Day: 28 September 2006

Carbon credit sale helps rainforest communities

Bolivia received $25m for the sale of carbon credits it had earned by protecting an area of Amazon rainforest from logging, thus preserving the 'carbon sink' that the trees provide for atmospheric carbon, in the first ever such deal for the impoverished South American country.

Developers embrace London’s zero-carbon challenge

London's zero-carbon ambitions proved their commercial viability when 17 developers jumped at the chance of working on a major zero-emission housing project this week.

Europe waters down air directive

The European Parliament appears to have contradicted itself this week by calling for more to be done to protect air quality and then voting to scrap parts of an important piece of legislation which would do just that.

Amazon reforestation begins

The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is decreasing and, in some areas, ranchers are even being forced to replant areas cleared for farming.

More efforts made to stop building site waste

WRAP is attempting to up recycling rates in the construction and demolition industries by offering financial backing to waste contractors wanting to take a slice of this growing sector.

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