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New govt strategy on climate change for third sector

3/12/2010 3:18:01 PM: The third sector has huge potential to help create a low carbon economy, claimed the government in a new strategy report.

EU 'outsourcing' emissions to emerging economies

3/12/2010 9:38:01 AM: The EU is exporting a third of its emissions to poorer countries, claims a new report.

Companies not prepared for CRC scheme, says report

3/10/2010 9:18:01 AM: Businesses in the UK are at risk from huge penalties from failing to prepare for the Carbon Reduction Scheme, claims KPMG.

New group launched to lobby on European supergrid

3/9/2010 3:18:01 PM: A lobby group was launched yesterday (March 8th) in order to influence policy proposals for a pan-European supergrid.

Wind leads electricity sector

2/10/2010 3:29:11 PM: A British energy agency calls for policy to drive the growth of the wind sector, after new figures show that wind dominated new energy technology last year.

Tax needed for transition to low carbon economy

2/9/2010 8:49:06 AM: A new report from the Environmental Audit Committee claims that carbon prices are not high enough to make the Emissions Trading Scheme effective.

Energy security 'depends on low carbon transition'

2/4/2010 9:29:19 AM: The energy and climate minister has said that the security of the country's energy supply is dependent on the low carbon transition plan.

Govt leading on international low carbon targets

2/3/2010 3:29:12 PM: The government is leading on the commitments made at Kyoto and Copenhagen.

Low carbon goals make all resources 'critical'

2/2/2010 3:09:15 PM: Low carbon targets will impact on all resources, a group of MPs and business leaders have warned.

EU low carbon target formally agreed

1/29/2010 8:49:09 AM: The EU has pledged under the Copenhagen Accord that it will reduce emissions by 20 percent within ten years.

Business calls for higher targets

1/27/2010 9:09:08 AM: The future of the low carbon economy depends on higher carbon targets, businesses have claimed.

UK and UAE to fund £1m research into low carbon policies

1/20/2010 12:09:07 PM: The government have joined forces with an Arab Institute to provide £1m funding for global low carbon solutions.

Pioneering low carbon challenge set by national energy supplier

1/19/2010 11:29:11 AM: Communities across the UK are to compete in British Gas's 'Green Streets' challenge.

Low carbon import tax not workable, says EU commissioner

1/14/2010 9:09:08 AM: Low carbon goods must compete in the marketplace, the future EU trade commissioner told European parliament this week.

Skyscrapers to reduce NI carbon footprint

1/8/2010 9:49:06 AM: Skyscrapers are the way to tackle carbon emissions, say experts.

Miliband: Copenhagen was disappointing

1/6/2010 9:29:09 AM: Energy secretary Ed Miliband has issued a statement about the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change conference.

Prescott backs China

12/30/2009 9:29:05 AM: John Prescott has said that Chinese negotiators are not to blame for the failure to secure a legally binding deal in Copenhagen.

New climate change measurement unveiled

12/24/2009 9:29:05 AM: Scientists based in California have suggested that the planet's rate of climate change can be measured in kilometres per year.

Green energy investors 'let down'

12/23/2009 8:49:04 AM: Renewable energy investors have reportedly been let down by the Copenhagen Accord as it does not include any carbon dioxide price caps.