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UK Government's Renewable Power Strategy is Ineffective
The government's renewable power strategy is "ineffective and very expensive", according to a damning review by the International Energy Agency.
All green roofs are not equal
Green roofs, covered with growing vegetation, help conserve energy and water by cooling temperatures inside buildings in hot weather and containing storm water runoff.
Transport remains a major source of air pollutants
Road transport remains the single main source of a number of harmful pollutants, according to a recent report from the European Environment Agency.
'Understanding and promoting behaviour change using lifestyle groups'
People who believe they have the greenest lifestyles can be seen as some of the main culprits behind global warming, says a team of researchers, who claim that many ideas about sustainable living are a myth.
Bush and EC Subsidise Car Manufacturers as Times Get Tough ...
While all eyes were fixed on the banking bail-out, a bucketload of public money was quietly sloshed into the pockets of another undeserving cause.
DEFRA Refocus on Climate Change
A new Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been created, taking on some of the activities that have, up to now, resided in Defra and BERR.
Climate change impacts and adaptation: Germany, Austria, Switzerland.
The German environment agency, Umwelt Bundes Amt (UBA), has published a report on the possible effects of climate change in Germany.
EA Research – Climate Change & River Flows
New research released by the Environment Agency suggests that river flows could drop drastically by 2050 as climate change puts increasing stress on the water environment and wildlife across England and Wales.
European Spatial Planning Adapting to Climate Events (ESPACE)
The final outputs from the extension to the European Spatial Planning Adapting to Climate Events (ESPACE) project are available online. The extension project investigated key barriers to adaptation and finding solutions ...
WRAP calls for further food industry partnerships to reduce food waste
As part of its strategy to reduce food waste, WRAP is calling for proposals from food industry partnerships to develop innovative solutions to food waste throughout the retail supply chain and in the home.