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Economic Opportunities from Climate Change – Ban Ki–moon
The twin financial and climate catastrophes have been cause for nervousness worldwide, but Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the challenges also open the door for new economic opportunities in the face of t...
£25 million awarded to transform approaches to energy consumption in UK Universities
Forty-four higher education institutions (HEIs) have been awarded a share of £25 million from the Revolving Green Fund, a partnership fund between HEFCE and Salix Finance. The fund enables HEIs to radically transform the...
Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orang–utan population
Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orang-utans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows.
CO2–based vehicle taxes
Ireland introduced changes to its vehicle tax system in July 2008. Higher taxes are now placed on vehicles which emit higher levels of carbon.
Building Business Resilience to Climate Change
IBM and Acclimatise are launching, via webinar, a report that reveals how UK FTSE 350 companies are adapting to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities resulting from climate change.
Policy integration is route to success in tackling climate change
Specific measures to tackle climate change, such as emissions trading, will only be successful if they are supported by other government policies addressing economic and social issues, says a new report by the Partnershi...
New Yorkshire and Humber adaptation study
The Climate Change Partnership for Yorkshire and Humber has launched its Regional Adaptation Study, commissioned to look at what climate change impacts the region may face and also what needs to be done to tackle those i...
Tackling Climate Change, Reducing Poverty
This report from a new coalition of the UK's leading environmental and social justice groups shows that the poorest people in the UK will be worst affected by the effects of climate change and, unless measures to combat...
Severn tidal power fund unveiled
A new �500,000 government fund to develop ideas to generate electricity from the River Severn's tidal power has launched today.
Eleven Nuclear Sites Lined up in Consultation
Eleven sites in England and Wales where the new generation of nuclear power plants could be built was unveiled by the government today.