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A Green Alliance round up of recent environmental news.
Updated on Dec 02, 14
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Christiana Figueres says COP20 climate change talks in Peru must 'write history'
UN climate negotiators are meeting in Peru to try to advance talks on a new global agreement.
Green business group sets out 50-point election manifesto wishlist ahead of Autumn Statement
Energy giant to spin off its power generation, energy trading and upstream businesses.
Despite Prince Harry's upbeat visit, Oman faces an uncertain economic future amid falling oil revenues and speculation over succession within its royal dynasty.
The new oil minsiter of Iraq talks to Andrew Critchlow in Vienna about the war against Islamic State and his plans to double oil production by 2020 with the help of BP and Shell.
Governor Mark Carney tells MPs that Bank will be 'deepening and widening' its investigations into stranded asset risks
New figures show that the Government has failed in its promise to restore weekly bin collections and charges are spiralling.
German energy giant says it will respond to 'dramatically altered global energy markets' by splitting company and tapping 'the growth potential created by the transformation of the energy world'
Exclusive: Energy department commissions review into disturbance from turbine noise in order to decide when annoyance becomes unacceptable.
The millions of Christmas trees now sold in the UK spark an annual debate about sustainability, says Naomi Slade.
The future of grouse shooting and deer stalking hangs in the balance after tax break scrapped, claim opponents of the move.
UK-based fuel cell specialist hails 'transformational year', as first set of financial results fuels optimism for 2015
As the Climate Convention's COP20 kicks off in Lima today, FOEI reveals the developed countries cunning plan to evade their legal obligations by hiving them off into unofficial, non-binding documents. But the world can stand up to the 'three card tricksters' - forcing them to cut their emissions, and pay the $100s of billions they owe for the climate damage they have caused.
The explosive growth of Afghanistan's heroin production after the Taliban brought the trade to a halt should be no surprise, writes Mike Whitney. It's all part of a lucrative plan whose real objective is to create global instability, disrupt social movements, facilitate resource colonialism, and justify the US's perpetual military presence in far flung corners of the world.
Four trustees of the Soil Association just resigned, 'more in sorrow than in anger'. Joanna Blythman, Lynda Brown, Andrew Whitley and former Ecologist editor Pat Thomas all decided they were unable to contribute further to the organisation, the UK's leading organic certifier and the 'mother ship' of British organic farming.
Australia's Labor scored a big win in Victoria's election this weekend - and with the party's 'green' policies that's potentially good news for the state's exploited forests. Now's the time to keep campaigning for the early creation of a Great Forest National Park.
Large global investors may be crucial to influencing the world’s response to climate change, but their ability to act is hampered by a lack of quality information on how to apply the latest research to investment decisions.
Australia is betting the farm on huge increases in coal exports, writes Stephen Bygrave - just as key markets in China, India, Korea and Japan are drying up, with rising tariffs and huge renewable energy and efficiency programs. The policy is totally out of touch with reality - and will lead to revenue shortfalls in the AU$100 billions.
As a key UN climate change conference opens in Peru, Chinese state media contrast their country's approach to what they cast as the United States' reluctance to shoulder its share of the burden of emissions cuts.
82 items | 8 visits
A Green Alliance round up of recent environmental news.
Updated on Dec 02, 14
Created on Dec 02, 14
Category: Not Categorized
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