Climate change is inevitable and we have to find ways to adapt to living in a warmer world. Frances Cairncross addressed the BA annual festival with this message. She believes that at this stage even maximum deployment of the most eco-friendly technology can’t stop global warming, and that attempts to reduce emissions through the Kyoto …
Under the shadow of the Drax coal-fired power station, activists at the Camp for Climate Action began civil disobedience training yesterday. This is part of preparations for Thursday’s mass action which plans to shut down Drax. The training (and the camp itself) are open to the public, and people are urged to come down and …
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This week saw oil giant BP launch their targetneutral scheme in an effort to encourage motorists to offset their carbon emissions. How? By registering as a targetneutral member, calculating the amount of CO2 you produce annually and paying a fee to support worldwide projects that reduce the equivalent amount of CO2 you produce by driving. …
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Leading scientists have come together to draw up a list of 100 leading questions facing the UK’s environmental future. The Guardian whittles these down to just eleven to cover the key issues for us. How long does the seabed take to recover from dredging, wind farm construction and oil and gas extraction? How does the …
The Green Party has commented on the £70-million clean up bill being ‘set to rise’ as the government admit ‘considerable uncertainty still remains in relation to the cost of decommissioning and clean up.’ The Commons Trade and Industry Committee today expressed concern about continued uncertainty over the taxpayers’ bill for the disposal of civil nuclear …
Friends of the Earth are asking us to lobby our MPs to support a Climate Change Bill to be included in the 2006 Queen’s Speech as part of The Big Ask campaign. Big Ask. Big Month. Big Lobby runs from 12 September – 11 October. In November, the Government will set out its to-do list …
Currys and Dixons electical retailers were selling a flat-screen television every 15 seconds in the build-up to the Football World Cup, and have subsequently dropped prices to maintain this selling rate. But scientist Dr Joseph Reger, chief technology officer at Fujitsu Siemens Computers in Munich, now warns that the British desire to see the big …
The 2006 Delabole Wind Fair is being held on Saturday 26th August (Bank Holiday weekend) at the Delabole Windfarm, near Camelford in Cornwall. Doors open at 2pm and entrance if free.
Oil giant Shell is offering a cash boost to small businesses who are responding to the challenge of climate change. If you see climate change as a business opportunity and think that your product or service can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, you can apply for a Shell Springboard award. There are up to 6 …