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Has the U.S. Media Reached a Tipping Point on Global Warming?
In a remarkable shift with far-reaching policy implications, prominent U.S. news organizations are declaring the debate on climate change "over." This week's cover story in Time magazine and all-week coverage by ABC News...
Ministers Admit Climate Plan Hasn't Worked
Four senior ministers today made one of the most embarrassing admissions of the Labour Government's nine years in office - that the official policy for fighting climate change has failed.
Anger over missed climate change target
Environmental campaigners today attacked the Government's "pathetic" plans to tackle climate change after ministers appeared to abandon a key target on cutting carbon emissions. The Department for Environment, Food and R...
Brown's zero road tax is a non–starter
Despite being trumpeted by the Chancellor as proof of his green credentials, the move to introduce a zero rate of vehicle excise duty for the least polluting vehicles will not affect any new car on sale, it emerged yeste...
China sees imports of illegally felled wood soar
Consumer demand in Europe, Japan and the US for reasonably priced everyday furniture and other Chinese wood products is feeding a growing appetite in China for imports of illegally felled timber, according to a new repor...
Czech Republic lags behind most of EU in environment spending
The Czech Republic lags behind most European Union countries in terms of spending on environment protection, ranking at the end of the list with EUR 23 (CZK 670) per person and a year, the financial server Mesec.cz said ...
Is Gordon going green ask Friends of the Earth
Gordon Brown's Budget set out some helpful steps toward meeting the huge challenge posed by climate change, Friends of the Earth said today.
'Green Budget' hits business and gas–guzzlers ... but hard enough?
Gordon Brown eagerly drew the battle lines for a general election between him and David Cameron yesterday as he unveiled a Budget that was heavy on politics but light on economics. Presenting his tenth, and possibly last...
Mayor of London Throws Out Nuclear in Favour of Renewables
Last Thursday (16th March) Ken Livingstone criticised proposals for building new nuclear power stations across the UK as he outlined his vision for a low carbon London at the Greenpeace Business Lecture.
Huge Polar Research Initiative Announced
Next year, thousands of scientists from around the world will begin the most intensive period of research on the polar regions in half a century. International Polar Year (IPY) aims to provide a legacy of research into k...