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15th April 2009

Brown's electric dream for Britain

Gordon Brown has promised an environmentally friendly Budget later this month to kick start a "green recovery" � including the mass introduction of electric cars on Britain's roads.

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15th April 2009

Foresty Commission to make UK's Towns and Cities Greener

The Forestry Commission has formed a partnership to make the UK's towns and cities greener.

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15th April 2009

Natural England – Adaptation Challenge

Significant changes are needed in the management of England's landscapes to let the environment adapt to climate change, Natural England has warned.

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2nd April 2009

Government must do more to ensure environmental impacts are considered by Planning Commission say IEMA

The IEMA believes the Environmental Impact Assessments of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) must learn from over 20 years of professional EIA practice and legal challenge.

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30th March 2009

EEA – Drought and Water Overuse in Europe

Despite the vast amount of water on the planet, decades of unsustainable management mean that water shortages have reached a crisis point in many regions.

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30th March 2009

Food to Benefit People & Planet – Oxfam Report

This report illustrates that the food we buy every week can have huge impacts on people and environments seemingly world's away from our 'regular dash around the shops'.

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30th March 2009

Climate Change : Adaptating to the Inevitable? IMECHE

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has released a new report, which considers the possible climate changes that we may expect over the next 1000 years due to continuing carbon dioxide emissions, and recommends what ...

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30th March 2009

DECC Consultation on the Carbon Reduction Commitment

Views are invited in the third consultation on the development of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme.

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30th March 2009

Arctic People Should be Consulted on Adaptation Strategies

Indigenous Arctic peoples must be consulted on ways to preserve their ways of life and boost employment opportunities as the northern ice retreats due to climate change, a group of experts convened by the United Nations...

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30th March 2009

Water Deserves Higher Priority – UN Official

Water must be given higher priority on the development agenda, a top United Nations official told a global gathering that opened today in Istanbul, stressing that the problems the world faces with regard to this preciou...

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