In other news... 5/02

MPs in the Treasury Committee have called for a climate change minister to coordinate activities. More...
Sir Jonathan Porritt speaks to the Independent. More...
CCS controversy hits the broadsheets. More...
RealClimate introduces the IPCC model simulation archive. More...
EnviroWonk's guide to Super Tuesday. More...
Greener gift cards from Toys R Us. More...

Also-rans 4/02

The UK's first Low Emissions Zone springs into action in London today. More...
Leo Hickman writes on the US election and the environment in The Guardian. More...
A collection of Carbon Calculators from Pinko. More...
The Times writes on companies bragging about their renewable power facilities. More...
Monbiot blogs on population growth as an environmental issue. More...
Carbon Capture and Storage suffers setbacks in both the UK and US.

Brown's follow-through begins.

Having been slightyl suspicious that Brown was merely adding to toxic emissions by speakign on Monday, I am thoroughly rebuked. Following on from his comments on carbon captuire and storage, today we hear about he first phase of a European-Chinese partnership to nearly eliminate carbon-dioxide emissions from coal plants in China, launched today in Beijing.
The Near Zero Emissions Coal initiative is funded by the British government (!!!) and it's intended to demonstrate technology that would capture carbon dioxide from coal exhaust and inject it underground.

Can we have one too???

PS. In a rather surprising revelation, Wired posts on the Greenpeace founder's support for nuclear technology!!!