Parliamentary Report
Note that more recent (and older!) work on TEQs is available here, listed chronologically.
Video from the launch event, at the Houses of Parliament
Media coverage of report launch
Tradable Energy Quotas: A policy framework for peak oil and climate change – The Oil Drum, 24 January
Driver Fury at Petrol Ration Plan – Daily Express, 24 January
John Hemming MP interviewed on Simon Mayo’s “Drivetime” show (audio) – BBC Radio 2, 24 January
Now they want to ration petrol – Daily Mail, 24 January
Prepare for the return of rationing – The Sunday Times, 23 January
Energy rationing would give ‘common purpose’ in cutting carbon emissions – The Ecologist, 19 January
MPs urged to ration fuel or miss carbon emissions targets – BusinessGreen, 19 January
Will smart energy future require rationing? – Greenbang, 19 January
Parliamentary group advocates ‘energy rationing’ – Low Carbon Economy, 19 January
Brits Ponder Fuel Rationing – Time Magazine, 18 January
TEQ backers predict fuel and energy rationing by 2020 (also see poll on TEQs) – Edie.net, 18 January
Quotas ‘would tackle fuel poverty’ – UK Press Association, 18 January
UK lawmakers call for energy rationing with personal fuel quotas – Click Green, 18 January
UK could need fuel rationing before 2020, warns report – Energy Efficiency News, 18 January
British lawmakers propose energy rationing – Financial Times, 18 January
Report calls for energy rationing within the decade – GreenWise Business, 18 January
TEQs: A policy framework for peak oil and climate change – Energy Bulletin, 18 January
Fuel Rationing in U.K. Needed by 2020 to Cut CO2 Emissions, Lawmakers Say – Bloomberg News, 18 January
Shaun Chamberlin interviewed on “Wake Up To Money” show (audio) – BBC Radio 5 Live, 18 January
Commentary
The Peak Oil Crisis: Tradable Energy Quotas – Falls Church News-Press – 26 January
Tradable Energy Quotas: A policy framework for peak oil and climate change – The Oil Drum, 24 January
Tradable Energy Quotas launched in the House of Commons – Transition Culture, 24 January
Tradable Energy Quotas – real green shoots of recovery? – Jon Barrett, 24 January
Petrol rationing looms – The Economic Voice, 24 January
If Britain Starts Fuel Rationing, Could U.S. Be Next? – Countercurrents, 22 January
Life, Liberty, And the Pursuit Of the kWh – .plaid, 21 January
Could energy rationing be introduced in the UK? – uSwitch, 21 January
Energy consumption charge proposals ‘unfair on low-income households’ – incahoot, 21 January
Tradeable Energy Quotas: Rational Action? – SustainAbility, 20 January
Global warming: a threat akin to Nazism? – Elizabeth Royte, 20 January
Carbon and the common good: values in green policy – Climate Safety, 19 January
Can the UK lead the world in energy rationing? – Dharma, 19 January
Could We See Fuel Rationing by 2020? – TreeHugger, 19 January
With Fuel Rationing On The Way, Can IT Help? – eWeek Europe, 19 January
TEQs: UK Gov’t Tradable Energy Quotas – Ecological Sociology, 18 January
Parliamentary report: Fuel rationing may be necessary by 2020 – Make Wealth History, 18 January
Fuel rationing “could be necessary before 2020” says report – and we need Green Party policy to solve the problem – Green Party, 18 January
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