low carbon technology

A new UK centre for research into carbon emissions and climate modelling opens today. The Centre for Carbon Measurement will be based at The National Physical Laboratory in London. The Centre will work on producing reliable climate data to help UK policy makers in areas such as meeting emissions reduction targets through clean energy generation, […]

Conservative MP Tim Yeo has warned that slashing spending on low carbon technology would be like “cutting the budget for Spitfires in 1939”. Mr Yeo is the chairman of parliament’s cross-party energy and climate change committee and was also an environment minister under John Major. Mr Yeo said this week that the budget of the […]