Labour failure on climate change and peak oil

The Guardian reports that leaked documents suggest that Ministers are planning a U-turn on Britain's pledges to combat climate change that "effectively abolishes" its targets to rapidly expand the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.

This is monstrous - see a Green party press release that I sent out earlier today. I have highlighted this previously and can hardly believe Labour are still pushing this - all their talk of action on climate change amounts to spin - emissions have risen under Labour when we need a 90% cut. A local Whiteshill resident also pointed me today to the Oil Drum where there are some more comments re Labours actions on this.

Meanwhile a new report notes world oil production is to 'decline at a rate of several percent a year' and forecasts 'disturbing scenes of mass unrest' - see Energy Watch Group release yesterday they say that last year we have already reached peak oil - the point when oil extraction reaches its highest point and then starts to decline - see Stroud Green news release here. Again Labour are failing to act on this crucial issue.