Day: 7 July 2006

Olympic regeneration costs could soar

The cost of regenerating East London for the 2012 Olympics could more than double, with plans for housing expansion on contaminated and derelict land bringing the regeneration bill from £1bn up to a maximum of £3bn, it was reported this week.

Green ideals and markets meet at eco-business school

Idealism and market economics made for an explosive mix at this summer's eco-business school, as the cream of London's young eco-entrepreneurs gathered to learn about green niche markets - and why profit should not be a dirty word.

New scheme to ease recycling in the East

Commerce and industry in the East of England will be able to tap into free advice and incentives to recycle when a new initiative is launched later this month.

“We’re backing a winner” – Lord and Minister on EIC

Supporting the Environmental Industries Commission in its promotion of the argument that high environmental standards are good for business is a win-win situation, according to a Defra Minister and a Lord with close ties to industry.

Quotas needed now for higher catches later, EU tells fishermen

Europe plans to help dwindling fish populations recover to sustainable levels by imposing new quotas, which it says will help fishermen in the long term.

Regeneration scheme to deliver ‘affordable’ homes

Work has started on the first of 4000 homes to be built under a pilot regeneration scheme designed to deliver 'affordable' housing to the Greater London area.

Carbon trading will fail if it does not move forward

Aubrey Meyer, founder of the Global Commons Institute, tells edie why he believes emissions trading in its current form is floundering - and the contraction and convergence framework he has developed could help address the issue.

Beyond CO2: an insider’s view of climate change research

With greenhouse gases now almost synonymous with carbon dioxide in everyday usage, it is easy to forget that CO2 only accounts for 60% of climate warming and that climate is part of a complex earth-atmosphere system. Cambridge University climate change researcher Peter Braesicke tells Goska Romanowicz about the links between climate, pollution, the ozone layer - and how he manages to stay optimistic despite the signs of impeding doom he encounters in his everyday work.

London’s green-rooted sculpture to inspire urban renewables

Green energy generator, sculpture and educational project rolled into one, the London Oasis is a public display of renewables adapted for an urban environment. Environmental services engineer Becci Taylor, who helped make the project a reality, outlines the range of cutting edge technologies involved.

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