Day: 4 February 2005

Prescott wants UK EU Presidency to set up sustainable communities framework

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has launched a drive to develop a European approach to delivering sustainable communities.

London wide initiative will boost affordable brownfield development

A new programme to help key workers and first time buyers onto the property ladder will also contribute to the remediation of contaminated land in the capital.

Governments must use renewable technology and boost green power

The technology necessary to increase considerably the amount of clean energy used to supply electricity to the national grid in rich countries is already available and must be used, the Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWEA) has stated.

Wales leads Europe in protecting crops from GM threat

Wales joined together with other like-minded European regions in Florence this week to discuss measures for protecting conventional and organic agriculture from the risks of genetic modification.

Final allocation for landfill allowances announced

The Government has confirmed the final allocation of landfill allowances for England's 121 waste disposal authorities, setting the limit on the amount of biodegradable municipal waste they can dispose of in landfill sites.

Mandela calls for trade justice in wake of G7

Nelson Mandela has called upon world leaders to make trade fair for third world countries and work towards eradicating the poverty that kills thousands of people and traps nations in environmentally damaging ways.

Capital gets dirtier as some litter types increase

London is the dirtiest place in Britain, according to the third Local Environmental Quality Survey of England, unveiled at the Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit this week.

Household CO2 emissions on par with polluting industries

It would take a forest over three and a half times bigger than London to absorb the carbon dioxide emitted from UK homes in one year, according to the Energy Saving Trust (EST).

Thousands of new homes in south east development plan face high flood risk

Thousands of homes planned for the South East face an unacceptable risk of flooding and will be uninsurable unless greater measures are taken to minimise risk, the Association of British Insurers has warned.

Irish – Welsh waste water treatment through integrated wetlands launched

A joint Irish-Welsh initiative on integrated constructed wetlands as a potential waste-water solution for agriculture, agribusiness, rural communities and the environment has been launched at the International Wetlands Day seminar in Dunhill, County Waterford.

EU should end push for global water privatisation, say activists and utility managers

European governments should stop imposing water privatisation and switch to supporting the expansion of the public water supply in developing countries, a new book has concluded.

Carbon disclosure project questions 500 largest companies over emissions

The world's 500 largest companies are being questioned over their contribution to global warming from their greenhouse gas emissions by a group representing 143 institutional investors.

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