Political Climate

So EC climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard today finally published a paper backing away from a proposal that Europe commit itself to a 30% reduction in emissions by 2020 (despite rumours to the contary on the front page of The Times, subsequently taken to task by George Monbiot!). The economic slump since 2008 means that the existing 20% target [...]

Hi all – we went away for a little while there, due to various pressures at work and home. But expect to see postings much more frequently on Political Climate from now on. Coming up: The limits to environmentalism Part 3 – we review Tim Jackson’s Prosperity without Growth A Tale of Two Milibands Why we [...]