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The man the right wants to replace Tim Yeo.

Why is the right silent over Peter Lilley's links to the oil industry?

By George Eaton - 11 June 10:56

The Tory MP the right wants to replace Tim Yeo as chair of the energy and climate change committee has been paid £70,500 by oil company Tethys Petroleum since 2012.

Five reasons why MPs should back the 'green jobs' amendment

By Will Straw - 04 June 12:03

The amendment would provide the certainty for which the energy industry is calling and keep the UK on track to meet its legally binding carbon targets at the lowest cost.

By sabotaging reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

Why have Tory MEPs rejected a free market solution to climate change?

By Matthew Spencer - 18 April 16:04

By sabotaging reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Conservative MEPs have shown that they can't be relied upon to champion British interests in Europe.

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Osborne's anti-green agenda is strangling growth

By Michael Jacobs - 12 March 17:48

The government's refusal to commit to a decarbonisation target is preventing the creation of tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs.

A general view of Drax Power Station at night in Drax, north Yorkshire.

How Fleet Street is still misleading the public over climate change

By Bob Ward - 27 February 17:26

The right-wing press is attempting to fool the public into believing that its opposition to green policies is based on robust evidence, rather than dogmatic ideology.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Photograph: Getty Images.

Boris Johnson's climate change "scepticism" is an embarrassment to London's scientists

By Bob Ward - 23 January 16:07

The Mayor's suggestion that we are heading for a "mini Ice Age"shows that he does not understand the basic science behind global warming.

Drax power station in north Yorkshire. Photograph: Getty Images.

Green social democracy can rescue capitalism from itself

By Michael Jacobs - 19 January 11:28

A growing number of businesses recognise that their self-interest is best served by an economy that is not fatally undermined by climate change.

The effects of climate change can already be seen in extreme weather events. Pho

Climate change: what are world leaders waiting for?

By Bianca Jagger - 07 December 14:04

The effects of climate change can already be seen in extreme weather events across the world, says Bianca Jagger. Here's how to make your contribution to the fight against it.