Day: 19 November 2004

EIB loans EUR157 million for renewable energy in Iceland

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has loaned a total of €157 million for the construction and operation of two geothermal electricity generation and transmission facilities in the southwest of Iceland.

Olympic 2012 bid would remediate largest area of contaminated land in capital

The London 2012 Olympic bid is aiming to be the most environmentally sustainable yet, with plans to permanently remediate a vast area of contaminated land and act as a catalyst for urban and community regeneration in one of the most deprived areas of London.

Irish Minister encourages more recycling of construction and demolition waste

Batt O'Keefe, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has urged the construction industry to increase its rates of recycling for construction and demolition waste.

EU ratifies Stockholm Convention on POPs

The EU has followed the example of various Member States and ratified the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) banning the use of a number of toxic chemicals.

Defra releases record funding for flood and coastal defences

Environment Minister Elliot Morley has announced record levels of spending on flood and coastal defence projects for 2005-06 this week.

Cost of Kyoto five times above EU estimate

Implementing the Kyoto protocol might hit the EU economy five times as hard as predicted by the European Commission, according to research presented by pan-industry lobby group Unice on Thursday. The group called for a radical change in the EU's climate change policy.

Hurricane appeal receives long-running support

A fund dedicated to restoring order amongst the wreckage and destruction caused by hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer has received a boost from the director of Cable & Wireless.

Twice as much waste should be transported by river, report says

If London's waste authorities do not take more care to safeguard sites situated along the waterfront they could risk losing the option of transporting waste by river altogether.

Simple salts could prevent arsenic contamination

Encouraging the growth of special microbes could help to clean up sites where groundwater has been contaminated with arsenic, US scientists have claimed.

UK announces funding round for global energy projects

Funding for international renewable energy projects worth €1 million has been made available by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).

UNESCO must protect Everest or face consequences

Mount Everest must be put on a world heritage danger list, say campaigners, or both the environment and local residents will be put at risk.

Death trap uranium mine closed down by UN

Assessment of a uranium mine by the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo has shown it could be very dangerous and must be closed indefinitely.

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