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The article presents an interview with Jonathan Porritt, an adviser to British prime minister Gordon Brown on environmental issues. In the piece Porritt discusses a number of issues including Brown's reluctance to combat climate change and global warming, the high cost of energy in Great Britain and terrorist threats against nuclear power facilities.

In this article the authors comment on a study that revealed that British government personnel were responsible for a significant increase in carbon emissions even though sound environmental policy was said to be a cornerstone of prime minister Gordon Brown's government. Details of polluting actions on the part of British government ministries are provided.

The article evaluates the environmental policy of the government of British prime minister Gordon Brown, as executed by environment secretary Hilary Benn. The author is critical of the two men and claims that Britain's policy on global warming is ineffective and confused. The author endorses an environmental initiative put forward by German chancellor Angela Merkel and urges its adoption in Great Britain.

In this article the author examines the environmental policies of the Labour Party government under British prime minister Tony Blair and his successor, Gordon Brown. He feels that such policies have been inadequate in efforts to offset global warming and to reduce the production of greenhouse gases. The article notes the increase in the use of coal on British power pants.