Google today announced a drive to develop cheap and clean sources of energy to replace polluting fossil fuels and tackle global warming - The Guardian
Industries that use large amounts of energy, such as those in the steel and cement sectors, should be spared strict carbon-emissions caps to prevent them leaving Europe, says an EU commissioner. Manufacturers of items such as aluminium, steel, base chemicals and semiconductors should be granted free permits to emit greenhouse gases under the bloc's emissions trading scheme (ETS), Günter Verheugen, Commission vice-president with responsibility for industry and enterprise - The Financial Times
China and India should be spared the full burden of fighting climate change, the United Nations said yesterday in an agenda-setting report published just days ahead of an intergovernmental conference to agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. The report of the UN Development Programme recommends that countries such as China and India should be allowed to increase their emissions to 2020, then reduce them by only 20% compared with 1990 levels by 2050, while the rich industrialised countries shoulder a cut of 80% - The Financial Times
David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader, signalled a key change of approach towards nuclear power yesterday by saying that it should be able to compete on a level playing field with other forms of energy...
...Previously, the Tories had said that they viewed nuclear as a last resort, but Mr Cameron more favourable stance came as a last resort, but Mr Cameron's more favourable stance came as he also emphasised the need for a push on green energy – The Times
Four sites were earmarked for the new generation of nuclear power stations yesterday as Gordon Brown gave the clearest signal so far that he will give the go-ahead in the New Year for a major expansion of Britain's nuclear power output – Independent
Global warming is not a future apocalypse but a present reality for many of the world's poorest people, with only 2% of "climate shocks" affecting rich countries, according to the most hard-hitting report yet on climate change, published yesterday – Independent
Construction of a £1bn pipeline connecting new gas import terminals at Milford Haven in Wales to the national transmission network was completed yesterday. The companies building the two liquefied natural gas terminals that will feed it have been less successful. South Hook, operated by ExxonMobil, is expected to begin operating next summer. BG Group, the biggest shareholder in Dragon LNG, says it expects its terminal to open in the first half of next year - The Financial Times
Germany is set to pass laws that will stipulate the use of renewable energy in new homes and force car owners to prioritise low emissions, as part of the most comprehensive steps to date by any leading industrialised country to cut greenhouse gases. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, confirmed yesterday that her cabinet would on December 5, on the eve of the United Nations' meeting in Bali, adopt the country's biggest package of climate measures, aimed at cutting greenhouse emissions by 36% by 2020 compared with 1990 levels - The Financial Times
China and India should be spared the full burden of fighting climate change, the United Nations said yesterday in an agenda-setting report published just days ahead of an intergovernmental conference to agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. The report of the UN Development Programme recommends that countries such as China and India should be allowed to increase their emissions to 2020, then reduce them by only 20% compared with 1990 levels by 2050, while the rich industrialised countries shoulder a cut of 80% - The Financial Times
David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader, signalled a key change of approach towards nuclear power yesterday by saying that it should be able to compete on a level playing field with other forms of energy...
...Previously, the Tories had said that they viewed nuclear as a last resort, but Mr Cameron more favourable stance came as a last resort, but Mr Cameron's more favourable stance came as he also emphasised the need for a push on green energy – The Times
Four sites were earmarked for the new generation of nuclear power stations yesterday as Gordon Brown gave the clearest signal so far that he will give the go-ahead in the New Year for a major expansion of Britain's nuclear power output – Independent
Global warming is not a future apocalypse but a present reality for many of the world's poorest people, with only 2% of "climate shocks" affecting rich countries, according to the most hard-hitting report yet on climate change, published yesterday – Independent
Construction of a £1bn pipeline connecting new gas import terminals at Milford Haven in Wales to the national transmission network was completed yesterday. The companies building the two liquefied natural gas terminals that will feed it have been less successful. South Hook, operated by ExxonMobil, is expected to begin operating next summer. BG Group, the biggest shareholder in Dragon LNG, says it expects its terminal to open in the first half of next year - The Financial Times
Germany is set to pass laws that will stipulate the use of renewable energy in new homes and force car owners to prioritise low emissions, as part of the most comprehensive steps to date by any leading industrialised country to cut greenhouse gases. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, confirmed yesterday that her cabinet would on December 5, on the eve of the United Nations' meeting in Bali, adopt the country's biggest package of climate measures, aimed at cutting greenhouse emissions by 36% by 2020 compared with 1990 levels - The Financial Times
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