Posted on Thursday 30 November 2006 at 06:29 pm by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
The EU has set tough carbon limits under the European Trading Scheme's second phase, to the consternation of some of the 10 states involved.
To make the scheme effective in tackling climate change, the EU has cut member states' carbon permits by 7% on average from 2008-2012.
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:57 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
Construction today started on what will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm, as the Government set out proposals outlined in the Energy Review to see a five-fold increase in the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources in the UK.Performing the official ground-breaking ceremony for Scottish Power's £300m Whitelee Windfarm, Secretary of State for Tr...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:57 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
TURBINES for a wind farm on Hameldon Hill are to arrive in several large lorry loads over the next fortnight.Work is set to start on Monday to build three wind turbines, which will be assembled on the hill overlooking Burnley, and for which the blades alone are 40m. long.The company responsible for building the windfarm, npower Renewables, sought guidance from Burnley Council on how to be...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:47 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
WELSH Liberal Democrat leader Lembit Opik has told his party to get into the driving seat of Government at next May's Assembly elections.Yesterday, he reminded the party's autumn conference of the taste of power it experienced in the pre-2003 Lib/Lab joint administration.And, with a stark warning on climate change, his keynote speech in Aberystwyth encouraged activists to...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:37 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
The Sustainable Energy Expo 2006 was a small exhibition tucked away at the back of the much larger Building Services Show. During a quick tour of the main event it became clear why ‘Sustainability’ is a growing issue for building services managers. Almost every stand was packed with devices, ranging from air-conditioning units to space heaters, which consumed large amo...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:37 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
Verde Energy, an online marketplace designed to provide homeowners and businesses with competitive bids on renewable energy projects, served its one-thousandth solar power customer since announcing its launch on August 1, 2006. Verde Energy is the only source in the country for free project consultations from knowledgeable professionals and competitive project quotes from prescreened rene...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:37 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
Previous Cambridge Energy forums have explored the drivers for change, the different opportunities for: primary energy; electricity production; and ways of getting more for less. This event is designed to begin to look at rolling out new technologies and products. In particular it is will focus on financing the innovative companies that will provide these new services.Cambridge Energy int...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:37 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
As the federal government rolls out its clean air and climate change package, Environmental Defence and the Canadian Environmental Law Association have released the most comprehensive publicly accessible online ranking and tracking of large industrial greenhouse gas emitters across Canada. Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to global climate change.The databa...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:37 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
A new toolkit has been launched to help planners design successful high density communities.The toolkit aims to influence local authority development framework agreements and encourage them to be more responsive.The toolkit was accompanied by research showing that three in four people think planners, architects and housing providers should give more thought to how to design such schemes.T...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:27 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
I never fail to be amazed at the inability of politicians to understand the importance of planning in the battle against climate change. Policies on energy, transport, housing, waste, infrastructure and industry make fundamental demands on the planning system. What seems to escape politicians is the fact that present procedures are insufficient to achieve our increasingly urgent ends.If w...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:26 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
The Olympic Delivery Authority today announced that it is planning to erect a wind turbine to help power the 2012 London games.The turbine would be located in the north of the Olympic Park in east London, and would provide the equivalent power to supplying 1200 homes a year.The ODA said it wanted the new 120m-tall facility to be operating by 2010.London mayor Ken Livingstone said: "W...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:17 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
The Olympic Delivery Authority today announced that it is planning to erect a wind turbine to help power the 2012 London games.The turbine would be located in the north of the Olympic Park in east London, and would provide the equivalent power to supplying 1200 homes a year.The ODA said it wanted the new 120m-tall facility to be operating by 2010.London mayor Ken Livingstone said: "W...
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Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2006 at 01:16 am by Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
Two of the councils shortlisted for beacon council status in promoting sustainable communities through the planning process are in growth areas.Ashford Borough Council and Wellingborough Borough Council are among those selected as "excellent and innovative" by the Independent Advisory Panel for the beacon scheme."We've had a long experience in planning for growth in the...
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Posted on Friday 17 November 2006 at 02:15 am by Charlotte Webster
European Renewable Energy Revenues Expected to Double Market Boosted by Government Support and Global Warming
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