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Meeting the Low Carbon Skills Challenge - Government Consultation: Response by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) welcomes the development of a low carbon skills strategy. If the UK economy is to successfully make the transition to one which is low carbon and resource e...
BP agrees compensation
Barack Obama has wrung an apology from BP and an agreement for the oil company to make a $20bn down payment into a special compensation fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill today after a four-hour meeting at the White ...
Nightingale numbers fall by 91% in 40 years
Britain's population of nightingales, the world's most celebrated songbirds, has crashed in numbers by more than 90%, new research has shown.
EU bathing water quality remains high
The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency shows that 96% of coastal bathing areas and 90% of bathing sites in rivers and lakes complied with minimum standard...
New species celebrated amid warnings of biodiversity loss
A flat-faced frogfish, bug-eating slug and carnivorous sea sponge are some of the top new species named by scientists. They appear on a �top 10' list of new species released amid warnings from the United Nations that the...
Food prices to rise by up to 40% over next decade
Food prices are set to rise as much as 40% over the coming decade amid growing demand from emerging markets and for biofuel production, according to a United Nations report which warns of rising hunger and food insecurit...
Whaling deal splits countries and conservationists
A deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years is up for debate at the International Whaling Commission's meeting opening in Agadir, Morocco.
Tougher targets needed to reduce ozone pollution
Twenty years of policies in Europe to reduce emissions that contribute to the formation of ozone have successfully reduced short-term peak ozone levels, according to a new study conducted in central England. However, the...
EU to ban illegal timber
The European Commission, the Parliament and the Council have finally reached a political agreement on a new EU law to halt the trade in illegal timber. The law will still need to be endorsed by the Parliament in July and...
Cutting GHG emissions will be no quick fix for weather
Global warming will continue to bring havoc to the world's weather systems for decades after reductions are made in greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows. Scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter say cl...