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Month: February 2006

Climate change urgency speeds up green building regs

Badly insulated houses must soon become a thing of the past if Britain is to deliver on its carbon cut pledges. This is the message the Government sent out by speeding up the transition to more demanding energy efficiency regulations for the building industry.

Backbenchers and business offer hope for future

While senior politicians and some of the world's top negotiators painstakingly pick their way towards international agreements on climate change, a global group of backbenchers and business leaders hopes to push forward and act as a catalyst for progress.

20km fuel slick follows Suez ship crash

An oil slick stretching over 20km of the Suez Canal has been reported after a ship ploughed into the steep western bank of the strategic waterway.

London’s trial hydrogen buses multiply

London's fleet of hydrogen buses will soon grow from 3 to ten, with sixty other hydrogen vehicles to follow over the next 4 years, as part of a drive to introduce hydrogen fuel cell technology into the mainstream.

England prepares for drought as winters driest for 80 years

Southern England is experiencing the worst winter drought since the 1920s, expected to worsen further in the spring and summer unless rainfall is well above the average in the coming weeks, new Met Office data reveals.

America’s answer to nuclear waste: recycle it

Nuclear fuel re-processing will be one of the pillars of America's new nuclear power strategy, overturning a thirty-year ban on reprocessing technologies.

US and Mexico clash in cross-border water dispute

Mexican farmers will be deprived of water if plans to line a canal in the US with concrete go ahead, Mexicans and environmentalists argue.

Asbestos removal industry told to protect workers

More needs to be done to stop illness and death among workers, the asbestos removal industry has been told by the Health and Safety Executive.

Climate-friendly investment initiative tops Liveable City Awards

The Carbon Disclosure Project - the world's biggest initiative providing investors with information on companies' climate change impact - was the overall winner of the 2006 Liveable City Awards, presented last night at Mansion House in London.

Edinburgh set to fail on air pollution

The Scottish capital is likely to miss its air quality targets after failing to explore the possibility of a congestion charge or low emission zone.

Line up of European eco-heroes revealed

The shortlist of companies still in the running for the European Commission's top environmental awards has been unveiled this week.

Ofwat consults on sustainable development

The water industry regulator seeks views on how it can best work towards sustainability, and help ensure that "the quality of life of future generations is not compromised."

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