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Billionaire, entrepreneur, serial adventurer and airline owner Richard Branson is the man behind an innovation which may take the sting out of one of climate change’s biggest sins.
Next month a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 will make the world’s first biofuel powered flight between London and Amsterdam. Testing a blend of 80% conventional aviation fuel and […]

First tensions are emerging between EU lawmakers and businesses as plans are cemented to implement EU targets for climate change.
Joining the Red Team this week are French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and the European Trade Union Confederation, and joining the Green Team please welcome European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Unions in Europe have expressed […]

The 15th of February 2008 will see the release of “The 11th Hour” in cinemas across the US. Produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie tells the story of mankind’s wanton disregard for our planet and outlines the tragedy and consequence of our actions.
We didn’t want to like this film. We fully expected to […]

Sir David King, once advisor to Tony Blair, and the man credited with putting climate change firmly on to the British political agenda has claimed that the behaviour of green activists is harming the fight against climate change and delaying the implementation of workable solutions. King is a strong supporter technical solutions, including nuclear power, […]

If you live in the UK you will not have escaped the big furore over nuclear power this week following the release of the British Government’s energy policy which has decidedly committed the country to the nuclear path, signalling the first live shot in the climate change battle.
People want energy, people don’t want energy production. […]

As populations increase, so does the need to produce energy to power our factories, light our homes and support of way of life.
E.On - the UK’s largest energy producer -  have received approval from Kent Medway Council to build a coal fired power station capable of providing electricity to 1.5 million homes. The new power […]

2007 was a big year in Climate Change, which saw the US u-turn on climate policy (on the surface at least), the emergence of the EU and the UK as world climate leaders, continued climate record breaking as temperatures soared and the North West passage was opened up, the worldwide release of An Inconvenient Truth, […]

A lesson from German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The ‘Klimakanzlerin’ (Climate Chancellor) is Europe’s answer to Al Gore. Germans are renowned for their environmental savvy, leading the world in recycling and in the development of many green technologies. Frau Markel’s policies are in her own words “an example for other countries”.
 
So let’s have a look at some […]

As reported in EcoGeek, a triumphant report from the American Consumer Institute estimates that widespread adoption of broadband internet services will reduce carbon emissions by a staggering 1 billion tons during the next ten years.

An enlightening article by Ross Clark in The Times this week challenges the popularly held belief that recycling is a  universally environmentally sound good idea.
The article highlights the additional transport emissions of multiple refuse collections for glass, plastic, cardboard, paper and metal. It then goes on to describe numerous studies which have shown the incinerating […]

The Bali Climate Summit in early December promises to be a significant milestone in the fight against climate change and the search for a more sustainable future.But just what can we really expect from this meeting, and what will the resulting legislation or treaty frameworks really mean?
 The TeamLeaders from the TalkClimateChange forum offer their views […]

Today your Green Team leader read some interesting letters in Britain’s Daily Telegraph. We thought these letters were worthy of reply.
Sir – The new bulbs are expensive to produce, contain mercury and are slow to achieve maximum intensity (I can’t call it brightness). The true energy saving will be well under half that claimed. We […]