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Birds Threatened by Climate Change
The RSPB today called for urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid a 'calamitous' impact on birds.
Winter Wood Smoke Causing Health Problems
Wood smoke major source of pollution in winter Over half of organic air pollution in Europe during winter comes not from fossil fuel burning, but from home fires, and burning of agricultural and garden waste products, a...
Drinkers Lighten Up on Climate Impacts
Drinkers will be able to choose their top tipple and help tackle climate change at the same time, as five of the UK's top brewers have adopted lighter glass bottles.
KPMG UK Promoting Greener Travel
KPMG UK is launching a program that promotes greener travel and provides money for the charity Help the Hospices, reports the Transnational.
Bangladesh Threatened by Climate Change
Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. Human induced changes in the global climate and associated sea level rise are widely accepted with policy makers and scientists.
Low Emission Zones for Italy & Germany
Three German cities introduced legislation against the most-polluting cars yesterday, barring them from downtown districts marked as environmental zones and drivers will have to pay a "pollution charge" to enter Milan's ...
Beijing 'meets pollution target'
Officials in China's capital Beijing say clear skies on the last day of the year mean that Beijing has surpassed an air pollution target for 2007.
Building Industry Points the Way to Zero Carbon Future
The UK Green Building Council's radical new report "Carbon Reductions in New Non-Domestic Buildings" was published 17 December on the Communities and Local Government (CLG) website.
China's Cities to get environment funds
The nation's 100 resource-dependent cities will get funding to tackle environmental damage and to launch alternative industries by 2015, the government said Tuesday.
China�s energy policy puts more emphasis on environment
As the world's second biggest energy producer, the paper says, China has a relatively strong foundation for energy production and supply. However, with a large population, the per-capita average of energy resources is ve...