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UK companies need to 'take the challenge of climate change seriously'
Business must take the challenge of climate change seriously if the battle is to be won, environment secretary Hilary Benn told the CBI annual conference.
Guyana's President flies in as Britain considers rainforest offer
The Government says it is considering an offer from Guyana to secure the future of its entire standing forest in return for a package of green technology and development aid from Britain.
Praise for housing group's eco policy
A Housing association based in South Wales has been acknowledged for its impressive work on increasing environmental sustainability.
How Communities Are Adapting to Climate Change
As negotiators meet in Bali, Indonesia to frame a legally binding regime on international responses to climate change, a new United Nations-backed report was released today on how communities spanning the globe are copi...
Micro–wind turbines often increase CO2, says study
It has become the home improvement of choice for the environmentally aware, but erecting a wind turbine on the side of your house could create more carbon dioxide than it actually saves, a study into their performance wi...
Bali : Ban Ki–Moon Advocates New Green Economics
As the curtain was raised on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged leaders to create a global framework to promote green economics and development.
'Flush Out the Toilet From the Water–Cycle'
The one message that came across at the just concluded general assembly of the World Toilet Association (WTA) was that conventional flush toilets are not only environment unfriendly but are also a serious public health h...
With Howard gone, Australia signs up to Kyoto
The news that Australia had signed up to the Kyoto protocol was greeted with applause on the first day of climate talks in Bali yesterday, leaving the US as the only developed nation not to ratify the pact.
Weak Dollar Encouraging Long Distance Shopping
For British tourists heading to the Big Apple to take advantage of a weak dollar and stock up on bargains, the choice is clear: saving money comes before saving the planet.
Radioactive Water, the Price of Gold
Large gold-mining companies operating to the west of South Africa's commercial centre, Johannesburg, stand accused of contaminating a number of water sources with radioactive pollutants.