News from 12 July 2007 on edie

Britain ‘could be carbon neutral in 20 years’

Environmental pioneers at the Centre for Alternative Technology in rural Wales have produced a report claiming that the UK could go carbon neutral by 2027 - and outlining how to get there.

Have your say in edie’s consultancy survey

Once again edie is inviting consultants and their clients to share their views on who shines in their field and who is the best of the best.

Fireplaces prime pollution source for New Zealand

An official study has identified heating homes as the prime source of harmful particulate matter in New Zealand, outside the city of Auckland, where transport emissions are still the number one killer.

Campaigners call on Russia to reduce Olympic impact

Environment campaign group WWF has called on Russia to ensure its Winter Olympic Games will not lead to the damage of the natural environment, which it claims could be at risk.

Cash boost for Canadian clean tech

Canada's clean technology economy has taken another step forward with the go-ahead from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) for projects totalling £48 million in the latest funding round.

Local authorities key to climate fight – Benn

New Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, wants to see councils in the forefront of the fight against climate change.

Beijing tackles congestion

Around one million vehicles will be taken off the streets of Beijing for two weeks in a dress rehearsal for next year's Olympic Games.

Flamingos face industrial pollution threat

Plans to build a huge industrial complex on the shores of a protected African lake, pump salt into the water and introduce a hybrid shrimp to increase salinity have been condemned as madness by conservationists.

Cash reward for dead flies

News in Brief

Sludge blanket detector trials

After its weighing systems became unreliable after 15 years' service, Bristol Water reviewed the way it measured sludge blanket levels. And Partech Instruments was called in.