Comments on: Economy doesn’t trump climate: EU sticks by GHG plan, UK goes for 80% cut. http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:48:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jay Alt http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20698 Jay Alt Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:33:37 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20698 Last week the EU adopted the Davies amendment. They will setup a €10 billion euro fund for CCS demo projects - http://www.theparliament.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-call-for-ccs-technology-in-eu-power-plants-by-2015/ Last week the EU adopted the Davies amendment. They will setup a €10 billion euro fund for CCS demo projects -

http://www.theparliament.com/ latestnews/ news-article/ newsarticle/ meps-call-for-ccs-technology-in-eu-power-plants-by-2015/

]]> By: harry http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20666 harry Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:56:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20666 Who is going to remember what some long forgotten politician said 42 years ago? Who is going to remember what some long forgotten politician said 42 years ago?

]]> By: Robert http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20661 Robert Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:30:31 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20661 I am very pleased that Ed Miliband is keeping climate change on the agenda and setting tough targets, but the BBC took great glee in reporting that, simultaneously, Brown was calling for cheaper petrol: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7674739.stm Quite how we reduce emissions by 80% I have no idea, but I guess the current Labour government feel pretty safe about it. After all, does anyone remember what committments Harold Wilson's government of 1964 made and is anyone holding him to account today? (Hint - he died 13 years ago so probably not...) On another subject, has anyone heard of black silicon? It is a PV technology that claims up to 40% efficiency. It would be a real shame to deploy conventional PV panels in vast quantities then find that they could have been made 4x as efficient at no extra cost. http://www.sionyx.com/advantage.asp I am very pleased that Ed Miliband is keeping climate change on the agenda and setting tough targets, but the BBC took great glee in reporting that, simultaneously, Brown was calling for cheaper petrol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7674739.stm

Quite how we reduce emissions by 80% I have no idea, but I guess the current Labour government feel pretty safe about it. After all, does anyone remember what committments Harold Wilson’s government of 1964 made and is anyone holding him to account today? (Hint – he died 13 years ago so probably not…)

On another subject, has anyone heard of black silicon? It is a PV technology that claims up to 40% efficiency. It would be a real shame to deploy conventional PV panels in vast quantities then find that they could have been made 4x as efficient at no extra cost.

http://www.sionyx.com/advantage.asp

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20656 David B. Benson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:54:15 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20656 Well, now, once again, ClimateProgress is leaving cookies for name and e-mail address. Well, now, once again, ClimateProgress is leaving cookies for name and e-mail address.

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20655 David B. Benson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:51:44 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20655 But for about 90 minutes in Wisconsin Falls, Wisconsin, at one gas station the price was just $0.349 per gallon. Joe Romm -- ClimateProgress now requires me to enter my name and email address everytime. It doesn't seem to be setting a cookie anymore. :-( But for about 90 minutes in Wisconsin Falls, Wisconsin, at one gas station the price was just $0.349 per gallon.

Joe Romm — ClimateProgress now requires me to enter my name and email address everytime. It doesn’t seem to be setting a cookie anymore. :-(

]]> By: Greg N http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20654 Greg N Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:42:35 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/10/16/economy-doesnt-trump-climate-eu-sticks-by-ghg-plan-uk-goes-for-80-cut/#comment-20654 The UK might be setting a better target, but at another press conference across town the Prime Minister was urging oil companies to cut petrol prices at the pump. The usual story of ambitious words and counterproductive actions. The UK might be setting a better target, but at another press conference across town the Prime Minister was urging oil companies to cut petrol prices at the pump.

The usual story of ambitious words and counterproductive actions.

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