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Energy efficiency pledge for Welsh homes

3/18/2010 11:38:06 AM: Funding from Europe is to be used to make houses greener.

MCS calls marine energy essential for low carbon economy

3/17/2010 10:58:08 AM: The Marine Conservation Society has said that tidal energy is essential for the UK to meet its environmental goals.

Renewable projects approved in Scotland

3/17/2010 9:18:07 AM: The ten initiatives will help generate as much as 1.2GW of energy.

Marine energy may create power for 15m homes

3/16/2010 11:18:08 AM: Up to 70 million tonnes of carbon could be saved through marine energy, the government has said.

UK homes to become 25 percent more efficient under new regulations

3/15/2010 12:18:02 PM: Homes will be up to 25 percent more energy-efficient under new government proposals to save around two million tonnes of carbon from household emissions.

Councils to get £10m grant to update green homes expertise

3/10/2010 12:18:11 PM: UK councils are to benefit from nearly £10 million in funds to help them update their green skills and advance the 'second wave' of eco-towns.

UK-GBC: Raise emissions targets for public buildings and homes

3/8/2010 12:18:06 PM: The UK-GBC has called for a 50 percent reduction in emissions from the built environment by 2020.

100m trees to be planted by 2015

3/8/2010 9:18:07 AM: The Scottish government has pledged to plant 100 million trees by 2015 in order to reduce emissions.

Framework for generator connection to be established

3/4/2010 11:58:07 AM: The government has published the consultation version of its framework for connecting renewable energy projects to the grid.

Mitsubishi Electric forecasts huge rise in solar energy demand

3/3/2010 9:18:08 AM: Mitsubishi has just finished building a 24,000 square meter plant in northern Japan which will allow it to meet an expected three-fold rise in solar energy demand.

CBI: Drivers need to be tested on fuel-efficient techniques

3/2/2010 3:18:10 PM: The CBI has called for drivers to be tested on the energy-efficiency of their driving techniques, in a bid to cut carbon emissions closer to home.

Supermarkets to offer "green loans" to home-owners

3/2/2010 12:18:02 PM: The government has launched its 'Pay As You Save' green loans scheme for homeowners.

Renewable energy project planning speeded up

3/2/2010 9:18:03 AM: The government yesterday (March 1st) launched the beginning of a new speedier planning regime for green projects which could collectively supply electricity for up to 22 million homes.

Eco-homes made from patented recycling process

2/26/2010 3:18:03 PM: Eco-homes could eventually be made from recycled everyday materials, after a Welsh company patented a recycling procedure.

New "Low Carbon World website" to Accelerate Transition to Green Economy

2/26/2010 11:58:05 AM: Bali, Indonesia 25 February 2010 - The internet is successfully facilitating a transition from traditional so called "brown" business models to new green growth strategies.

Govt launches retrofit test run across UK

2/26/2010 9:38:03 AM: Eighty-seven social housing developments across the UK will be part of the largest retrofitting initiative undertaken by the government.

Low carbon technologies courses to boost construction skills

2/24/2010 9:18:03 AM: The Green Register, the green construction body, will be holding courses for workers wanting to develop their green skills in advance of the UK's eco-homes venture. <br/>

Local councils need to help create green infrastructure

2/22/2010 9:18:14 AM: Local authorities need to work with green community ventures to reach national emissions targets, a new report from the UK-GBC has recommended.

Homes in Manchester to form low carbon micro-grid

2/17/2010 3:29:05 PM: Social housing developments in Manchester will become the testing ground for a micro-grid project that will save 20 million tonnes of carbon.