
![]() Create 150,000 jobs by combating climate changeFriday, 23rd January 2009, 2:50 pm
Up to 150,000 new jobs could be created through investment in the low-carbon economy, according to a new report published by the LGA today.
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The Committee on Climate Change recommends unilateral emissions reductionMonday, 1st December 2008, 5:22 pm
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today urged the Government to commit unilaterally to reducing emissions of all greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the UK by at least 34% in 2020 relative to 1990 levels (21% relative to 2005).
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![]() China unleashes its Clean RevolutionFriday, 1st August 2008, 2:41 pm
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.
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![]() Prime Minister's First Speach on Climate ChangeMonday, 19th November 2007, 5:29 pm
Today, at a seminar hosted by WWF-UK, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, declared that his "overriding aim" is to hold the rise in global average temperature to no more than 2°C. An ambition welcomed by WWF.
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