Posted on October 27th 2008
Alok Jha Observer 26th October 2008
A major programme to monitor climate change from space could be in jeopardy after it emerged that the British government is poised to slash funding for the project. Climate scientists and campaigners have expressed deep concerns over the likely cut to the £128m promised to the Kopernikus programme, which came […]
Posted on October 27th 2008
Gaby Hinsliff Observer 26th October 2008
Gordon Brown’s flagship plant to build a string of environmentally friendly ‘eco-towns’ across Britain has been dealt a critical blow, with only two of the 10 sites promised now expected to be built. The model green communities, where residents would be able to do without cars and grow their own food on […]
Posted on October 23rd 2008
Elliot Morley writes for BBC’s Green Room on how building a low carbon economy is integral to economic recovery.
Posted on October 19th 2008
For ten years, Bappa Chatterjee has been pedalling his cycle rickshaw through the streets of Old Delhi, carrying 20 to 30 passengers a day for an average of 10 rupees (12p) a ride, working 10 to 12 hours a day, seven days a week — and his callused hands and wiry frame bear witness to his […]
Posted on October 19th 2008
The Observer reports that Britain is ignoring the dangers posed by one of the world’s worst air pollutants: ozone. At high atmmosphere levels the gas is a vital block against the sun’s ultraviolet rays (remember worries about the ‘ozone hole’ a few years ago?). At ground level the gas is a serious pollutant and researchers […]
Posted on October 19th 2008
The Times (October 18th) and Observer (October 19th) both report that the credit crunch and falling oil prices threaten to hold up some of Britain’s renewable energy projects just as the UK Government has raised its commitment to green electricity. While large projects backed by the bigger utilities are generally thought to be safe, smaller […]
Posted on October 17th 2008
Ed Miliband, heading the newly formed Department of Energy and Climate Change, has accepted all of the recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change, including an increase in the 2050 CO2 reduction target from 60 to 80%.
The Committee also recommended that these targets be expanded to include all the major greenhouse gases and that they […]
Posted on October 16th 2008
The Final Greener Festival Awards have announced and thirteen more festivals have picked up the eco-award bringing the total to thirty one around the world - on top of eighteen festivals who picked up the Green n Clean award in mainland Europe.
Eight English festivals including The Big Chill, Bestival, Summer Sundae Weekender, Shambala, Reading, Leeds, Waveform and End […]
Posted on October 15th 2008
UK Festival Awards nominations out
The UK Festival Awards, which take place at the O2 Indigo, have announced their list of final nominations. The showcase event for UK and European festivals takes place on the 30th October and will be preceeded with the first ever UK Festivals Conference, presented by the UK Festival Awards team, Virtual Festivals, A […]
Posted on October 15th 2008
UK’s festival organisers’ green efforts have been ackowledged by organisers of the UK Festival Awards in their Innovation Award. Amongst the highlights were the Beachdown festival where all shuttle-buses and official transportation ran on used cooking oil; The Glade festival whose ticket scheme saw festival goers pre-sent an access card to swipe at the gate; Glastonbury for the biodegradable, […]