The UK government has unveiled its new Energy Bill, which includes measures to roll out Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.

According to environment secretary Ed Miliband, this could prove "critical" in tackling climate change and protecting the natural world.

"I want the UK to lead the world with it," he commented.

"Through CCS we can develop a new high tech industrial sector [and] maintain a diverse energy mix.

Mr Miliband said that once deployed around the world, it would make a "major contribution" to the fight against climate change.

I'm glad the government appears to be taking the issue of the environment seriously, as I thought issues such as the financial crisis and the expenses scandal had led to it moving to the bottom of the pecking order.

But it has pledged to reduce harmful emissions by more than a third by 2020, and if this is to happen, it needs meaningful action such as this, rather than just hollow promises.