2015 will prove to be an important year for the climate change debate with many areas of debate maintaining a high profile. Cheap oil will have all sorts of implications but this News focuses on investment – disinvestment and UK’s infrastructure investment programme with an analysis from the Green Alliance.

Oh yes, and 2014 was the world’s warmest year on record. http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/january/nasa-determines-2014-warmest-year-in-modern-record/

Investment v Disinvestment in fossil fuels – Porritt cuts links with BP and Shell

Guardian articles are excellent in the range of links they provide to their news stories …

Guardian ‘Engaging with oil companies on climate change is futile, admits leading UK environmentalist Jonathon Porritt. After years working on sustainability projects with BP and Shell, Jonathon Porritt says he came to the conclusion it was ‘impossible’ for today’s oil and gas companies to adapt to the need to exit fossil fuels. To read more go to:

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/15/engaging-with-oil-companies-climate-change-futile-admits-leading-environmentalist

UK Infrastructure Investment – Analysis by Green Alliance of Government’s intention show major changes of intent

Green Alliance   Analysis by the Green Alliance of the UK’s infrastructure pipeline, recently updated by the Treasury, indicates that fossil fuel projects are expected to exceed that of low carbon energy, in the current financial year. This analysis compares current intentions in relation to energy and transport spending and reveals significant changes.

http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/resources/Briefing_The%20December%202014%20HM%20Treasury%20Infrastructure%20Pipeline%20FINAL.PDF