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UN Calls for Treatment of Carbon Addiction on World Environment Day
Top United Nations officials have marked World Environment Day by urging individuals, companies and governments alike to kick their addiction to carbon dioxide, a main contributor to global warming.
Opposition to World Bank's Climate Investment Funds
More than 121 groups released today a statement opposing the World Bank's proposed 'Climate Investment Funds' to address climate change and its impacts.
National Restaurant Association launches green initiative
The National Restaurant Association has launched "Conserve: Solutions for Sustainability," an initiative designed to support the nation's nearly one million restaurant and foodservice locations in becoming more eco-frie...
Turkey hints at "significant" moves on climate change
Turkey has dropped its strongest hint yet that it will sign up to the Kyoto Protocol on combating climate change, and will join in international efforts aimed at cutting greenhouse gasses.
Children with asthma affected by 'safe' levels of air pollution
Children with asthma living in cities are especially vulnerable to urban pollution. Emissions from motor vehicles, in particular, are thought to provoke asthma-related symptoms. New research suggests that even 'safe' lev...
Managing the imbalance between energy supply and demand
Renewable energy may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it presents a problem for electricity suppliers: how to meet peak demand levels with increasing reliance on intermittent energy sources.
SDC and IPPR – Tackling Aviation
This report is the result of an extensive Stakeholder Assessment on aviation run by the Sustainable Development Commission and the Institute for Public Policy Research in response to growing concern about the projections...
What is Sustainable Food? Sustain Guide Now Available
Sustain have launched a new online information source for anyone interested in buying and using more sustainable food.
Committee on Climate Change –– Work Plan Consultation
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) was created in 2007 as an expert body to independently assess ways in which the UK can optimally achieve its emissions reductions goals for 2020 and 2050.
Mental Health & The Environment – EcoMinds Project
The charity Mind has been awarded funds from the Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme to launch �Ecominds', a �7.5million five-year grant scheme that will fund approximately 125 new and existing projects around E...