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Low carbon economy needs more ambitious legislation
Low carbon economy needs more ambitious legislation
More ambitious legislation is required if carbon reduction targets are to be met, claimed UKERC.


Green development gets wind turbines
Green development gets wind turbines
Wind turbines have been built at a development awarded a 'very good' EcoHomes standard.


CCC: Electricity generation must be decarbonised by 2030
CCC: Electricity generation must be decarbonised by 2030
The UK's energy supply must be decarbonised if the country is to meet carbon emission reduction targets, according to the Committee on Climate Change.


'Old thinking' holding back sustainable energy
'Old thinking' holding back sustainable energy
Incentives and support needs to be provided in order to shift the UK out of outmoded thinking that is holding back the transition to a low carbon economy.


Formula One goes green in Japan
Formula One goes green in Japan
Teams at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix will use new green-groove tyres.


Eco-campaigners welcome climate change department
Eco-campaigners welcome climate change department
Gordon Brown's creation of a new department for climate change and energy has been welcomed by campaigners and business.


Northern Ireland 'must do more' to promote energy efficiency
Northern Ireland 'must do more' to promote energy efficiency
More must be done to encourage the uptake of renewable energy generation in Northern Ireland, a government minister has claimed.


Older generation 'setting low carbon trend'
Older generation 'setting low carbon trend'
A "dedicated group" of retired and middle-aged people are adopting the lifestyle trend of installing low carbon forms of energy generation at home, it has emerged.


Committee may recommend 'tighter' emissions targets
Committee may recommend 'tighter' emissions targets
The UK may have to achieve tighter emissions targets than those already introduced, according to the head of a new climate change committee.


IT growth hits government carbon-neutrality targets
IT growth hits government carbon-neutrality targets
Only a quarter of government departments are on course to meet 2012 targets for carbon neutrality, according to a new report.


Green home-building on the up
Green home-building on the up
With the government calling for carbon-neutrality in all new homes by 2016, a new report has revealed that more and more building developers and construction firms are expressing an interest in green home-building.


PM calls for ''virtually all'' energy to be low carbon by 2020
PM calls for ''virtually all'' energy to be low carbon by 2020
The prime minister Gordon Brown has issued a set of environmental proposals that aim to see Britain dramatically increase its use of clean energy and re...


Government spells out stronger climate change bill
Government spells out stronger climate change bill
The environment secretary Hilary Benn set out a stronger climate change bill following a period of consultation, the Guardian reports.

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