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UK Government facing fresh legal threat over deadly air pollution levels

Government Ministers are facing the threat of new court action over their failure to tackle air pollution levels causing tens of thousands of deaths every year.....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Met Office study reveals return to global warming with record temperatures

Big changes are underway in key patterns in the global climate system that could affect regional temperatures and rainfall worldwide, according to new Met Office research.....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Poll finds investment confidence dented as renewable subsidies are cut

The UK Government’s policy on renewable energy is already having a significant negative impact on investor confidence after a new survey found lending to key green projects is now being withheld.....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Switching to a sustainable diet is key to ending world hunger

In trendy, hipster London or New York, it's all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for r....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Lords committee launches EU renewable energy market probe

The House of Lords EU Committee on Energy and Environment has today launched a new inquiry into EU energy governance.....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Government admits renewables cut will save just 30p on energy bills

The UK Government has admitted that the early closure of subsidy support for onshore wind energy could add as much as 63 million tonnes of CO2 in emissions and save just 30p on consumers’ annual ele....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Government axe falls on Navitus Bay windfarm

Energy Ministers have rejected plans for the controversial £3.5bn Navitus Bay windfarm, planned off the south coast of England.....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Solar: Government comes under increasing pressure to reframe cuts

Pressure is mounting on Energy Ministers to rethink Government plans to slash support for rooftop solar energy systems.....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Deep decarbonisation pathways report finds 57% cut in CO2 possible by 2050

A new study from an international research consortium argues that deeply reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is technically and economically feasible in the world’s largest economies and major d....

Added on: 18/09/2015

Leading global scientists and business chiefs back Paris clean energy plan

More than 25 world-leading scientists, executives, academics and politicians have called on nations to adopt the Global Apollo Programme (GAP) by the time of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris ....

Added on: 18/09/2015