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What does Canada’s stunning new politics mean for climate change?

Posted by Shira Honig on May 05, 2011
Canada, Politics / No Comments
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You would be forgiven if you looked at a map of Canada’s May 2 election results and did not see much evidence of Canada’s multi-party system, modelled on the United Kingdom’s Westminster style of government. The results from the election – the country’s fourth federal election in seven years – are historic on a number [...]

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UK Opposition ‘Green Deal’ Pledge… what is it?

Posted by Samia Robbins on October 15, 2009
Countries, Politics, UK / No Comments

Speaking at the recent Conservative party Conference in Manchester, held on 5-8th October, shadow energy and climate change secretary Greg Clark claimed that the UK needed an ‘emergency plan to rescue our energy policy’ within days of a general election. The current UK energy policy from a glance appears to contain many strong ‘green’ policies, [...]

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Plans to introduce ‘biocredits’ means putting a financial value to the cost of a fox…

Posted by Samia Robbins on February 09, 2009
Energy, UK / 1 Comment

Tory shadow Environment secretary, Nick Herbert has announced plans to stop Biodiversity loss in the UK, by putting a financial cost to nature’s wildlife. How much is a rabbit, a bird, a hedgehog – yes, this is the proposed deal by the Conservative MP, to put a financial cost to the animals destroyed in the [...]

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