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Stuck on you
Activist attempts to glue himself to Gordon Brown |
Joseph Romm |
23 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yes, even stranger than the skater crashing though the ice (though not as funny, notwithstanding the well-known dry British wit): During these turbulent economic times, Gordon Brown is keen for the country to stick by him. However, this probably wasn't quite what he had in mind. Dan Glass, of the climate change pressure group Plane Stupid today tried to superglue himself to the Prime Minister at a Downing Street reception. Yes, that is the name of the gr ... |
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| Topics: air travel, climate, funnies, grassroots activism, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Blair weighs in
U.K.'s former prime minister says symbolic vote on Boxer-Lieberman-Warner matters to the world |
Joseph Romm |
29 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In March, British prime minister Tony Blair launched the Breaking the Climate Deadlock initiative to promote a new global agreement on climate change. Today he has an op-ed the in the Washington Post, 'Leading On Climate Change: How Action in Congress Can Move the World,' in which he argues,The climate change bill that senators are to begin debating next week is a hugely important signal of intent on behalf of U.S. legislators. Yes, negotiations could still alter t ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Ration-All Thought
Personal carbon trading considered in U.K. |
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27 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:17 AM on 27 May 2008 Britain should go ahead with a carbon-credit trading system for individuals, a committee of Members of Parliament has recommended. The system could be modeled on cap-and-trade programs for industry, setting a cap on the amount of carbon each person is allowed to emit and requiring those who would exceed their allotment to purchase credits from those who emit less. Activities such as using gasoline, c ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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U.K. OK
David Miliband talks about democracy and the climate crisis |
Kate Sheppard |
21 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I caught an interesting event this morning with U.K. Foreign Minister David Miliband, who is in town to give a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the 'democratization agenda.' The New American Foundation hosted the morning event with assorted policy wonks, journalists, and political types, and emcee Steve Clemons summarized it best as an attempt to answer the question of whether 'the commitment of the West to liberal values, justice, health ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate equity, Muckraker, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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A Jolly Good Time
British prime minister chats climate with Bush |
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17 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:25 PM on 17 Apr 2008 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in Washington, D.C., Thursday to sit down for a chit-chat with President Bush. Brown told press that he and Bush "agreed we must work internationally to secure progress at the G8 and toward a post-Kyoto deal on climate change. ... I look forward to continuing to work with President Bush and his administration in taking it forward." (Taking what forw ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, climate, George Bush, Gordon Brown, international politics, news, politics, presidential race 08, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: Not now, Darling
U.K.'s Labor Party embraces nuclear but is slow to move on the big climate challenge |
Ben Tuxworth |
09 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Ben Tuxworth, communications director at Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. The British press swooned over the visit of Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni to the U.K. late last month. We're suckers for the idea of French romance, particularly mixed with wealth, sophistication, and the sort of impetuosity we "rosbifs" can seldom muster. Apparently, Bruni saw Sarkozy on TV and said to a fri ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, European Union, nuclear power, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Good on Gordon
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown makes ambitious climate speech |
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21 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:18 PM on 21 Nov 2007 In his first major speech on the environment, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has suggested that Britain could aim to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. To accomplish said goal, Brown promised that all new dwellings in Britain will be zero-carbon by 2016, and that free insulation, low-energy light bulbs, and efficient appliances will be distributed widely to h ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, climate change mitigation, Gordon Brown, heroes, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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I'm Just a Bill, and I'm Sitting Here On ... Uh, Never Mind
British government publishes climate change bill |
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16 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:50 PM on 16 Nov 2007 The British government has published its climate change bill, which would set a target of reducing carbon emissions 60 percent by 2050. The bill will now go through a parliamentary process; if made law, Britain would be the first country to adopt a legally binding commitment to carbon reductions. sources: Reuters, Daily Mail Fro ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Dimmockery
British citizen sues government over distribution of climate-change film to schools |
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28 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:09 PM on 28 Sep 2007 In July, a judge ruled that the British government's decision to send Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth documentary to 3,500 English secondary schools did not constitute political indoctrination of children. British citizen and fun-name owner Stewart Dimmock disagrees, and is suing his government to quash the dastardly distribution. Dimmock claims the "irredeemable&quo ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, climate change skepticism, dimwittery, education, litigation, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Clinton Global Initiative: Blair on political will and economic strength
Tony Blair downplays the importance of political will in the U.S. |
Brian Beutler |
27 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Tony Blair, oddly, just downplayed the importance of political will in the United States, and then, in an aside, said he thinks 'the political will is there.' I think he's been talking to George Bush too much. Building American political will is the key challenge facing us if we want to see a global mitigation regime emerge. Still, the topic of the plenary is 'Economic Growth in the Face of Resource Scarcity and Climate Change,' and on that point, Blair pointed ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, international politics, United States, United Kingdom, Norway, Tony Blair (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: New prime minister steps up to the plate
A glimpse of environmental policies to come from Gordon Brown |
Peter Madden |
03 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Britain has a new prime minister. After leading the country for 10 years, Tony Blair has stepped down. Gordon Brown, Blair's number two for the past decade, takes up the reins. Brown is viewed as solid and dependable, if a little dour. He is slightly to the left of Blair on most issues, though he has also pushed through a lot of bu ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, Gordon Brown, international politics, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Another day, another carbon trading scandal
Gee whiz |
Gar Lipow |
22 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The London Times covers a carbon trading scandal in in India. Like our own New York Times, they bury the lede: BRITISH companies are handing over millions of pounds to an Indian chemical plant so that western firms can continue to pump out thousands of tons of greenhouse gases. Indian company SRF, which produces refrigeration gases in Rajasthan, stands to make a profit of more than £300m. That is how carbon trading is supposed to work, right? Even if they are makin ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, climate, India, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: U.K. climate politics heating up
