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New electric car from Vauxhall
A new model of electric car looks set to solve the problem of limited battery life and bolster electric car sales. Read more...
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UNEP chief salutes the greenest ever Games
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has this week heralded the organisers of the London Olympics in making this year’s Games the greenest ever. Read more...
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Wind farms cause local warming
Wind farms can increase temperatures in their surrounding areas, researchers working in Texas have discovered. Read more...
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Peru joins growing list of developing nations to introduce climate change initiative
Peru has this week adopted a resolution to mitigate carbon emissions to become the latest developing nation to announce its own domestic climate change initiative in the absence of a global binding treaty. Read more...
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Glaciers of the world shrinking dramatically.
The Earth’s glaciers are ‘out of balance’ with the current global temperature and will shed nearly half their volume over the coming decades. Read more...
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Cameron makes the case for renewables
David Cameron today claimed that renewables have the potential to be among the cheapest forms of energy in years if global efforts are made to make clean energy financially sustainable. Read more...
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Royal Society report on ‘People and the Planet’ released
As part of a new survey by the Royal Society which will feed in to the Rio+20 summit in June, an expert group has looked at the problem of world consumption and growth. Read more...
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$5 trillion needed to hit climate goals
The IEA today issued a stark warning to international leaders that $5 trillion of investment is needed by 2020 to curb global temperature rises. Read more...
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Arctic Ocean a newly discovered source of methane
A new multi-institution study has found the Arctic Ocean to be a surprising source of methane being emitted into the atmosphere. Read more...
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Trump to oppose wind farms in Scottish Parliament
Scottish wind energy plans are taking a hit today from US billionaire Donald Trump, who is opposing the government’s promotion of wind projects largely because of a proposed offshore wind farm near his new golf resort in Aberdeenshire. Read more...
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