Environmental stories tagged with: emissions
EU Cruising for Courts against US on Aviation
Friday, 28th September 2007, 3:07 pm
Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, urged the international aviation community to take greater action to address aviation emissions.
 Electronics Are Good For The Environment!Tuesday, 25th September 2007, 7:43 pm
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.
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 Used Car Buyers Green Awareness GrowingTuesday, 25th September 2007, 7:07 pm
A survey commissioned by HPI, the original vehicle checks specialist, reveals that dealers are reporting an increase in awareness of CO2 emissions amongst used car buyers.
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 £20 Million for Environmentally Friendly VehiclesMonday, 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.
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 US Department of Energy Commits to Energy Efficiency in US Data CentresFriday, 21st September 2007, 1:08 pm
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.
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Minister Calls for Greener Government IT
Thursday, 20th September 2007, 7:03 pm
Public sector computer systems need to become greener and more efficient, Cabinet Office Minister Gillian Merron said today.
£1 billion in Drive to Cut Carbon Emissions
Thursday, 20th September 2007, 6:43 pm
Innovation Secretary John Denham has the location of the new Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), backed by up to £550m of Government investment announced by Gordon Brown in the 2006 Budget.
Hot Air from Political Conferences
Tuesday, 18th September 2007, 5:32 pm
"Talking a lot of hot air" is a common criticism of politicians. As political party conference season gets underway, insurer Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) set out to establish just which conference will be emitting the most hot air – as a result of energy loss from the venue.
Good Beer Guide Praises Green Brewers
Wednesday, 12th September 2007, 6:07 pm
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.
Cheap Flights Addiction Hard to Break
Tuesday, 4th September 2007, 3:31 pm
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.
Britons Over-Burdened by Green Taxes
Monday, 3rd September 2007, 8:02 pm
As we become used to the idea of being taxed to pay for our CO2 emissions, the TaxPayers' Alliance looks into the possibility that we are just feeding a Green Cash Cow for the government, rather than actually making a positive green contribution.
Positive Outcome of the Property Bubble Bursting
Thursday, 30th August 2007, 4:07 pm
Rising interest rates and the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market are threatening to push the US construction sector into recession – a process that is likely to be repeated in other countries around the world, such as the UK and Australia.
Energy Efficient Littledown Centre
Tuesday, 21st August 2007, 2:03 pm
New energy efficient fluorescent lighting has been installed in the main sports hall at the Littledown Centre improve the facility and to reduce the amount of energy that is used by a staggering 50% - resulting in a saving on the electricity costs.
Biofuels Costing the Earth?
Friday, 17th August 2007, 4:49 pm
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.
Real-Time Emissions Monitoring
Wednesday, 8th August 2007, 11:08 am
In the future drivers may only have to glance at the dashboard to see the pollution spewing out of their vehicle's exhausts.
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