http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion RSS feed After a weekend of worrying headlines, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is joining newly-appointed Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey to send a clear signal that green growth and green jobs will remain at the h http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123144-deputy-pm-clegg-says-wake-up-or-play-catch-up-on-the-drive-for-green-energy.html Mon, 06 Feb 12 09:53:18 +0000 Opinion Industry leaders have called on the Government to now draw a line under the Feed-in Tariff fiasco after the Court of Appeal today unanimously ruled Secretary of State Chris Huhne had overstepped his powers with plans to http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123082-court-delivers-humiliation-to-government-over-feed-in-tariffs--all-the-reaction.html Wed, 25 Jan 12 11:43:44 +0000 Opinion Green campaign group Friends of the Earth has this afternoon welcomed Government moves to cut solar subsidies under the Feed-in Tariff scheme by early March should their appeal court bid fail and reduce the uncertainty h http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123062-friends-of-the-earth-welcomes-new-feed-in-tariff-plans-and-the-rest-of-the-industry-reaction.html Thu, 19 Jan 12 15:39:33 +0000 Opinion The RSPB and other environmental campaign groups have warned the Government against including a Thames Estuary airport in an upcoming consultation on the future of aviation. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123057-green-groups-slam-proposals-for-a-new-50bn-london-airport.html Wed, 18 Jan 12 19:04:49 +0000 Opinion Environmental groups WWF and the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) have today rejected the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) report claiming that new runways are needed in the South East in order to meet consumer dem http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123025-environmental-groups-reject-calls-to-build-new-airport-runways.html Wed, 11 Jan 12 16:36:33 +0000 Opinion Businesses that are helping the UK transition to a green economy are calling on the Government to provide greater certainty to ensure growth and jobs, a GreenWise poll has revealed. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123015-business-chiefs-call-for-better-government-support-for-the-green-economy.html Mon, 09 Jan 12 13:10:56 +0000 Opinion Conservation group RSPB Scotland says it is seriously concerned about the impact a recently consented scheme by Scottish Ministers to extend a wind farm will have on golden eagles and white-tailed eagles. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/123006-conservation-group-expresses-serious-concern-over-wind-farm-plans.html Fri, 06 Jan 12 17:15:47 +0000 Opinion Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has urged world leaders to make 2012 a 'year of climate justice' ahead of a major United Nations conference on sustainable development in June. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122999-scotland-calls-on-world-leaders-to-make-2012-the-%5Cyear-of-climate-justice%5C.html Mon, 02 Jan 12 12:30:31 +0000 Opinion One of the main architects of the Government's court defeat of the Feed-in Tariff cut last week believes the higher rate for solar PV may now last until the original April deadline. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122985-higher-feed-in-tariff-rate-now-likely-to-remain-until-april.html Wed, 28 Dec 11 09:28:05 +0000 Opinion A war of words has erupted between Government Ministers and Opposition leaders following a High Court ruling that cuts to the Feed-in Tariff were unlawful. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122983-twitter-war-of-words-erupts-after-government%5Cs-feed-in-tariff-court-defeat.html Thu, 22 Dec 11 11:26:12 +0000 Opinion The Government has been urged to introduce a premium rate under the Feed-in Tariff scheme for community renewable energy schemes. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122977-co-ops-call-for-premium-feed-in-tariff-for-community-energy-projects.html Wed, 21 Dec 11 10:35:56 +0000 Opinion It’s an age-old tradition – using fresh holly branches to adorn your table and give your home a festive look – but conservationists are warning that using too much could leave wildlife out in the cold this winter. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122969-decks-the-halls-with-boughs-of-holly-but-leave-some-for-wildlife.html Sun, 18 Dec 11 00:17:36 +0000 Opinion Rick Eggleston, managing director of REpower UK, here champions the case for the UK wind energy industry and delivers his vision for the future of the market http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122955-renewable-energy-chief-champions-the-case-for-wind-power.html Thu, 15 Dec 11 10:40:50 +0000 Opinion Four of the world’s leading research institutes on global sustainability have released a statement calling on world leaders to “adopt a new mindset to listen to the voice of science and knowledge and address the unav http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122949-scientists-say-durban-deal-is-inadequate-and-call-for-raise-in-ambitions.html Wed, 14 Dec 11 12:29:08 +0000 Opinion Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has called on WWF International to disassociate itself from an upcoming report by NGO Eyes on the Forest (EOF) which it claims contains “clearly false” allegations regarding the companyï http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122946-app-calls-on-wwf-for-%5Cfacts-not-fiction%5C-about-forest-protection.html Tue, 13 Dec 11 22:33:42 +0000 Opinion Guy Ruddock, Vice President for design, delivery and operations at Colt Data Centre Services discusses the impact of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme league tables: http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122925-carbon-emission-measurements--how-can-businesses-really-measure-this-accurately.html Fri, 09 Dec 11 16:06:40 +0000 Opinion The European Parliament is calling for a binding global deal on climate change to be agreed by 2015 and an end to the "ping pong blame game" between the US and China. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122911-europe-calls-for-end-to-us-china-ping-pong-blame-game-on-climate-change.html Wed, 07 Dec 11 18:01:15 +0000 Opinion An effective launch of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has been thwarted because the Government fears a repeat of the chaos surrounding solar Feed in Tariffs, the UK’s largest supplier and installer of renewable ene http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122905-stuttering-start-for-uk%5Cs-renewable-heat-incentive-following-solar-pv-fiasco.html Wed, 07 Dec 11 13:01:10 +0000 Opinion A new climate change finance package, announced today by Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne, will push up developing countries’ debt, say campaigners from the World Development Movement. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122893-new-uk-climate-finance-package-will-add-to-developing-countries-debt.html Tue, 06 Dec 11 12:37:12 +0000 Opinion The BBC has been accused of exaggerating the global knock-on effect from the increasing risk of a volcanic eruption of Iceland's Katla. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122886-bbc-accused-of-media-hype-over-iceland-volcano-katla-eruption.html Mon, 05 Dec 11 10:11:49 +0000 Opinion The European Investment Bank has been criticised for its role in carbon trading as a new report claims it distracts attention from real EU climate action. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122867-european-bank-attacked-over-its-funding-policy-for-climate-change.html Thu, 01 Dec 11 13:46:47 +0000 Opinion Thorium is a naturally-occurring, radioactive, and amazingly abundant metal that was discovered in 1828 by Swedish chemist, Jons Jakob Berzelius. The mineral, named after the Norse god of thunder, has languished in relat http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122856-is-thorium-the-energy-solution-the-world-has-been-waiting-for.html Tue, 29 Nov 11 18:29:29 +0000 Opinion Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has defended the UK Government's policy on climate change in a stinging letter to “misinformed” critics. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122833-energy-secretary-delivers-robust-defence-of-uk-climate-change-policy.html Wed, 23 Nov 11 12:13:52 +0000 Opinion Government changes to solar PV Feed in Tariffs aimed at tackling the overspend in the household sector are unfairly penalising commercial and industrial businesses trying to help the UK meet its carbon reduction targets, http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122819-solar-pv-feed-in-tariff-changes-will-kill-businesses%5C-green-commitment.html Fri, 18 Nov 11 11:32:12 +0000 Opinion Deforestation not only threatens the planet’s climate and national economic development, but also communities whose income, culture and way of life depend on healthy forests, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed toda http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/opinion/opinion/122813-deforestation-is-a-threat-to-the-planet%5Cs-climate-and-economies%2C-un-chief-warns.html Thu, 17 Nov 11 17:26:59 +0000 Opinion