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Why we must learn to love carbon capture and storage
This is a guest post by Professor Stuart Haszeldine, professor of carbon capture and storage at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences The small ugly duckling wanders around the Brussels farmyard. Surrounding the farmyard are tall white windmills spinning slowly … Continue reading
Five ways to tell if a company has gone fluffy on sustainability
This is a guest post by Ramon Arratia, sustainability director of carpet maker Interface EMEAI. There’s been a huge amount of activity in the corporate sustainability field over the past decade. But although the overall the impression is that we have achieved … Continue reading
Why the PM is right to close the Department for Communities and Local Government
This was posted on 1 April 2013. Today’s announcement that the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) is to close is a mark of success. It is the logical conclusion of Eric Pickles’ mission to hand back power to … Continue reading
Trams, solar panels and enlightened self interest in Nottingham
This post is by Councillor Graham Chapman, deputy leader of Nottingham Council. A longer version will appear in the Spring issue of Green Alliance’s journal, Inside Track. Two to three times a week I cycle to work, not primarily to reduce … Continue reading
The Green Book reviewed: a new direction for Liberals in government?
This review of The Green Book: new directions for Liberals in government first appeared on PoliticsHome. One of the most comfortable things about being a Liberal Democrat must be knowing where you are ‘centered’ politically. Occupying the middle ground between Labour … Continue reading
Top 10 blog posts of 2012
As the year draws to a close here’s a look back at our top 10 most-read posts of the past 12 months. If you missed them first time round, now’s your chance to have a peek…
Towering ambitions: bringing sustainable living to high rise homes
This post is based on our new report Towering ambitions, which is launched today. There are around 390,000 flats in high rise blocks in England, and they weren’t designed for low carbon living. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be … Continue reading
Why gas can’t solve the UK’s energy woes
This is a guest post by Jim Watson, director of Sussex Energy Group. The role of natural gas is at the heart of the increasingly fractious debates about UK energy policy – whether it is the pros and cons of shale … Continue reading
My big idea: government should support its own policies
This is a guest post by Duncan Brack, formerly Chris Huhne’s special adviser and now a freelance researcher. It is part of a series on big ideas to reduce the UK’s environmental impact. My big idea is for the government to be consistent … Continue reading
Conference diary: all together now
Alastair Harper is Green Alliance’s senior policy adviser on Political Leadership and roving party conference diarist. Here his is second posting from the Labour’s conference in Manchester, first published on Business Green. There is a serious problem with the party conference system … Continue reading
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