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Duncan Hames MP writes… Must we continue to use food for fuel?

By Duncan Hames MP | Fri 17th May 2013 - 8:25 am

The European Union is currently committed to ensuring that 10% of each Member State’s transport energy will come from biofuels by 2020. This originated as a well-intentioned attempt to combat climate change, but time has shown that using food for fuel can have devastating impacts on hunger and the environment. I’ve come to accept that it is time for a re-think.

In addition to concerns over their green credentials, biofuels are now recognised to be a key cause of hunger, affecting millions of people in developing countries. The World Bank, OECD, WTO, IFPRI, IMF, and five other UN agencies recommended …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged actionaid, biofuels, climate change, david cameron, european union, food for fuel, justine greening, lynne featherstone, malcolm bruce, nick clegg, norman baker and oxfam | 11 Comments

LibLink: Ed Davey – my long battle for a ‘grand energy bargain’

By NewsHound | Sun 25th November 2012 - 4:15 pm

Lib Dem energy secretary Edward Davey was interviewed in The Guardian this weekend about the energy bill to be announced this week. The paper fillets the main points Ed made here:

• Insists that energy prices overall will be 7% lower than they otherwise would have been in the medium term as a result of government policy, even if prices in real terms may rise due to the worldwide energy market.

• Rejects talk of a government-sanctioned dash for gas as overblown, even if he concedes the Conservatives will big this up.

• Says shale gas will not have a significant short-term

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Posted in News | Also tagged energy, john hayes and renewable energy | 11 Comments

Edward Davey: New nuclear plants will have no taxpayer subsidy

By Caron Lindsay | Tue 30th October 2012 - 6:55 pm

Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey has been talking to ITN’s Laura Kuenssberg after £700 million private companies following the announcement that Hitachi were investing £700 million in new nuclear plants. He said:

It’s a real vote of confidence from a major international company…. This is good news for the public because it’s part of our energy security strategy to keep the lights on

Posted in News | Also tagged energy security bill, hitachi and nuclear power | 23 Comments

LDVideo: Davey on energy policies and climate change action

By Stephen Tall | Wed 23rd May 2012 - 8:50 am

Lib Dem energy and climate change secretary Edward Davey was asked this week by Andrew Neil why people were being asked to pay more for their power while many were struggling. He said it was “right to pursue climate change policies” and told Andrew Neil that prices of onshore, offshore and solar renewable sources were “coming down fast”. You can watch the interview here:

Posted in YouTube | Also tagged andrew neil, climate change, energy and fuel poverty | Leave a comment

Chris Nicholson resigns as CentreForum chief executive, appointed Ed Davey’s new special advisor

By Stephen Tall | Mon 26th March 2012 - 8:15 am

When Chris Huhne resigned as energy and climate change secretary last month, he didn’t just create a vacancy in the cabinet — his departure also triggered some musical chairs elsewhere.

The same day Ed Davey was appointed Chris Huhne’s sucessor, Duncan Brack and Joel Kenrick departed as Chris’s special advisors. You can read Duncan’s take on his time in the job here, Liblink: Duncan Brack on how to get green policies implemented in Government.

These two vacancies have now been filled by Katie …

Posted in News | Also tagged centreforum, chris huhne, chris nicholson, duncan brack, joel kenrick and katie waring | Leave a comment

LibLink: Ed Davey – Out of the Shadows

By Stephen Tall | Sun 18th March 2012 - 12:20 pm

The Lib Dems’ newest cabinet minister Edward Davey, secretary of state for energy and climate change, is the subject of an extensive profile in the latest issue of The House magazine, re-printed on PoliticsHome.

And it sounds like he couldn’t be much happier: “This is the thing I wanted to do – it’s my dream job. Environment, and the whole climate-change agenda, is one of the reasons I joined the Liberal Democrats. It’s something that really motivates me in politics and it’s a great privilege to be here. … I’m not going to be giving in on Liberal Democrat …

Posted in News | Also tagged nuclear power and renewable energy | 1 Comment

Opinion: Calm Down, Dears!

By Zadok Day | Tue 7th February 2012 - 4:57 pm

It’s a great shame that so many Liberal Democrats have reacted to the political downfall of Chris Huhne by bashing his successor. Ed Davey is an immensely capable minister and will do a wonderful job in his new position. Sadly, some have chosen this news to complain because a woman wasn’t promoted instead of a man. Gender balance is an issue that seems to divide opinion a great deal in the online world, for some reason, despite being hardly as controversial in the real world, where the principle is generally accepted that talent should be rewarded rather than the accident …

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged chris huhne, david cameron and gender | 47 Comments

Davey: Brown should face Iraq inquiry music

By Stephen Tall | Thu 24th December 2009 - 4:55 pm

Hopes have never been high that Sir John Chilcott’s inquiry into the Iraq war would provide a real sense of closure: it’s come too late, and opinions are fixed. Opponents of Tony Blair’s decision will forever believe that he knowingly mislead Parliament into voting for a war he believed was essential; those who defend his actions will forever believe it was right to topple Saddam Hussein with or without the UN’s sanction.

But those initial hopes for Sir John’s inquiry are receding still further thanks to his decision to excuse Gordon Brown, David Miliband and Douglas Alexander from appearing before the …

Posted in News | Also tagged iraq and sir john chilcot | Leave a comment

LDV post-conference members’ survey (3): what you thought of the Lib Dem conference

By Stephen Tall | Sun 11th October 2009 - 4:30 pm

Over the last week, Lib Dem Voice has invited the members of our private forum (open to all Lib Dem members) inviting them to take part in a survey, conducted via Liberty Research, asking a number of questions about the party and the current state of British politics. Many thanks to the 200+ of you who completed it; we’ve been publishing the results on LDV over the past few days. You can catch up on the results of all our exclusive LDV members’ surveys by clicking here.

First up, we asked how many of you had actually …

Posted in LDV Members poll | Also tagged Alistair Carmichael, bournemouth 2009 conference, chris huhne, evan harris, sarah teather, tim farron and vince cable | 1 Comment

Lib Dems tackle UKIP head on

By Alex Foster | Wed 27th May 2009 - 10:43 am

On Monday, the Lib Dem’s chair of Communications Edward Davey wrote to the leader of UKIP Nigel Farage MEP to challenge him on failing to publish his own expenses, on the disgraceful voting record of his European Parliamentary Party, and on the shameful track record of his fellow parliamentarians.

“UKIP MEPs have attacked others over their expenses while living the high life in Brussels, charging the taxpayer, and hiding the true cost from voters.

“One in six UKIP MEPs elected in 2004 has since faced criminal charges over their creative accounting. Meanwhile, UKIP turned up in the European Parliament to vote

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Posted in News | Also tagged european elections, nigel farage and ukip | 3 Comments

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Tag Archives: edward davey

Duncan Hames MP writes… Must we continue to use food for fuel?

LibLink: Ed Davey – my long battle for a ‘grand energy bargain’

Edward Davey: New nuclear plants will have no taxpayer subsidy

LDVideo: Davey on energy policies and climate change action

Chris Nicholson resigns as CentreForum chief executive, appointed Ed Davey’s new special advisor

LibLink: Ed Davey – Out of the Shadows

Opinion: Calm Down, Dears!

Davey: Brown should face Iraq inquiry music

LDV post-conference members’ survey (3): what you thought of the Lib Dem conference

Lib Dems tackle UKIP head on

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