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Heat wave causing nuclear plant closure
A nuclear power plant in Spain had to be shut down due to rising temperature in the river that fuels its refrigeration system. In France, plants were authorised to discharge cooling waters at above normal temperature as ...
Report: world economic growth carries high ecological price tag
In a new report presented on 12 July, the U.S.-based Worldwatch Institute confirms that the world is getting richer but also hotter and at the price of ecological degradation.
Urban Heat Islands
The ever increasing demands for new buildings for businesses and homes in London is having a big impact on the city's 'climate' and is even making it hotter.
Earth faces 'catastrophic loss of species'
Life on earth is facing a major crisis with thousands of species threatened with imminent extinction - a global emergency demanding urgent action. This is the view of 19 of the world's most eminent biodiversity specialis...
Miliband contemplates personal carbon trading –
The Green Party has welcomed news that the government is contemplating issuing tradeable personal carbon allowances to the public to combat rising emissions from the domestic sector, but questioned the coherence of their...
London Olympics Sustainability Policy Welcomed by UNEP
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme has welcomed the sustainability policy for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games which includes initiatives to help address global environment issues such as ...
Tiger Habitat Down From Just a Decade Ago, New Study Finds
The most comprehensive scientific study of tiger habitats ever done finds that the big cats reside in 40 percent less habitat than they were thought to a decade ago. The tigers now occupy just 7 percent of their histori...
Soya traders agree to a moratorium on Amazon deforestation following customer pressure
In a statement released in Brazil, multinational soya traders have agreed to a two year moratorium on buying soya from newly deforested land in the Amazon. This move shows that the international soya trade has been affec...
Greater Interest in Greener Properties Says CBI & GVA GRIMLEY
A new CBI/GVA Grimley survey reveals that commercial property occupiers see energy efficiency as a top priority when reviewing future accommodation needs and that a majority of respondents are concerned about possible fu...
CBI Promotes Environmental Benefits of Trade to Commons Inquiry
A CBI team headed by CBI Head of International Group, Gary Campkin, gave oral evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee's Inquiry on International Trade, Development and the Environment this week.