Why is the Government trying to lower its targets for cuts to carbon emissions?
Could it be anything to do with the fact that we are now more reliant on coal to generate electricity than we have been at any time over the past decade?
"The amount of coal consumed by UK power stations increased last year to the highest level since 1996, as record gas prices forced electricity suppliers to find other sources of power.
This pushed up Britain's carbon dioxide emissions to their highest in 10 years, figures from the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) show.
The government research, which has been quietly released on the DTI website, shows that imports of coal last year were 21% higher - although domestic production plunged dramatically.
Stubbornly high oil and gas prices over the past year have meant that coal, which is a more inefficient source of energy, is once again a viable option for generators.
Because coal is a more polluting fuel than other sources, the UK's carbon emissions rose by half a million tonnes last year to 157.4m tonnes.
Even after accounting for newly-planted forests, which reduce CO2 levels, net emissions were still the highest since 2000."
So, although we are urging other countries to reduce their carbon emissions, ours are going UP instead of DOWN.
That is something this Government is keeping pretty quiet about.
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