Some newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF

At Last: UK Industry Demands Government Rethink On Unilateral Climate Policy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low carbon and industrial policies. The CBIs position for action on this situation is that government should seek agreement from all EU members to commit to the same carbon reductions and price increases. —The Manufacturer, 6 June 2011

The EU’s climate and energy policies are threatening the survival of the European producers of non-ferrous metals like aluminium, copper, zinc and nickel, says Robert Jan Jeekel, Director Energy & Climate Change of Eurometaux, the European Metals Association. The EU’s ‘unilateral policies’ are driving up electricity prices for European producers compared to their international competitors, he says. ‘As a result, factories are closing. This could spell the end of the production of aluminum and other non-ferrous metals in the EU.’ –Karl Beckman, European Energy Review, 6 June 2011

European airlines have warned of a damaging trade war with the US, Russia and China if Brussels pushes ahead with plans to include carriers in the emissions trading scheme next year in a move that will put fares up by €40 and cost the industry €1.1bn (£980m). –Dan Milmo, The Guardian, 5 June 2011

As green industries begin to experience “subsidy-sunset” – they are driven by subsidy, not market, conditions – the “peak” of renewable energy from wind and solar may have been reached. The fact that significant and vocal sections of the public are also speaking up and campaigning may also be another sign that the commitment to renewable energy has peaked. –Stephen Murgatroyd, Troy Media, 4 June 2011

It is the greens, not the opponents of wind farms, who are the true heirs of the 19th-century Luddites, standing in the way of an energy policy that would benefit us all – and protect our landscape. –Philip Johnson, The Daily Telegraph, 6 June 2011

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