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Travelling to Japan by sea
Ewan Kingston
9th September, 2009
Ewan continues his journey by ferry from China to Japan but is still unsure if he's taken the most eco-friendly option more...
Tales of the Transsiberian
Ewan Kingston
13th July, 2009
In bunks 28-32, two poets, a phone salesman, a student, a German, and a Kiwi philosophise as they wend their way across the largest country on Earth... more...
Change farming to cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent
Eifion Rees
3rd July, 2009
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year more...
New offshore wind farms could power every UK home
Eifion Rees
26th June, 2009
The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UK more...
James Hansen arrested during anti-coal demonstration
Ecologist
24th June, 2009
Scientists are leading the charge against political foot-dragging on climate change, with James Hansen arrested for protesting against coal mining and Kevin Anderson warning the UK Government its emissions levels are 'dangerously optimistic' more...
Personal Carbon Allowance: emission impossible?
Jamie Andrews
20th June, 2008
The Government has backtracked on radical plans for personal carbon trading schemes, reports Jamie Andrews – taking accountability for what we emit is the only way to go. more...
Desalination - pros and cons of a typically thorny issue.
Mark Anslow
1st June, 2008
The argument for desalination plants isn't won yet, reports Mark Anslow more...
Proposed trading in aviation emissions 'doesn't go far enough'
News
15th November, 2007
The European Union has been accused of letting the air industry off the hook in tackling carbon dioxide emissions. more...
Carbon footprint of IT the same as aviation
News
6th November, 2007
Concerns are growing as awareness of the carbon footprint of IT equipment grows. more...
Power On - Hydrogen
Jon Hughes and Mark Anslow
1st November, 2007
There is much talk of the possibility of a future ‘hydrogen economy’, which will power all our vehicles and homes. It is important to remember that hydrogen is not an energy source; it is an energy carrier. To obtain hydrogen it must be split from either natural gas or water molecules. The former, most widely used, method not only requires energy but also gives off carbon dioxide (CO2) in the process. Hydrogen produced in this way requires more energy to make than will eventually be returned when it is used. It makes more sense from a climate perspective to burn the natural gas itself than to convert and re-convert it to hydrogen in this way.more...
US greenhouse gas bill proposed
News
19th October, 2007
Two US Senators have proposed a bill which would force the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60 per cent by 2050. more...Sweeping emissions under the carpet
Peter Lockley
9th August, 2007
International aviation is the UK’s fastest-growing source of carbon emissions, and yet the government isn't even accounting for them. Peter Lockley explains why we urgently need to call a halt to airport expansion more...
carbon emissions: 50/70 of 70
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New carbon trading scheme aims to preserve forests
News
4th July, 2007
A new U.N. led scheme called "Reduced Emissions from Deforestation" (RED) is due to be announced later this year that aims to make it rewarding for countries to preserve their forests rather than cut them down.more...
Emissions Trading won't make a difference, says WWF
News
14th June, 2007
The second stage of the EU's much-criticised Emissions Trading System (ETS) will fail to deliver any significant cuts in Europe's carbon dioxide emissions, campaign group WWF said yesterday. more...
WARNING: Flying kills
News
5th April, 2007
Adverts for flights should carry cigarette-style warnings, centre-left think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has advised. more...Car makers continue to push 4x4s
News
30th March, 2007
The car industry is still promoting and advertising gas guzzling vehicles just as fervently as it did 18 months ago, exposing manufacturer's claims that they are producing greener cars which consumers 'just don't buy'. more...
UK to miss targets for 2020 CO2 reduction
News
5th March, 2007
Environmentalist George Monbiot will tonight present findings which show that the UK will miss its target for reducing CO2 emissions by 2020 by as much as 18 per cent. more...
Airport expansion: passenger demand means small airports plan to get bigger
News
28th February, 2007
Record demand for cheap flights has resulted in 21 (mostly regional) airports publishing expansion plans in the last 5 years. They have been spurred on to do so by the Government’s plans to raise plane passenger numbers from 200 million in 2003 to 500 million by 2030. more...Andrew Pendleton, from Christian Aid, on the UK's hidden carbon dioxide emissions
Mark Anslow
22nd February, 2007
Christian Aid this week released a report showing that, if account is taken of the UK's overseas investments, the country is responsible for as much as 15 per cent of global emissions of CO2. We asked Andrew Pendleton, the lead author of the research, where we go now. more...
UK responsible for 15 per cent of world emissions
News
19th February, 2007
A new report suggests that the UK is responsible for 15 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, not 2 per cent as the government claims. more...Members
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