Montreal Fall-Out – Historic Step or Risible Rubbish?

January 4, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Some two weeks after the UN Montreal talks scraped together an 11th hour deal on climate change there is still a raging debate on whether it was a good deal or not. Environmental groups from Europe were surprising upbeat about Montreal in the immediate aftermath. Friends of the Earth called it an “historic step” forwards … Read More

What’s Happened Since Montreal?

January 4, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Blair gets an Official Warning over Inaction on Climate The US is usually seen as the villain over climate and rightly so – see – click here However, the day after the Montreal meeting, Tony Blair faced the wrath of his own watchdog on sustainable development. For the first time ever the “Sustainable Development Commission”, … Read More

The Latest PR Tactics of the Oil Companies

January 4, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

BP Goes Green Again. BP is at it again. Whether it is completely coincidental that we have had the Montreal meeting, the melting Arctic, extreme weather and extreme profits of the oil companies, but BP is in the middle of an unprecedented greenwashing campaign, trying to persuade the public, politicians and who ever else is … Read More

Russian Gas Fallout – from the Frying Pan to the Fire

January 4, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Although Russia has now switched the tap back on allowing gas exports to resume at full strength to the Ukraine, the ramifications of the dispute are still rumbling across Europe. You could argue that the Russian action could be beneficial in that it has woken people up to the problems of long-term energy security based … Read More

Russia Turns off the Tap – A Sign of Things to Come?

January 3, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

So three days into the New Year and we have already had our first energy crisis, with a spat between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices. What started as a regional argument soon rapidly spread affecting Italy, Hungary, France, Germany and at least seven central and eastern European countries. It has also highlighted just how … Read More

Knowing the Enemy

January 1, 2006By Steve KretzmannBlog Post

A great insight into oil industry strategy, via the Exxon funded Competitive Enterprise Institute, to destroy European support for Kyoto.  Also a showcase for the power of good old fashioned dumpster diving to get you the goods.  Read it here in the Independent.