Commonwealth leaders reach agreement on climate change
(Sun 29/11)
The 53 member states of the Commonwealth have called for an “internationally legally binding agreement” on climate change to be agreed at the Copenhagen conference next week.
300 cities sign the Hamburg Declaration on Climate Protection
(Fri 27/11)
The leaders of nearly 300 cities from around the world have this week signed the Hamburg Declaration on Climate Protection.
MEPs urge EU to continue leading fight against climate change
(Thu 26/11)
EU government leaders must demonstrate political leadership to make a success of the Copenhagen summit, say MEPs following a resolution vote this week. They say future generations might not be able to control climate
Youngsters' forest fire system undergoes trials
(Thu 26/11)
Sony Europe has announced that its partnership with a young team called Forest Guard has reached a vital stage in developing a forest wildfire detection system.
Tyres must display a green rating under new EU law
(Tue 24/11)
Vehicle tyres must display an eco-label similar to that required for household appliances following a law agreed in the European Parliament this week.
Pan-European waste agency proposed to boost recycling and avoid landfill
(Mon 23/11)
The European Commission is proposing setting up a waste agency to boost recycling and reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill.
Unlikeliest eco-warrior as 85-yr-old Scottish widow takes on Donald Trump
(Mon 23/11)
The might of the Trump Corporation is being challenged by a Scottish pensioner who is refusing to be evicted from her home to make way for a luxury golf course development.
Breakthrough science produces eco-plastic without fossil fuels
(Mon 23/11)
A team of pioneering scientists have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals.
Europe forces public sector to green existing buildings to “near-zero” by 2018
(Fri 20/11)
All buildings in Europe built after 2020 must have high energy-saving standards and be powered to a large extent by renewable energy.
Scientists develop new method of harnessing waste heat
(Thu 19/11)
New research points the way to a technology that might make it possible to harvest much of the wasted heat produced by everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric powerplants, and turn it into usa
“US and China disappoint world” says European chief
(Wed 18/11)
"The biggest polluters turn out to become the biggest failures for climate protection", claims European Parliament Environment Committee Chair Jo Leinen.
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29% since 2000
(Tue 17/11)
The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon is published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Healthcare accounts for 8 percent of US carbon footprint
(Thu 12/11)
The American healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, according to a first-of-its-kind calculation of health care's carbon footprint.
Public register to log industrial emissions across Europe
(Tue 10/11)
The European Commission and the European Environment Agency have launched a comprehensive new European pollutant release and transfer register – E-PRTR.
Climate change will lead to barren deserts
(Mon 09/11)
As the climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a new Cornell study. That could lead to deserts with even less plant life than they sustain today, say the researchers.
