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UK implements standard to help improve energy efficiency
A new standard published by BSI will potentially help organisations make energy cost savings and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. BS EN 16001 demonstrates how to establish the systems and processes necessary to imp...
High recycled glass content boosted by research
A new study shows consumers are just as likely to buy products in jars and bottles made with mixed colour recycled glass as they are to purchase items in clear glass packaging � a finding that should boost demand for con...
Landfill research will help cut waste
New research commissioned by Defra has found that banning some materials from landfill in countries around the world may mean that as little as one per cent of waste ends up in landfill.
UN agency urges wider emissions cuts
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has pushed for moves to cut emissions of a range of greenhouse gases and pollutants along with carbon dioxide to more effectively combat climate change, improve...
EU greenhouse gas emissions continue to decline
New European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates indicate that EU greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 2008 for the fourth consecutive year. Compared to the 2007 official emissions published earlier this year, the annual...
Warming Arctic's global impacts outstrip predictions
Warming in the Arctic could lead to flooding affecting one quarter of the world's population, substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions from massive carbon pools, and extreme global weather changes, according to ...
Seed industry ignores farmers' rights to adapt to climate change
Researchers say farmers in developing countries are losing one of their best hopes to limit the impacts of climate change because of growing corporate control of the seeds they plant.
Air pollution down in EU–27
The European Community's air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007 sulphur oxides emissions were down by 72% from 1990 levels. The downward emission trend of t...
Venice port expansion threatens city, environmentalists warn
The Italian authorities plan to expand Venice's port into a bustling shipping hub, further endangering the fragile lagoon the sinking city is built on, a conservation group has warned.
Germany sets up agency to boost electric cars
The German Government has set up a new agency to push the pace of electric car development after the auto industry missed out on chances to exploit its early breakthroughs with hybrid technology.