Tough new climate targets are all the rage in the Britain and Europe |
Peter Madden |
20 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Things are hotting-up over here on climate change. And I'm not talking about the fact that we're set to have the warmest year on record. The political temperature is rising, too. The European Union has agreed to a joint CO2 target for its 27 member countries and their 490 million citizens. The leaders committed to reducing greenhou ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, United Kingdom, politics, European Union (all these topics) |
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A Little Light Music
U.S., E.U. push phaseout of incandescent bulbs, U.K. gets serious about carbon |
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14 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| A Little Light Music U.S., E.U. push phaseout of incandescent bulbs, U.K. gets serious about carbon The world is seeing the energy-efficient light: a U.S. coalition including Philips Lighting and the Natural Resources Defense Council will push to phase out incandescent bulbs by 2016. ... |
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| Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, energy efficiency, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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It's Always Greener on the Other Side of the Pond
Britain's Conservatives challenge Labor for mantle of greenest party |
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29 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Update on Blair & Schwarzenegger's climate kissypoo
Leaders agree to share technology; carbon-trading system a possibility, not a done deal |
Lisa Hymas |
31 Jul 2006 |
Gristmill |
| The AP overstated the extent of the climate agreement announced today between British PM Tony Blair and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (and thus Daily Grist overstated it too). Now that the deal's been officially unveiled, a few clarifications: The two didn't agree to launch a new trans-Atlantic carbon-trading market, though they will look into the possibility. Rather, they said the U.K. and California would cooperate on research into cleaner fuels and technologies ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, international politics, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Arnie on Blairoids
Blair and Schwarzenegger joining forces to fight climate change |
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31 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Arnie on Blairoids Blair and Schwarzenegger joining forces to fight climate change Perhaps finally sensing he's been poodling to the wrong pseudo-manly Republican, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair has decided to wag his tail for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: The two leaders are planning to create a trans-Atlantic cap-and-trade system for carbon dioxide allowances. The all ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, climate, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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The King and I
An interview with Sir David King, Britain's top scientist and climate crusader |
Amanda Griscom Little |
17 Feb 2006 |
Main Dish |
| British Prime Minister Tony Blair has earned a rep as a global leader in the fight against climate change, and, at least in part, he has Sir David King to thank for it. Sir David King. King, the U.K. government's chief scientific adviser and an outspoken advocate of aggressive action to forestall global warming, has pushed the climate crisis up the PM's priority list ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change adaptation, fossil fuels, interview, Kyoto Protocol, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Charlie's Angles
Prince Charles sends veiled message to White House on climate change |
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04 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Charlie's Angles Prince Charles sends veiled message to White House on climate change Britain's Prince Charles has made it clear he views global warming as the direst problem facing the world community. The $6 million question has been: Would he say as much to the notoriously intransigent George Bush during a state dinner this week at the White House? You could cut the diplomatic tension with a fine ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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It's a Lap Dog's Life
Blair heads to D.C. to beg for Bush's support on G8 climate agenda |
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02 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| It's a Lap Dog's Life Blair heads to D.C. to beg for Bush's support on G8 climate agenda U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair has put his political life on the line to support the Bush administration numerous times, citing the "special relationship" between the two countries. Ha ha, sucka! Next week Blair will fly to Washington, D.C., to beg the Bushies to support his ambitious agenda for July's ... |
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| Topics: climate, news, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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The Blair Pitch Project
Biz leaders urge Blair to act on climate |
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27 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Blair Pitch Project Biz leaders urge Blair to act on climate A dozen of Britain's top business chieftains have sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair urging him to get on the ball in the fight against climate change. The heads of BP, Shell, HSBC Bank, and other major companies say global warming is a massive problem that demands aggressive business investment, but they want to know how government ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Exeter Stage Left
Climate eggheads conclude we're toast, not sure when we'll hear the ding |
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03 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Exeter Stage Left Climate eggheads conclude we're toast, not sure when we'll hear the ding A three-day scientific conference on global warming in Exeter, U.K., that wrapped up today vividly illustrates the frustrating current state of the climate-change debate. There was a palpable sense of urgency among the scientists in attendance, as various studies predicted that global warming will yield rising sea levels, outbreaks ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Pretty Pleas
At Davos, Blair pushes U.S. for climate-change action |
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27 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Pretty Pleas At Davos, Blair pushes U.S. for climate-change action Addressing the annual World Economic Forum powwow in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair had what observers called unusually sharp words for the Bush administration, saying the U.S. should join the global battle against climate change if it seeks global cooperation in its battle against terrorism. "If America wants the re ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Receding Blair Line
Blair government tried to weaken E.U. climate-change targets |
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18 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Receding Blair Line Blair government tried to weaken E.U. climate-change targets The U.K. environmental community is all atwitter over revelations that senior officials in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government tried to remove tough greenhouse-gas reduction targets from the E.U.'s official climate policy. Specifically, they asked that language calling for 50 to 80 percent reductions (from 1990 levels, by ... |
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| Topics: climate, European Union, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Hagelian Dialectic
Kyoto opponent Hagel may ally with Blair for new climate agreement |
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16 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Hagelian Dialectic Kyoto opponent Hagel may ally with Blair for new climate agreement U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts to cajole the U.S. into doing something about climate change -- and shake off his rep as a Bush "poodle" -- may have found an ally in Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.). Hagel met with Blair this week in London at the PM's request to discuss the kinds of initiatives the countries ... |
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| Topics: climate, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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