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Having both emissions trading and feed-in tariffs is a waste of time
Dan Box
12th March, 2010
The new feed-in tariffs are nothing if not controversial, but they also run the risk of conflicting with other, international, climate change policies more...
Beyond white middle class environmentalism
Jan Goodey
11th March, 2010
Akashi is a grassroots campaign that gives a bigger voice to black and minority ethnic groups on climate change issuesmore...
EU carbon trading scheme has been 'an enormous success'
Danny Ellerman
9th March, 2010
The European Emissions Trading Scheme was always going to disappoint the NGOs who wanted a perfect climate solution, but simply bashing it ignores the progerss that can be made through small steps more...
EU exporting 'one-third' of CO2 emissions to poorer countries
Ecologist
9th March, 2010
Study shows industrialised countries are 'outsourcing' carbon emissions to countries like China, one quarter of whose CO2 emissions are from exports more...
The solar powered house of the future?
Ecologist
4th March, 2010
This gallery of images shows a prototype solar powered, zero carbon house designed by students at Nottingham University more...
LSE's Anne Power: my recipe for 80 per cent energy savings in your home
Matilda Lee
3rd March, 2010
Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy Housing and Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics, on why nearly all homeowners can afford to insulate properly, and how to save energy on a budget more...
European carbon trading labelled 'model for the world'
Ecologist
1st March, 2010
The world’s first carbon trading scheme should be used as a model for global cap-and-trade says leading American economist more...
How to green your school
Ecologist
10th February, 2010
School buildings, food, waste - even the curriculum itself should all support a connection to, and appreciation for, the environment. Here are some resources to get you started more...
Copenhagen failed. So should we tax carbon at the border?
Dan Box
8th February, 2010
The lack of agreement at Copenhagen has left some thinking that the only way to protect national economies is to tax imports from nations who don't pay a carbon price... more...
MPs propose carbon tax to boost green investment
Terry Macalister
8th February, 2010
MPs say a carbon tax is needed to get the EU emissions trading scheme working more...
What the carbon market did after Copenhagen: nothing
Dan Box
2nd February, 2010
Come 31st of January - the day when international emissions cuts were supposed to be announced - carbon markets should have rocketed. They didn't, and that's a bad sign more...
Carbon traders quit emissions market amid drop in demand
Tim Webb
25th January, 2010
Banks are pulling out of the carbon-offsetting market after Copenhagen failed to reach agreement on emissions targets more...
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Cutting carbon through people-powered innovation
Ecologist
21st January, 2010
NESTA's Big Green Challenge inspired community groups to come up with innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions. Along the way, it has proved that change really can come from a grassroots level more...
UK emissions figures distorted by offsets, say MPs
Ecologist
11th January, 2010
UK emissions figures are ‘misleading’ and need to be recounted because they include offsets, according to a committee of MPs more...
Marine mammals under threat from ocean noise pollution
Ecologist
21st December, 2009
Oceans becoming noisier as sounds travel further in increasingly acidic water more...
Carbon emissions: the world in 2010
Tom Levitt
23rd December, 2009
A post-Copenhagen look at where the carbon emissions are coming from and how that is projected to change over the coming decade more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Homes for a changing climate
Will Anderson
29th December, 2009
In an extract from his new book Homes for a Changing Climate, Will Anderson makes the case for building 21st century homes that can withstand the effects of climate change and help usher in a low-carbon revolution more...
Carbon: from pollutant to potential resource
Tom Levitt
17th December, 2009
Instead of dumping carbon deep underground we could be exploring ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time more...
Will carbon capture and storage work?
Mark Jansen
15th December, 2009
Carbon capture sounds like a fantastical idea: dig up fossil fuels, burn them, then return the captured CO2 underground. But the hurdles that stand in its way are formidable more...
Copenhagen could lead to increase in intensive farming
Ed Hamer
14th December, 2009
All sectors must play their part in a global emissions deal, but could including agriculture in the mix lead to an intensification of farming and money for GM crops? more...
A toothless cap-and-trade scheme is a planetary wrecking ball
Alison Smith
10th December, 2009
The theory of cap-and-trade is brilliantly simple; in practice, however, it's just not moving fast enough, says Alison Smith. A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition... more...
Carbon trading to net £1bn for UK's richest man
Ecologist
7th December, 2009
Airlines also likely to see profits double under the next phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme more...
Agriculture: Copenhagen's blind spot
Peter Melchett
7th December, 2009
By not properly discussing agriculture at national or international climate negotiations, we are avoiding tackling not just a huge source of emissions, but also a potential carbon sink more...
Graphic: London's carbon footprint
Ecologist
4th December, 2009
A new graphic shows the major contribution of household energy and transport to London's carbon footprint more...
Sceptics and greens reject Australian carbon trading plan
Ecologist
2nd December, 2009
Emissions under the carbon trading proposals would not have started to decline until after 2030 say campaigners more...Members
