Climate Change, Apr 9th, 2012,
Will the youth of China and Brazil lead the way in the new environmental ‘Great Leap Forward’ while British and American young people languish in egomaniacal tweets and preposterous dreams of stardom, not giving two cares about the future of the planet? A recent survey by the Carbon Trust attempts to measure concern about CO2 and climate change in young populations around the world – and the results may surprise you. The scope of the survey focuses on the awareness and consumer values of young adults in 6 different countries on 5 continents – The US, UK, China, South Korea,…
Tags: Brazil, Carbon Trust, China, Climate change, Korea, survey, UK, USA, young, youth
Climate Change, Politics, May 26th, 2010,
Yesterday the Queen gave her speech to formally open Parliament. The Queen’s Speech sets out the UK government’s proposals for new laws and policies. Included in the Queen’s Speech was the new government’s energy bill, known as the Energy Security and Green Economy Bill, from the Department for Energy and Climate Change. It is credited to the Liberal Democrat part of the UK’s coalition government, which is headed by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron. From a report in the Telegraph: A big win for the Liberal Democrats and Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, this will seek to improve energy efficiency…
Tags: adopt, bill, climate, Climate change, energy, government, Green, Guardian, MP, parliament, Queen, speech, UK, UKYCC, young, youth
