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Honda's Leading the Way in Clean Technology
The product planning decisions of a handful of powerful companies have an immense influence on the environmental health of the United States and the world.
Arctic sea ice is shrinking in 'downward spiral'
Winter sea ice in the Arctic has failed to reform fully for the third year in a row. Scientists said yesterday that the area of ocean covered by Arctic ice at the end of the winter months was lower only in March 2006.
'Put green warnings on adverts for flights'
Ads for flights, holidays and cars should carry tobacco-style health warnings to combat the public's "addiction" to polluting transport and reduce climate change, a think-tank recommended yesterday.
Dimas lashes out at US and Australia
EU Environment Commissioner Dimas was the only speaker to go beyond diplomatic politeness at the opening session of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Brussels.
Offsetting Standards Reached
Two reforestation projects, intended to improve the immediate ecosystem as well as fight climate change, have received the first certification under comprehensive new standards launched by the Climate, Community & Bi...
Defra publishes proposals for reducing construction industry waste
Defra has published proposals for reducing the 109 million tonnes of waste produced by the UK's construction industry every year.
Climate change threatens world's natural wonders, report warns
Hundreds of the world's most precious natural and cultural sites, including the Great Barrier Reef, Mount Kilimanjaro and Venice, are under threat from climate change, a UN report warned today.
UK Carbon Emissions Rise Again
The UK's carbon emissions rose by 1.25% last year, according to provisional government data, but Britain remains on course to meet its Kyoto Protocol goal. The main reason was a move from gas to coal for electricity gene...
Brussels cuts Polish and Czech CO2 emissions plans
The European Commission has told Poland and the Czech Republic to significantly lower the CO2 limits imposed on their industry for 2008-2012, sparking a row with Warsaw and Prague.
Procurement still lacks sustainability strategies
Procurement departments in many top US firms still lack sustainability strategies and processes, according to a survey.