http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/ Climate Action, produced in partnership with UNEP, cooperates with multinational corporations, providing a platform to raise awareness of the latest market trends. Copyright 2011, Green Media en-GB info@climateactionprogramme.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:55:17 GMT 120 http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/biofuel_breakthrough_to_increase_fuels_competitiveness/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Novozymes, a biofuel company, is today launching an enzyme that is said to revolutionise the industry Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:39:41 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/electric_vehicles_can_offer_major_benefits_to_businesses_says_report/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Electric vehicles (EVs) can be commercially viable in business fleets today and could save as much as £700 per vehicle per year compared to diesel, according to a new report. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:33:39 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/uk_looks_to_calm_revolt_on_wind_farms/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has had to defend his stance on wind farms to 100 conservative backbenchers today, after an open letter from them asked for cuts in on-shore wind subsidies. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:32:21 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/shipping_industry_looks_to_efficiency_for_carbon_savings/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The shipping industry has long been seen as a key area for emissions reductions, but now the industry is using new technology and smarter logistics to achieve financial and carbon savings, according to the Environmental Defence Fund (EDF). Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:55:46 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/uk_and_france_reach_historic_nuclear_agreement/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The UK and France have reached an agreement to combine their nuclear power expertise, with companies from both sides of the channel announcing commercial deals worth in excess of £500 million. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:34:52 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/unep_1/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Ministers for the Environment and Energy, as well as key policy and decision makers from over 140 countries will convene in Nairobi, Kenya this week for the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:48:38 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/press_releases/new_hollands_online_carbonid_calculator/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss New Holland has developed a carbon footprinting method which enables farmers and contractors to calculate the carbon footprint of their current tractor fleet. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:09:04 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/low_carbon_technology_will_not_lower_temperatures_for_50_years/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Switching to low carbon technologies will not cause a turn around in global warming until the end of the century, warns a study in Environmental Research Letters. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:45 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/extreme_summer_temperatures_becoming_more_common_in_us/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss A study by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has now confirmed that the number of extreme summer temperature events is increasing, and will continue to do so with climate change. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:28:24 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/uk_greens_look_to_mayoral_race_as_a_platform/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The race for the London Mayor’s job is heating up, with Boris Johnson and Ken Livingston almost neck and neck with around three months to go. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:31:08 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/bank_to_invest_1_billion_in_green_energy_by_2013/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The Co-op is aiming to exceed its own target of lending £1 billion to green energy projects in the UK by 2013 as demand from the industry continues to rise. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:05:37 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/wildfire_deficit_creating_growing_problem_for_western_united_states/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss A paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is warning that the American West is seeing increased wildfires as a result of drought. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:10:56 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/press_releases/nick_nuttall_unep_spokesperson_to_formally_open_sustainable_innovation_expo/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Climate Action, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, will showcase the latest sustainable technological innovations and services to an international audience of government officials and environmental professionals at the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) of the United Nations Environment Programmeon the 20-22nd February in Nairobi, Kenya. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:22:24 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/obama_makes_green_intentions_clear_in_presidential_race/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The US President Barack Obama has made his energy policy crystal clear by proposing a significant increase in support for clean energy and a $39 billion reduction in oil and gas industry subsidies. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:44:32 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/airline_carbon_tax_opposition_grows/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The EU is struggling to suppress the growing discontent at its airline carbon tax. The tax came into effect at the start of the year and means that all flights using EU airports must pay for their emissions as part of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:57:39 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/africas_growing_e_waste_problem/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss Between just the five African countries: Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria, approximately 650,000 to 1,000,000 tonnes of electronic waste is produced annually. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:13:42 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/declining_fisheries_recovery_is_within_politicians_power_says_report/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The expansion of world fisheries has been known for some time to be causing significant stresses on ocean biodiversity, but the New Economics Foundation has just released a report stating that overfishing is costing EU fisheries some £2.7 billion per year and 100,000 jobs. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:08:53 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/feed_in_tariffs_see_further_cuts/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The political drama unfolding in the UK is continuing, surrounding the changes to the feed-in-tariff system Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:08 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/polls_show_decrease_in_concern_for_the_environment/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss A new study by the Carsey Institute has found that Americans knowledge of the Polar Regions has increased, but their concern over their condition has not. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:05:22 GMT http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/uk_officially_open_worlds_largest_offshore_wind_farm/?utm_source=Feeds&utm_campaign=News&utm_medium=rss The UK has officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:16:20 GMT