Day: 12 November 2007

Chocolate to fuel expedition from UK to Africa

News in Brief

Scotland expects to meet recycling targets

Scotland has come a step closer to shaking off its image as one of the worst recyclers in Europe by announcing it is set to meet its 2008 targets a year ahead of schedule.

Cities pledge to slash CO2

Three major English cities have signed up to a Government scheme to slash their carbon emissions.

Crimean storm causes environmental disaster

A storm in the Crimea has sunk four freighters and an oil tanker, spilling thousands of tonnes of fuel oil, sparking fears of a major environmental disaster.

Storm surge risk to increase

Met Office climate scientists have predicted that storm surges similar to the one that threatened the east coast of the UK on Friday could become higher and more frequent this century.

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