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Nobel Prize winner calculates cost of CO2 and calls for carbon tax

US policymakers are being encouraged to introduce a carbon tax to support the transition from coal-based electricity production to less carbon-intensive systems.

Nobel Prize winner calculates cost of CO2 and calls for carbon tax
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Prince Charles says Islamic way is best for environment
(Thu 10/06)
Prince Charles has called on the world to follow Islamic "spiritual principles" in order to protect the environment. ... Read more

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Transferable skills key to matching Green sector job demand
(Wed 26/05)
Through increased investment and tough carbon emission targets, the green energy sector in the UK continues to prosper. The Climate Change Act has committed the country to ambitious green house gas reductions on 1990 lev... Read more

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“Glad to see the back of Low Carbon Building Programme”
(Wed 26/05)
Ivan Lucas of UK renewable energy equipment suppliers Navitron explains to ClickGreen why he's happy to see the back of the government's Low Carbon Building Programme.... Read more

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Electronic giants call for EU hazardous substance ban
(Wed 19/05)
EU legislators are now in the process of deciding future restrictions on hazardous substances in electronics through the EU Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.... Read more



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Nobel Prize winner calculates cost of CO2 and calls for carbon tax
(Wed 07/07)
US policymakers are being encouraged to introduce a carbon tax to support the transition from coal-based electricity production to less carbon-intensive systems.

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Prince Charles says Islamic way is best for environment
(Thu 10/06)
Prince Charles has called on the world to follow Islamic "spiritual principles" in order to protect the environment.

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Transferable skills key to matching Green sector job demand
(Wed 26/05)
Through increased investment and tough carbon emission targets, the green energy sector in the UK continues to prosper. The Climate Change Act has committed the country to ambitious green house gas reductions on 1990 lev

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“Glad to see the back of Low Carbon Building Programme”
(Wed 26/05)
Ivan Lucas of UK renewable energy equipment suppliers Navitron explains to ClickGreen why he's happy to see the back of the government's Low Carbon Building Programme.

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Electronic giants call for EU hazardous substance ban
(Wed 19/05)
EU legislators are now in the process of deciding future restrictions on hazardous substances in electronics through the EU Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.

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“Carbon” is so 2007 as study reveals word's role in climate change fight
(Mon 17/05)
Phrases that combine 'carbon' with other words, such as 'carbon finance' or 'carbon footprint', can provide an insight into how climate change issues are being communicated.

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A new direction for climate policy, argues The Hartwell Paper
(Wed 12/05)
Rapid advance in addressing climate change is now possible for the first time in 15 years because global climate policy crashed in 2009, according to The Hartwell Paper, a new international report co-ordinated at the Lon

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WWF calls for Arctic oil drilling ban
(Wed 05/05)
As thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) officials have urged the Obama Administration to put a hold on exploratory drilling that is scheduled to begin in the Arc

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Green tech innovation is moving faster than people’s imaginations
(Thu 29/04)
Leading lights from the academic, industrial and economic worlds contributed to a unique ‘Vision of the Future’ exercise hosted by Arup last week at the UK’s largest environmental technology event, SustainabilityLi

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Green reform is vital for next Govt, says Aldersgate Group report
(Thu 29/04)
Whichever party wins the election in May must prioritise environmental reform with the same urgency as economic reform, according to a new report from the Aldersgate Group (AG), an influential, high-level coalition of bu

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Green group blasts Donald Trump as a “bullying billionaire”
(Mon 26/04)
Nearly three-quarters of Scots now oppose plans by property tycoon Donald trump to evict local residents to clear the way for his plans for a luxury golf resort.

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Taking action on the fast half of climate change
(Sat 24/04)
Carbon dioxide may be the primary culprit when it comes to climate change, but it’s still only half of the problem: black carbon soot, ground-level ozone, and HFCs (a group of super greenhouse gases with hundreds to th

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Green energy could be held back by Govt red tape
(Fri 09/04)
An expected purge of wind turbine installers from a quality assurance list could ‘demolish’ the industry, insiders are warning.

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Hindu leader calls for religious unity to tackle climate change
(Thu 08/04)
A Hindu leader has called on all the world’s religious leaders to unite and develop a global partnership to tackle climate change.

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Ex-Environment Minister says action against climate change is “nonsense”
(Thu 01/04)
Westminster MP and former NI Minister of the Environment Sammy Wilson has launched an astonishing attack against the “hysteria around global warming”.