Day: 6 July 2006

New nuclear plants ‘last resort’ for Tories

New nuclear build would only be considered as a "last resort" under a Tory government, party leader David Cameron said on Thursday.

EU ban on toxic electrics kicks in

A European directive banning a range of poisonous metals and chemicals from use in electrical and electronic devices came into effect at the beginning of July, promising to deliver a slightly healthier environment and population.

Tuc tucs fleets to hit British streets

Marketed as the green way to get about town, a fleet of gas-powered tuc tucs took to the streets of Brighton this week, with more set to follow in other British cities.

More effort needed to help SMEs buy green goods

The London Assembly's environment committee has published a report claiming smaller businesses are being all but ignored in the drive to promote the use of recycled products.

‘Unsustainable’ facelift for Nelson’s Column prompts procurement rethink

The revelation that the plywood surrounding Nelson's Column in London's iconic Trafalgar Square as it undergoes renovations can be traced back to illegal logging in a tropical rain forest has prompted the city's mayor to rethink procurement procedures.

Question mark remains over paper recycling

Recycling paper and cardboard seems to make sense from a purely environmental point of view, but the arguments are less clear cut when social and economic influences are taken into account, according to the European Environment Agency.

Essex fields flooded to create ‘biggest’ wetland

Over 100 hectares of fields on Wallasea Island in Essex were returned to the sea to make Britain's biggest man-made salt marsh, compensating for wetlands lost through port developments.

Greener skies in view as Europe plans airline ETS

The European Parliament has backed proposals for an emissions trading scheme (ETS) for air travel, opening up the way for EU legislation to curb the climate impact the fastest growing source of greenhouse gases.

Biofuels: the sky’s not the limit; it’s the land

Biofuels may still have a bright future in Europe, despite the controversies surrounding them - but only if we get the regulation right, writes Pieter de Pous of the European Environmental Bureau.

Energy from biomass residues – the present opportunity

Biomass energy has had its share of successes and failures, and now the industry must learn from its past by tapping into the free resource of waste wood - writes renewable energy researcher Dr. David Fulford of Reading University.

Special report: Renewable energy and climate change

With soaring summer temperatures bringing climate change closer to home for many Europeans, this month's special report looks at some of the technological and economic solutions we still have at our disposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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