Author Archives: Greg Barker MP

Could this be an exciting era for solar energy?

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Greg Barker MP

Tomorrow, the Department of Energy and Climate Change is in the Court of Appeal regarding the recent changes to the Feed in Tariff. This has been the most challenging few weeks to date in the life of the nascent UK … Continue reading →

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Saving the forests that help us breathe

Posted on 15 March 2010 by Greg Barker MP

Rainforests are not only the ‘green lungs’ of the planet but also the source of the forest resources that directly contribute to the livelihoods of 90 per cent of the 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty. Emissions from deforestation … Continue reading →

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Greg Barker visits Amazonas

Posted on 25 April 2009 by Greg Barker MP

 Just before Christmas I visited Brazil to see for myself the front line in the battle against rainforest deforestation. Deforestation accounts for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, more than the whole global transport sector. Without urgent action to halt … Continue reading →

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Government sells out British business with campaign for Carbon Credit imports

Posted on 3 October 2008 by Greg Barker MP

Last week a leaked Government document revealed that Labour Ministers are now lobbying the EU to allow Britain to meet up to half of its 2020 emissions reductions targets by buying credits from the developing world. In March 2006 Labour dropped their commitment, repeated … Continue reading →

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