Comment UK October 2008

*Government amendments to the Energy Bill deeply disappointing, FoE, October 30 Friends of the Earth, October 30 topic
*Victory for people power in the fight against climate change, FoE, October 28 Friends of the Earth, October 28 topic, Village cinema
*"People power can beat climate change", Lord David Puttnam, October 28 BBC News, October 28 topic, topic, forum
*Two years on, is the government hearing Natural England? CPRE, October 28 Campaign to Protect Rural England, October 28 topic
*"It's great news that the UK is now leading the world in off-shore wind power - but we're still near the bottom of the European league table for harnessing renewable energy," FoE, October 21 Friends of the Earth, October 21 "The UK has one of the biggest renewable energy potentials in Europe - this must be harnessed to make this country a world leader in tackling climate change. This will help cut emissions, create hundreds of thousands of jobs and secure a clean, safe energy supply - leading Britain to a cleaner and more prosperous future." topic
*Hugely encouraging first move from the new Climate Change secretary, Greenpeace, October 16 Greenpeace, October 16 topic
*Eliasch Review on International deforestation shows "a dangerous lack of ambition and vastly underestimates the scale of the action needed to tackle climate change", Greenpeace, October 14 Greenpeace, October 14 "... allowing forests to become a get out of jail free card for the big polluters would be extremely bad news for the fight against climate change." topic
* Government green light to 10 million extra passengers at Stansted airport condemned, FoE, October 9 Friends of the Earth, October 9 topic, topic, place. The Government has also announced a public Inquiry into plans to build a second runway at Stansted. 
*Government backing to expansion of Stansted Airport in clear contrast to tougher targets to cut climate-trashing emissions, Greenpeace, October 9 Greenpeace, October 9 topic, topic, place
*Soil Association welcomes Climate Change Committee report, October 7 Soil Association, October 7 topic, topic
*New advice by the Independent Climate Change Commission that Britain should adopt an 80 per cent emissions reduction target by 2050, "...should sound the death knell for new coal-fired power stations and Heathrow's proposed third runway." Greenpeace, October 7 Greenpeace, October 7 topic
*UK 'needs tougher climate target' , Committee on Climate Change, Ocotber 7 BBC news, October 7 The committee's advice, which includes that cuts must come from all sectors of the economy - including international aviation and shipping emissions too, is "fantastic news", FoE Friends of the Earth, October 7 topic
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