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Miliband Steps Up to the Mark
Ed Miliband, the new minister for energy and climate change, has vowed to tackle the challenging tasks his department faces.
Local carbon lead rejected
The government has rejected recommendations from MPs for councils to lead the way in cutting carbon emissions.
Air of uncertainty
Lots of squirming in the House of Lords as Baroness Gardner got air quality minister Lord Hunt to admit that the government has completely failed to meet a deadline set by the European Commission to notify a request fo...
Monbiot's Last swipe at Bush?
George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed.
Start building new atomic stations now, urges British Energy chief
The country should press ahead with building a new generation of atomic power stations to suck in investment and create jobs, British Energy said yesterday.
Launch of the Greek Business Council for Sustainable Development
In the presence of 250 people and widely covered by Greek media, the Greek BCSD was launched on 11 November.
Local Decision Making and Sustainable Development
This new report published by the Sustainable Development Commission suggests that the new performance framework governing local authorities and their partners on local strategic partnerships (LSPs) reinforces the respons...
Personal Carbon Trading – Stated Preference to Investigate Behavioural Response
Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) schemes which allocate responsibility for carbon emissions to individuals have been highlighted as a potentially powerful instrument with which to bring about reductions in carbon emissions ...
PAS 2050 – Carbon Footprinting Standard
BSI British Standards, Defra and the Carbon Trust have recently launched the PAS 2050, a new carbon footprinting standard, which will enable businesses to assess the carbon footprint of their goods and services.
Energy plans trigger clash
Formal objections have been lodged by local authorities against two wind farm developments this week.