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Lords produce waste paper on waste policy
There was a time when, if a Lords committee had been asked to investigate a massive policy failure, a scandal which continues to make daily headlines in the press, it might have made some effort to ask why things had gon...
The Impact of Meat Production and Consumption on Climate Change – Lecture
8th September 2008: 2 Savoy Place, London Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and joint winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, will deliver the 2008 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture ...
Attitudes to Climate Change and Carbon Offsetting – Call for Participants
The University of East Anglia is calling for participants for a short web survey on opinions to climate change and carbon offsetting.
Energy Infrastructure Should Be Exempt from Community Infrastructure Levy says BWEA
Energy infrastructure projects should be exempt from the community infrastructure levy (CIL) in favour of an "enhanced" section 106 system, the British Wind Energy Association has urged.
The global politics of climate–change: after the G8
The stock response of many campaigners and activists to the sorts of headline announcements that emerge from G8 summits is that the devil is in the detail.
British Council launches European climate programme
The British Council recently launched the European element of its global climate programme: 'Challenge Europe'.
German boffins use "anti noise" to silence wind turbines
The dull hum that emanates from many wind turbines could soon become a thing of the past thanks to a group of German researchers who claim to have developed a new sound muffling technology capable of cutting noise levels...
Making progress on municipal waste
Moves to cut waste, increase recycling, and reduce landfill are continuing to deliver results, according to the latest figures.
UK's largest onshore wind farm in bid to attract tourists
ScottishPower has started work on a multi-million pound visitor centre that they hope will transform the largest on-shore wind farm in the UK into a tourist destination.
Greenpeace virtual tool shows how to save energy in your city
Greenpeace UK has created a virtual tool that can be used to find out how cities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save energy: 'EfficienCity'.