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Environment a concern for businesswomen
Australian businesswomen list environmental concerns as a top priority, as the nation's financial landscape shifts to accommodate climate change issues.
Individual Actions to Improve Transport Energy Efficiency
In 2002, Europe consumed approximately 15% of the world's energy, making it one of the largest energyconsuming regions of the world. Between 2000 and 2030, the energy consumption of the European Union is predicted to inc...
Publication of the new Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Jonathan Shaw, Defra Minister, announced in Parliament the publication of a new Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Human activity linked to heavier rainfall
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are causing global shifts in rainfall patterns and contributing to wetter weather over the UK, climate scientists say today.
Biodiversity Guidance Produced by DEFRA
Guidance on the biodiversity duty under Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (NERC), has been published today by Defra.
Zerocarbonbritain – How to Get There
In 1977, the Centre for Alternative Technology produced Britain's first Alternative Energy Strategy. Thirty years on, CAT has built a fresh consensus around a pragmatic new energy strategy: zerocarbonbritain.
'Mad' fines of £200,000 jeopardise Scots green energy sector
Plans to turn Scotland into the renewable-energy powerhouse of Europe are under threat from new rules being proposed by the UK electricity regulator, experts warned last night.
Parched, burning southern Europe; flooded north: Is it climate change?
It's been a season of extremes for Europe. Greece has seen its hottest temperatures ever recorded; Britain, its wettest summer. Are the two linked by climate change?
Hurricane boost 'due to warm sea'
A new analysis of Atlantic hurricanes says their numbers have doubled over the last century.
Meat production 'beefs up emissions'
Producing 1kg of beef results in more CO2 emissions than going for a three-hour drive while leaving all the lights on at home, scientists said today.