British minister to advise PM to water down EU renewables target: report
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be advised to try and water down an EU target for all the bloc's countries to procure a fifth of their energy from renewable sources, The Guardian reported in an early edition of its Tuesday paper.
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The IEA says the UK should be less dependent on gas power, and develop nuclear and renewable energy sources.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair planned to dismiss Gordon Brown and break up his power base at the finance ministry after the 2005 general elections, according to a leaked document published Sunday.
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Britain told to increase by seven times its reliance on renewable energy up to the year 2020
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British finance minister Gordon Brown is to set aside his immediate ambitions of becoming prime minister by agreeing to premier Tony Blair's request that he take over the foreign affairs portfolio, a report said.
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Gordon Brown will seek to devolve power away from central government if he becomes prime minister, he tells the BBC.
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As CO2 build-up accelerates Government ministers are trying to find a way to wriggle out of the Britain's commitment to derive a significant portion of its energy from renewable sources, according to The Guardian.â¦
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Britain's Tony Blair must make aircraft pollution a priority in his drive to confront the problems of climate change, an expert parliamentary committee of peers said on Wednesday.
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European Union leaders have agreed to make targets for renewable energy binding but will leave the issue of how to achieve that to a later date, the Swedish prime minister said Thursday as the leaders met to ...Comment
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed on Tuesday giving parliament the final word on going to war, saying he planned to relinquish a raft of powers traditionally held by the head of the government.
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The British government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to China switches to environmental issues Saturday, as he seeks to boost co-operation between the two nations on tackling climate change, senior Downing Street officials said.
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The British government was expected Thursday to approve a new generation of nuclear power stations, infuriating environmentalists who are considering a legal challenge.
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By David Gordon  The DUP Minister revealed her intentions after receiving a copy of a landmark report yesterday.  The study, by a Government-appointed panel, recommended that the DoE's environmental protection powers should be transferred to a new independent agency.
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European Union foreign ministers failed to agree on Monday whether to set binding targets for the use of green renewable energy sources, setting up a potential clash when the bloc's leaders meet this week.Comment
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The UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, issues a dire warning on climate change as he sets out policies to tackle it.
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The British defence ministry has called for European politicians to cease their meddling in aerospace group EADS, just a day after its aircraft unit Airbus launched a major restructuring plan, The Times reported.