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Floating houses – the 'Dutch' transition to a more flood–resilient
Dutch scientists predict a rise in sea levels of up to 110cm (43 inches) by the year 2100.
EU sticks out neck in global climate change battle
Member states on Friday legally bound the EU to use 20 percent renewable energy and cut CO2 emissions by 20 percent by 2020 in the hope the US and China will follow, but nobody knows how Europe will make the new "industr...
Member states urged to take action on 'e–waste'
Consumer electronic manufacturers including Sony, Nokia and HP, and NGOs ranging from Greenpeace to Friends of the Earth, have called on the Commission to take action against 11 member states that have transposed the WEE...
Climate Car Speed Cut Not Supported by German Petrolheads
Germany gave a chilly response Sunday to a call from a senior European Union official for the country to impose speed limits on the autobahn to help fight global warming.
Schools' trees for environment
A village school near Welshpool has become the first in Montgomeryshire to offset carbon emissions for journeys to and from classes by planting trees around its grounds.
Geneva show hints at green fuel jumble for motorists
A motorist's trip to the filling station is likely to be a complex business soon if the green marketing promises at the Geneva Motor Show, which opens on Thursday, are anything to go by.
Technology to clean up coal for post–oil era
This paper by Deutsche Bank Research analyses coal's ability to fill the energy gap in the immediate future and the need to make it as clean as possible by utilising new technologies.
EU divided over nuclear and renewables
As EU leaders prepare to make unprecedented commitments to cut greenhouse-gas emissions at a summit this week, divisions have emerged over whether to recognise nuclear as a low-carbon source, alongside wind power and oth...
Britain's Wildlife Behaviour Affected by Climate Change
The behaviour of Britain's wildlife is raising alarm about the seriousness of climate change as animals' breeding patterns are thrown into confusion. The second mildest winter on record has resulted in mammals, reptiles,...
Tourists would sacrifice flights for the environment
Half of holidaymakers would be prepared to cut down on 50% of their foreign trips to protect the environment, according to a survey today.