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EC Commissions 2 Studies for Sustainable Transport
The European Commission launched today two new research projects looking for possibilities to make transport more sustainable. The projects were launched at the Conference �Transport and Environment: A Global Challenge' ...
Reinvented Gore returns to Capitol Hill
It was more than six years since Al Gore had appeared in an official capacity on Capitol Hill. In January 2001, one of his joyless final tasks as outgoing Vice-President had been to formally certify the votes of the man ...
Heat Wave on the Top of the World
The French Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, or GIEC in French) has just announced the conclusions of its 4th report, which restates that global warming has increased the average temperature by 0.74�C over...
Compost leads the way with first Quality Protocol
A new initiative making it easier for businesses and industry to produce more compost and reduce the amount of organic waste sent to landfill was launched today by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) and the En...
China to release details of energy law April 27–28
The Chinese government will give details on the progress of the country's first energy law in an international seminar to be held later in Beijing on April 27-28, the deputy director of China's National Energy Leading Gr...
Carbon Capture and Storage is the Future: Darling
The UK can be the birthplace of the world's full scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration plant, UK Trade & Industry Minister Alistair Darling said yesterday.
Carbon Labels Help Consumers
Carbon footprints are currently a hot topic in the media, making consumers and business more aware than ever about the impact of products and services on climate change.
Arctic Sea Ice Decline May Trigger Climate Change Cascade
Arctic sea ice that has been dwindling for several decades may have reached a tipping point that could trigger a cascade of climate change reaching into Earth's temperate regions, says a new University of Colorado at Bou...
Sustainable response dismays buyers
After months of delay, the government has finally responded to the recommendations of the Sustainable Procurement Task Force (SPTF). And, to the surprise of many involved in the original plan, Whitehall has rejected one ...
Global warming: The climate has changed
The Government has become the first in the world to commit itself to legally binding reductions in carbon dioxide emissions but will come under strong pressure to agree to bigger cuts when its landmark Climate Change Bil...