Stepping into a low carbon world
The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril...unless we free ourselves from a dependance on fossil fuels and chart a new course over energy...we are condeming future generations to global catastrophy." Barack Obama
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National environmental and low carbon related news stories via the Energy Saving Trust
10th March, 2010 1:15amEnergy savings 'not being passed on to consumers'
The savings which energy companies are making on wholesale gas are not being passed on to consumers, according to price comparison websites.
10th March, 2010 1:15amCouncils given green housing boost
The housing and planning minister has pledged support for councils who are aiming to build more green homes.
9th March, 2010 1:15amRetrofitting of eco products is a 'good idea'
A green housing initiative has praised the government's plans to retrofit homes with energy efficient products.
6th March, 2010 1:15amUK-GBC heralds 'refurbishment revolution'
The UK Green Building Council has praised the government's Pay As You Save scheme, which it believes will encourage more homeowners to install renewable energy generators.
5th March, 2010 1:15amFeed-in tariff benefits substantial, says energy company
npower has suggested that consumers will gain significant financial benefits from renewable energy installation.
International environmental and low carbon news stories via Reuters news agency
11th March, 2010 1:19pmJapan weakens climate bill after industry pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan watered down legislation to fight climate change on Thursday after weeks of wrangling within the government over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff opposition from industry.
11th March, 2010 12:12amArctic seed vault sets record, over 500,000 samples
OSLO (Reuters) - A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history, managers said on Thursday.
10th March, 2010 10:17pmTime for next stage of sustainable business
BOSTON (Reuters) - Corporate America needs to track its use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow if it wants to keep pace with social concern about climate change and other sustainability issues, an activist U.S. investor group argues in a new report.
10th March, 2010 7:46pmCanada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
10th March, 2010 5:25pmEU confirms support for bluefin tuna trade ban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors agreed to propose protecting bluefin tuna as an endangered species on Wednesday, the EU presidency said, a move that would effectively ban international trade in the species.
