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United Kingdom: National Trust may open up land to fracking, says Dame Helen Ghosh
2013-10-24 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: The National Trust has an "open mind" about fracking and would consider allowing it on its land, the head of the charity has said. Dame Helen Ghosh, the conservation trust's director general, told the Times it would make up its mind about the controversial gas extraction procedure after seeing the evidence on its environmental impact. It appears to be a move away from the trust's previous stance of a "presumption against fracking" on its land "because natural gas is a fossil gas", a position...
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United Kingdom: Green energy levies: how much do they cost and will they be cut?
2013-10-23 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: What are the "green charges" that David Cameron wants to roll back? These are extra costs levied on household gas and electricity bills to pay for low-carbon energy sources such as windfarms and solar panels. The government has always insisted the charges will help cut energy bills in the long run by reducing Britain's dependence on fossil fuels at the same time as helping to tackle climate change. They currently make up 9% of household bills and are projected to make up 14% by 2020. What are the...
United Kingdom: How David Cameron is preparing to disappoint everyone on "green levies"
2013-10-23 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: David Cameron caused a furore at Prime Minister's Questions today by declaring that "we need to roll back some of the green regulations and charges". Leaving aside the wisdom of such a spectacular U-turn from a Prime Minister who once declared people should "vote blue, go green", the key question is whether such a move will work, both politically and economically. On both fronts the answer is a categorical no. As I've argued previously, axing green levies will do little to help those struggling...
United Kingdom: PM announces green energy tax review
2013-10-23 15:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Liberal Democrats have accused David Cameron of making a "panicky U-turn" after he announced a review of green energy taxes. The prime minister said household bills were at "unacceptable levels" and promised to "roll back" regulations introduced by Labour. But a senior Lib Dem source said Mr Cameron had got "cold feet" on environmental policy promises. Labour also criticised the PM, but he promised to help cut people's bills. Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith said Mr Cameron and Labour...
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United Kingdom: Npower to increase energy prices by more than 10% in another blow to consumers
2013-10-22 02:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Npower this morning became the third of the Big Six energy giants to hike the cost of bills - but by considerably more than their rivals. The company is raising gas prices by 11.1 per cent and electricity by 9.3 per cent to give some 3.1 million customers a December shock when their bills arrive. On Thursday British Gas announced a 9.2 per cent increase, while the previous week SSE said it will raise prices by 8.2 per cent in November. This mornings announcement means that in total more than...
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