to lobby the government for clarity on emission targets after 2012, claiming the uncertainty surrounding international policy in the future is hampering [...]