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Centre for Carbon Management opens in UK
The effectiveness of low-carbon technologies will be put to the test soon with the opening of a new carbon measurement centre in the UK. Read more...
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New year brings new opportunities for governments as world looks to Rio
With the publishing of the ‘zero draft’ outcome document for the Rio +20 Summit, the diplomatic process that culminates in Rio de Janeiro in June this year is now well underway. Read more...
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Airlines snap up carbon credits
Several of the world’s largest airlines are buying up carbon allowances at bargain prices, which is helping to bolster the price of carbon, which fell to an all time low in December. Read more...
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UK scientists dismiss dangers of fracking-induced earthquakes
Scientists have claimed this week that the controversial process of fracking, used in the extraction natural gas and oil, in the UK will not cause significant earthquakes and will pose little danger to the environment if given appropriate safeguards. Read more...
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Energy firms invest $1 billion to develop giant US wind farms
Sempra US Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy have announced that they will invest a combined $1 billion in the development of two wind farms in Pennsylvania and Kansas. Read more...
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Everest Sherpa taking the lead on climate change with 1,700km trek
Apa Sherpa, the man who has climbed Mount Everest more times than anyone else, is attempting a trek of 1,700km over some 120 days across the Himalayas in order to highlight the effects of climate change on the region. Read more...
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New Zealand’s stricken container ship splits in two
A container ship that ran aground off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island in October has split in two in rough seas raising fears of a further oil spill. Read more...
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Pollution levels in Hong Kong reach record high
Hong Kong’s future as a global business hub has been further questioned this week, after the news that Hong Kong suffered its worst ever air pollution levels in 2011. Read more...
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Ice age on hold say scientists
Scientists have announced that the next ice age, due in the next 1,500 years, will be ‘deferred’ due to global carbon dioxide emissions. Read more...
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EPA set to retest suspect water supply linked to fracking
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could retest the water supplies of a Pennsylvanian town, a month after declaring it fit for human consumption, amid concerns from residents that it may have been contaminated by natural gas drilling. Read more...
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