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Tips on staying cool this summer (without warming the Earth)
Tuesday, May 29th 2007

Here is a simple list to help you stay cool without spending too much money or using an excessive amount of electricity

  • Minimise sources of heat: Standard or halogen light bulbs,...

Green grass grazers cause greenhouse chaos
Wednesday, April 25th 2007

And the award for the most polluting mammal goes to...

It will surprise most people to learn that 7% of all UK greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, and 86% of these gases...

Poorest countries hit hardest by Climate Change
Friday, April 6th 2007

Experts at a major climate change conference in Brussels have warned that those countries least equipped to deal with the impact of global warming will be hit hardest. In a...

European Union slashes member states CO2 pollution plans
Tuesday, March 27th 2007

The European Union has taken a further step toward tightening the greenhouse gas emissions of its member states. The organisation has conditionally accepted the pollution plans of Poland and Czech...

2007: the warmest winter since records began
Friday, March 16th 2007
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the northern hemisphere has had the warmest winter since records began over 125 years ago. Land and ocean...

New climate bill: electoral gain or environmental sustain?
Thursday, March 15th 2007

David Miliband, the Labour party's Environment Secretary has recently made public his party's plans to institute legally-binding carbon reduction targets. Should Mr. Miliband succeed, the U.K....

Europe agrees groundbreaking greenhouse gas reduction plan
Friday, March 9th 2007

In a historic summit, European leaders comitted to reducing greenhouse gas emissions of all 27 EU member states by 20%, compared to 1990 levels. The ambitious target could grow to...

Is the EU truly committing to climate policy?
Monday, February 19th 2007

Two years into the Kyoto Protocol, some Europeans are wondering if it goes far enough. Kyoto calls for a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by the year...

Climate change to heat up global economy
Wednesday, February 14th 2007

Halting global warming, although conventional in its wisdom, is still leaving some economists cold. In particular, reducing the use of fossil fuels sets off alarm bells with labour economists around...

Virgin magnate setting the bar for carbon reduction
Wednesday, February 14th 2007

Sir Richard Branson recently fortified his role as “Mr. Environment” by teaming up with Al Gore to announce a multi-million pound prize for the best method of removing thousands of...