Environmental stories tagged with: carbon emissions

China is already the world's leading renewable energy producer and is over-taking more developed economies in exploiting valuable economic opportunities, creating green-collar jobs and leading development of critical low carbon technologies, says a new report to be published by The Climate Group.

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.

According to figures published by SMMT, the motor industry trade association, year-to-date registrations for alternative fuel vehicles have jumped 82.1% on last year's figures, with total year-to-date registrations up 2% despite the economic slow-down.

£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.

Public sector computer systems need to become greener and more efficient, Cabinet Office Minister Gillian Merron said today.

The 2008 edition of the Good Beer Guide – available from today - lavishes praise on a number of craft brewers who are making a contribution to combating global warming and reducing carbon emissions.

Most of us are confused about the role of air travel in causing climate change and still see major benefits of using low cost airlines, according to new research by two Exeter academics.

Increasing amounts of biofuels are being produced to reduce the carbon dioxide impact of transport. But the World Land Trust argues this requires vast areas of land and is not the best way of using land to mitigate climate change.

At the recent Air France Shareholder meeting, the chairman and CEO, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, announced the introduction of an online CO2 Calculator

The technique has the potential to reduce more than 90 percent of an individual plant's carbon emissions.

Research commissioned by energy regulator Ofgem shows that energy customers are prepared to accept increases in their energy bills to cover the cost of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.