Blogs

Subsidies for renewable energy are vital to delivering a low-carbon future. Without them, new technologies can’t compete with the established oil, coal and gas industries. Particularly as fossil fuels still get generous subsidies themselves! Today, the RSPB submitted its response to a Government...

Climate check – It’s report time for the Coalition The RSPB has been working on a Green Alliance-led project with fellow NGOs WWF, Christian Aid and Greenpeace to carry out a rigorous assessment of the Coalition Government’s performance on climate change, 16 months on from when it...

The Energy and Climate Change Committee published their report today examining the implications of the Gulf of Mexico Spill for offshore oil exploration and production in the UK. The blowout on the Deepwater Horizon rig caused the death of 11 people and the release of 4.9 million barrels of oil into...

Don’t get us wrong. The RSPB is absolutely behind efforts to revive the UN process and achieve a global climate treaty for 2012 and beyond. But there’s a scam at the heart of the negotiations, a scam that needs to be exposed if these talks are to produce anything worthwhile. What...