Environmental stories tagged with: UN
Blog Action Day: One Issue, Thousands of Voices
Friday, 12th October 2007, 4:40 pm
Thousands of voices will speak out for the environment for the first-ever Blog Action Day on 15 October. This non-profit event, partnered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is an unprecedented call for bloggers around the planet to write about environmental issues on the same day.
 Carbon Footprints, Local StepsThursday, 11th October 2007, 6:30 pm
A new report published by the "New Local Government Network" argues that the Government goal of 60 percent carbon dioxide reduction can be achieved 25 years earlier than currently forecast. It claims that local councils could introduce measures that would save 320 million tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2025.
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 Building an Eco-House for £60kTuesday, 9th October 2007, 8:14 pm
Television's DIY supremo, Tommy Walsh, had a busy summer building an eco-house for the princely sum of £60,000 and nearly managed to complete it within 60 days. The results are currently being shown on Discovery Real.
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 MP Visits Green Energy CommunityFriday, 28th September 2007, 6:22 pm
MP Nicholas Soames, the Conservative MP for Mid Sussex, joined residents at Hoathly Hill Community today to launch its new green heating system.
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 Governor Schwarzenegger Seeks to Green HollywoodTuesday, 25th September 2007, 4:15 pm
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched a new construction project with Sony Pictures Entertainment that they hope will benefit California's economy and environment.
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RAC UK Commuter Survey
Tuesday, 25th September 2007, 11:27 am
Seventy-one percent of UK workers commute by car, but, contrary to popular belief, those in the North-West of England are subject to the most hazardous commute, according to a new report released by the Royal Automobile Club Foundation.
Councils Dump Millions of Re-Usable Items of Furniture
Monday, 24th September 2007, 5:45 pm
Over 10 million reusable items of furniture are sent to landfill by local authorities every year - almost 30,000 items every day - revealed a study by The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) recently.
Hydrogen Hybrid Canal Boat
Monday, 24th September 2007, 4:52 pm
A zero-emission hydrogen hybrid canal boat developed by engineers at the University of Birmingham was unveiled by Terry Tricker, Board Member of British Waterways, on Friday at The Mailbox canal side.
£20 Million for Environmentally Friendly Vehicles
Monday, 24th September 2007, 11:08 am
£20m of new Government funding will support UK research to develop new low carbon vehicles that could be on the road within 5 to 7 years.
EU Proposes Climate Change Alliance to Help Developing Countries
Wednesday, 19th September 2007, 4:56 pm
The European Union is proposing to build a new alliance on climate change between the European Union and the poor developing countries that are most affected and that have the least capacity to deal with climate change.
The Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol Mutually Supportive
Wednesday, 19th September 2007, 2:53 pm
In 1989 the Montreal Protocol banned CFCs which was damaging the ozone layer; it has since been discovered that the CFC replacement is producing emissions 10,000 times more potent, as a greenhouse gas, than carbon dioxide.
Blueprint for a Gridlocked Economy
Tuesday, 18th September 2007, 1:04 pm
The RAC Foundation described the road transport aspects of the Conservative "Blueprint for a green Economy" as a "Blueprint for a gridlocked economy" which will stall economic development.
Fuel Efficient Low Cost Petrol Engine to be Unveiled
Monday, 17th September 2007, 4:25 pm
At a seminar, hosted by Coventry University on 17 December 2007, the results of an experimental project to develop a new efficient gasoline engine will be revealed.
Four in Five Britons Distrust Ethical Business Claims
Monday, 17th September 2007, 12:38 pm
Research released today highlights an alarming trend of increasing scepticism and distrust of ethical claims made by companies.
Haringey Helps Planners Act on Climate Change
Friday, 14th September 2007, 6:14 pm
Future trainee planners across the capital will be equipped with the skills to deal with the impact of climate change through a new training package developed by a consortium including Haringey Council and the London Energy Partnership.
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