Another energy bill? The battle is under way.

It seems like only yesterday that the 2011 energy act was established. Well, it wasn't long ago was it. But they are at it again!

New government new energy policy. The Department of Energy and Climate Change have an overview of the work done so far on a new energy bill, it's all being 'worked up' at the moment and thus parliament isnt yet involved although the same cant be said about politics.

The BBC are already reporting on a battle between DECC and their advisers at the Committee on Climate Change and the Treasury. 38 Degrees has already got a campaign going to prevent what they are calling a 'second dash for gas'. The Carbon Brief has done some good work looking into exactly what is going on at DECC in terms of policy on gas power policy.

The Primary Documents:

• The Draft Bill
• The Parliamentary Briefing
• The Energy and Climate Change Committee (HoP) response
• Informal Working Group response (HoL)

Some Summaries for those short on time:

• The Carbon Brief on The Energy Cold War Turning Hot
• The Carbon Brief summary of the Energy and Climate Change Committees' rather lengthy response.
• Guardian Eco-Audit of Draft Bill (with lots of interesting NGO responses).
• WWF Scotland response to the Draft Bill

Further Background:

•  Green Party MP,  Caroline Lucas responds.to the Energy and Climate Change Committee
• Generators and Industry respond to the Energy and Climate Change Committee
• Jim Watson of Sussex energy group contributes to this report by IPPR.
• Dieter Helm of Oxford University has written about the energy bill.

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5 Minutes for UK Climate Change E-Activism?

There are always quite a few groups working on climate change campaigns here in the UK. Whilst there is no substitute for forming your own group or getting together with others in your local area their are still worthwhile opportunities to pressurise govornment via online petitions and letter writing.

 In this post i bring together a few of the biggest current online campaigns. If you computer is working ok (unlike mine) it shouldnt take long for you to sign up to these and do your good deed for the day.

1. Support Friends of the Earth's campaign for Clean British Energy.
2. Join Greenpeace International's effort to make the arctic a wildlife refuge and prevent arctic drilling.
3. Help the RSPB protect Sumatras Rainforest.
4. Work with Campaign against Climate Change to stop a second UK dash to gas,
5. Round Off your inspired if brief bout of e-activistm by joining Oxfam's GROW campaign.

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