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Biofuel breakthrough to increase fuel’s competitiveness
Novozymes, a biofuel company, is today launching an enzyme that is said to revolutionise the industry
Electric vehicles can offer major benefits to businesses, says report
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.
UK looks to calm revolt on wind farms
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.
Shipping industry looks to efficiency for carbon savings
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).
UK and France reach historic nuclear agreement
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.
Environment and Energy Ministries to descend on Nairobi for UNEP summit
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).
Low carbon technology will not lower temperatures for 50 years.
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.
Extreme summer temperatures becoming more common in US
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.
UK Greens look to mayoral race as a platform
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.
Bank to invest £1 billion in green energy by 2013
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.
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What makes a Sustainable Olympics?
With the London Olympics now less than six months away, the anticipation is building for what should be a grand sporting spectacle.
What makes a sustainable city?
One would easily be forgiven for thinking that a sustainable city was simply another term for reducing carbon emissions, but creating a sustainable city involves a plethora of processes.
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Climate Action Partners with NatureWorks for COP-16
Climate Action partnered with NatureWorks, maker of the Ingeo™ biopolymer, at COP 16.
Energy from Waste Conference
Efficiently utilising residual waste has become an issue of great importance recently.
Reports
Providing all global energy by wind, water and solar power.
Mark Jacobson at Stanford University and Mark Delucchi at the University of California at Davis set out a scientifically robust pathway that would see wind, water and solar technologies provide 100 percent of the world’s energy by 2030, eliminating all fossil fuels by 2050.
Press Releases
New Holland’s online CarbonID™ calculator
New Holland has developed a carbon footprinting method which enables farmers and contractors to calculate the carbon footprint of their current tractor fleet.
Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokesperson to formally open Sustainable Innovation Expo
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.
Hybrid solar and wind lighting illuminates the future
A hybrid light system that incorporates a solar panel and wind turbine to provide street lighting, security lighting and outdoor lighting is an innovative, new to market, commercially applicable product for the UK and internationally for 2012.
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Climate Action Partners with NatureWorks for COP-16
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Energy from Waste Conference
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New Holland’s online CarbonID™ calculator
New Holland has developed a carbon footprinting method which enables farmers and contractors to calculate the carbon footprint of their current tractor fleet.
Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokesperson to formally open Sustainable Innovation Expo
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.
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