International Energy Agency Report on Nuclear Power - Greenpeace Response
7 November, 2006Responding to a report today by the IEA calling for a programme of new nuclear power stations, Sarah North of Greenpeace said: "The IEA's thinking on energy has lacked imagination for...
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Nuclear power - the problems
The government wants to build new nuclear power stations. If their plan succeeds, it will be at the cost of blocking the real solutions to climate change and a reliable future energy supply. It will...
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Scotland's silver bullet
As the elections approach, Scotland is at an energy crossroads. Most Scottish people oppose new nuclear power. The Scottish National Party, Scottish Lib Dems and Scottish Greens all say no to new...
View ArticleGovernment publishes Energy White Paper and nuclear "consultation" -...
23 May, 2007Reacting to the release of the government's Energy White Paper and a new nuclear consultation, Greenpeace director John Sauven said:"The government has tinkered with its failing energy...
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Why Tony Blair is wrong about nuclear power
Today, the government has finally published its energy white paper. After last year's energy consultation was ruled"seriously flawed", "misleading" and "manifestly inadequate and unfair" by a High...
View ArticleThe Convenient Solution
Update (09/04/2008): The Convenient Solution has been chosen as an Official Honoree in the Public Service and Activism category The 12th Annual Webby Awards.A short film about climate change and...
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20% renewables by 2020? Not without a new energy policy...
Bad energy: inefficient centralised energy generation is a major contributor to global warmingOver the next decade, Britain needs to invest tens of billions on renewing its dilapidated energy...
View ArticleGreenpeace: formal complaint to MRSC over nuclear power consultation
Greenpeace is hereby making an initial formal complaint to the Market Research Standards Council. The complaint concerns public polling conducted by Opinion Leader Research in September 2007 at a...
View ArticleBush speech - Greenpeace response
28 September, 2007Responding to George Bush's speech at the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change in Washington today (28th September), John Sauven, Executive director of...
View ArticleGovernment nuclear announcement only bold in its deception
I was sitting in my local last night with the Arsenal game on and looking around me at the rapt faces in the Hackney pub and I started to wonder what makes people so passionate about football yet so...
View ArticleBriefing: No 10 Jobs Summit
Publication date: 9 January, 2009 This briefing paper outlines Greenpeace's plans for new measures to tackle fuel poverty, promote energy efficiency, stimulate the economy and help to meet the UK’s...
View ArticleConservative proposals for a low carbon economy - Greenpeace reaction and...
Publication date: 16 January, 2009The Conservatives Low Carbon Economy paper published today is focused on three important elements of energy policy, relevant to the politics of the current energy...
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Trying to solve the climate crisis with a fistful of pennies?
All eyes were glued to the TV in the office this lunchtime to see whether Alistair Darling's budget would deliver the kind of changes we need to see if we want to give ourselves the chance to keep the...
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Shifting Sands: Greenpeace report reckons we’ve hit peak oil (sort of)
We know tar sands are destructive, bad for the climate, and expensive to exploit. But could they also be a colossal financial liability for BP and Shell? If, in the runup to Copenhagen, you have a...
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The climate solution? It's an energy [r]evolution we need, Mr Osborne
This week Greenpeace launches our vision for a European energy revolution – a practical blueprint for a renewable energy future. Using only proven technologies we can phase out fossil-fuels, cut CO2...
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