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CBI Lobbies Government on Climate Change
In its recent submission to the UK Climate Change Programme Review, the CBI expressed support for the Government's goal for developed economies to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2050, while calling for the Govern...
UNEP TV campaign on public transport
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have joined forces to promote the environmental and life-style benefits of public transport in a new TV campaig...
Shell re–routes pipeline for sake of whales
Royal Dutch/Shell has been forced to re-route a pipeline on its $12bn Sakhalin 2 project in eastern Russia because it threatened the survival of the western grey whale.
Green fuel plant finds recipe for cooking oil
The FT reports, commercial production has started at the UK's first large biodiesel plant, making environmentally friendly fuel from animal fat and used cooking oil. The "green" fuel will be sent from Motherwell in centr...
Defra strategy targets better food sustainability
The UK's Department for the environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has said proposals for ways to improve the food and drink industry's environmental, economic and social performance have been published.
Reducing Wales' Ecological Footprint
The Stockholm Environment Institute, in partnership with WWF-Cymru have launched their latest Sustainable Consumption report titled Reducing Wales Ecological Footprint: A Resource Accounting Tool for Sustainable Consumpt...
Hybrid's Good for Pocket and Environment
With soaring gas prices, more people may be turning to hybrid cars. The Sierra Club says hybrid cars are not just great for fuel efficiency, they also improve air quality.
River dolphins in freshwater battle against extinction, WWF warns
On the eve of World Water Day, WWF warns that Asia's river dolphin populations are in severe decline due to polluted waters, dams and entanglement in fishing nets and has launched an initiative to save some of the world'...
Large indigenous territories receive protection in Peru
The Peruvian Government today announced the creation of one of the largest combined protected areas and indigenous territories in the world. WWF, which has been involved in the establishment of the 2.7 million-hectare Al...
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment – Main Findings and Reaction
United Nations goals to halve poverty and hunger by 2015 will not be met, and hunger and malnutrition will remain problem even in 2050 unless governments pay greater attention to what nature does for humanity, says a UN ...