Day: 15 December 2009

California water use ‘not sustainable’

Satellite imagery has revealed the full extent of the unsustainable water use in California for the first time.

Biogas must play bigger role in meeting energy needs

Gas produced from the anaerobic digestion of waste could be meeting 10% of the UK's energy needs within the next ten years.

Ireland increases renewable energy use by 21%

Irish ministers have welcomed a report showing the country's moving towards renewable energy.

Surrey dumps incineration

Surrey County Council has dumped plans to incinerate rubbish and announced a move to anaerobic digestion and gasification.

REDD the victim of stalled COP15

Following a promising start in the first week of COP15 a deal on deforestation is now on the rocks at the Copenhagen talks.

COP15 negotiators work through the night for deal

The rift between industrialised countries and the developing world has kept negotiators up all night in Copenhagen.

China ‘doesn’t want climate change handouts’

Chinese officials have said the country will not take a single dollar from any international fund set up to help developing countries move towards a low carbon economy.

Buildings best bet for cutting carbon

Making buildings more energy efficient is going to be the most cost effective way of bringing down the world's carbon emissions, according to those working within the industry.

Australian government finds further $270m for Murray-Darling water

The Australian government has announced plans to buy back more water from farms throughout the parched Murray-Darling river basin.

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