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Fuel Poverty: how much do green upgrades really save you?
Homeowners rocked by huge rises in their energy bills are increasingly being encouraged to turn to green solutions to save money and reduce their carbon footprint - but will these changes deliver the savings they claim o...
Gordon Launches Insulation Initiatives
Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched on 11 September a GBP1bn package to enable households to benefit from assistance that could reduce energy bills.
Lowest ever sea ice in Arctic
Declining ice thickness and what is looking like the second lowest coverage on record means that Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest levels ever in terms of total volume.
Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change
The Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (CLG) brings together business leaders from major UK, EU and international companies who believe that there is an urgent need to develop new and longer-term policies for tack...
Contested Evidence – The Case for an Independent Review of Aviation Policy
In this report, the Sustainable Development Commission renews its call for an independent review of the evidence underpinning aviation policy in the UK.
Defra Consultation on Draft Recycling Service
Following a series of informal consultations in June this year, Defra is now undertaking formal consultation on recycling service guidance to identify views on draft guidance for local authorities wishing to pilot scheme...
Sustainable investing can pay off for sovereign wealth funds
Sovereign wealth funds could and should focus more attention on the investment risks as well as opportunities of the carbon-constrained economies of the future, an Innovest report commissioned by WWF-Norway has found.
Congestion charging: possible impacts of different schemes
Many European policymakers consider road-pricing as a credible instrument to tackle urban congestion.
Water footprints for food
Carbon footprints are now familiar to most people, but food production and trade leaves yet another important mark on the environment - a water footprint.
Plants Struggle with Climate Change
Plants are unlikely to soak up more carbon dioxide from the air as the planet warms, research suggests.