Environmental stories tagged with: co2 emissions

There are some great deals on offer these days for cars and vans of all sizes, but don't let the initial cost of the vehicle detract from running costs and the environment.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, presented his pre-budget report to the House of Commons yesterday, what was in it for the environment?

A new national study commissioned by the US Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) shows that using electronics to telecommute saves the equivalent of 9 to 14 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year - the same amount of energy used by roughly 1 million US households every year.

£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.

US Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Green Grid, to increase energy efficiency in the ever-growing information technology sector.

The Communities select committee is starting an inquiry to investigate how the CO2 emissions from existing housing stock can be improved.

A package of measures, including a carbon reduction fund, is desperately needed to cut rising emissions from the transport sector, a coalition of green groups will tell the Government today.