We won! EON announces Kingsnorth plans to be shelved!

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/10/2009 - 22:12

Full details see the WDM website!

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Stop Kingsnorth - no to a new generation of coal in the UK

Kingsnorth power station: a local issue going global"Kingsnorth is a terrible idea. One power plant with a lifetime of several decades will destroy the efforts of millions of citizens to reduce their emissions"

James Hansen, head of the NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies

Kingsnorth coal power station is located in Medway, Kent. Energy company E.ON are proposing to replace the existing coal power station with a new one. Coal is the most polluting way of generating electricity and is a step backward in the UK's commitment to fight climate change.

"EON's new power station planned for Kingsnorth will output more CO2 each year than the whole of Ghana"
World Development Movement

The Kingsnorth proposal is the first in a string of possible new coal power stations that energy companies want to build in the UK.

This site includes updates from the campaign against Kingsnorth and new coal across the UK, resources for activists - including a briefing about Kingsnorth and tricky questions and answers, news from the Climate Camp, a map of new coal projects in the UK and reports from local residents opposed to the power station.

There is information and links to the wide range of organisations campaigning against coal, including Greenpeace, Oxfam, the World Development Movement, Stop Climate Chaos and many others. We also have all the latest news from the local campaigns against coal up and down the country.

You can also watch our film Kingsnorth: a local issue goes global, which was narrated by Rob Newman.

WWF-UK Response to the Queen's speech and announcement of an Energy Bill, 18th November 2009

Submitted by Kirsty.Clough on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 15:05

 

The Queen’s Speech today announced an Energy Bill that would allow the Government to raise money to fund carbon capture and storage demonstration projects.
 
David Norman, Director of Campaigns at WWF-UK said:
 
“Our main concern with this Bill is that it does nothing to prevent new large coal plants being built with only a small fraction of their emissions being captured. Without a guarantee of a legally-binding policy which limits CO2 emissions, the Bill gives the energy companies too much carrot and no stick. It must go further and include an Emissions Performance Standard"
 
“Last week the Government agreed that a ‘safety net’ policy would be required if carbon capture and storage doesn’t do the job or is too expensive. However, postponing a decision on this until 2018 leaves it too late to put an alternative plan into action. This would be a huge risk for investors and an even greater one for the climate.”
 
“The Committee on Climate Change has called for the UK power sector to be decarbonised by 2030, but a Bill containing only carbon capture and storage funding provisions cannot put us on track to achieve this. It doesn’t inspire confidence that the Government are heeding the Committee’s advice.”
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MEDWAVE: Come together to stop climate chaos

Submitted by Elizabeth on Tue, 17/11/2009 - 11:22

Climate Change threatens millions around the globe. The most recent studies suggest that without action, our future, together with that of the eco-systems around us, is very bleak. In December, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen for what may be the last chance to secure global agreements to effectively tackle emissions before we pass catastrophic tipping points into irreversible climate chaos.

London 05.12.09

 On December 5th, tens of thousands of people will gather in London to demand urgent action in making immediate cuts in emissions rather than squandering precious time on ineffectual and unjust market mechanisms.

Join others from Medway travelling together to London by train.

Gillingham 10:29 / Chatham 10:33 / Rochester 10:36 to arrive at Victoria at 11.17.

Phone 07050 659349 if you need directions to join the Medway block.

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