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'Big Step' needed on UK Landfill
The Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, says it is time for a radical rethink: "We can't keep producing large amounts of rubbish and putting it in holes in the ground... it's producing greenhouse gases which are contributing to a problem we have to solve, we are throwing away things that have a value..."
from BBC on 13 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Electricity calculator: Decide where the UK's energy comes from
from BBC on 14 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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How you can save energy
How to save money and the environment by turning off appliances instead of putting them on stand-by.
from BBC on 20 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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How to upgrade your house
Our interactive shows you how upgrading your house can save you money and the planet. You might be surprised at the results! Click on the link below to try it out.
from BBC on 20 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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UK to slow expansion of biofuels
The UK is to cut the rate of growth of biofuels because of "increasing questions" over their impact.
from BBC on 14 July 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Next decade 'may see no warming'
Global temperatures may not rise for 10 years as natural cooling masks greenhouse warming, research suggests.
from BBC on 20 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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No impact from Energy Saving Day
The UK's first Energy Saving Day ends with no discernible reduction in the country's electricity consumption.
from BBC on 20 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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In depth graphical guide to climate change
Find out how the greenhouse effect works, and more...
from BBC on 20 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Global energy guide
Global demand for energy has risen inexorably in the last 150 years in step with industrial development and population growth. Hunger for energy is predicted to continue to rise, by at least 50% by 2030, as developing countries like China and India seek to fuel their rapid economic growth.
from BBC on 21 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Q&A: The Carbon Trade
With climate change now an increasingly important concern for policy-makers, carbon trading is riding high on the agenda. BBC News examines current approaches to the issue.
from BBC on 21 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Climate costs: The global picture
A British government report says global warming could have a disastrous effect on the world's economy, shrinking it by 20%.
from BBC on 21 October 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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G8 aims to halve greenhouse gases
World leaders at the G8 summit aim to set a target to halve carbon emissions by 2050 in an effort to tackle global warming.
from BBC on 11 August 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Slowing the biofuel bonanza
The Gallagher Review pours caution on the pace of biofuel development.
from BBC on 11 August 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Carbon calculator
A simple approach to determining your contribution to climate change.
from BBC on 11 August 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this