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The year the world woke up
Climate change In 2006, the public, politicians and industry have all shown significant signs that tackling global warming is on the agenda after scientific studies showed the pace of change gathering speed.
Tesco Switching to Biofuel
Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, has announced plans to run three quarters of its delivery fleet on biodiesel from January next year.
Planting trees to save planet is pointless, say ecologists
Planting trees to combat climate change is a waste of time, according to a study by ecologists who say that most forests do not have any overall effect on global temperature, while those furthest from the equator could a...
Mandelson calls for WTO zero tariff agreement on key green goods
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has called for a WTO zero tariff agreement on key green goods and rejected the idea of a Kyoto tax as the wrong political approach to securing global agreement on the need to act on ...
Sustainable spend
Chancellor Gordon Brown says new guidelines will ensure that �125 billion invested by the government each year is spent "well and in a sustainable way". In his pre-budget report statement to the House of Commons, Brown s...
Energy Efficiency Task Group Report
The Energy Efficiency Business Support Task Group, set up by the Chancellor in Budget 2006, today issues its concluding report. It highlights problems businesses have in accessing advice and support on energy efficiency,...
Private jets dodge EU greenhouse gas rules
European executives are increasingly favouring private jets when travelling across the continent as the rise in airport security checks multiplies delays, but the flights may strike a symbolic blow against the EU's fight...
Town 'too polluted' to take more homes
A scheme in Sowerby Bridge has stalled because the town has become a pollution hot spot. And there are fears that future developments in parts of Hebden Bridge and Halifax could also be affected by the new planning rules...
Promoting Water Efficiency in Homes
Proposals for minimum standards of water efficiency in new homes and commercial buildings in England and Wales have been published.
India and China Commit to Himalayan Melt Studies
India and China have agreed to send an expedition to the Himalayas to study the impact that global warming is having on glaciers there. They fear that melting glaciers could threaten rivers which support the lives of mil...