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Day: 28 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.

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