Environmental News

Oxford plans carbon reduction initiative

June 2nd 2010

The city of Oxford has developed a set of proposals aimed at substantially reducing its carbon footprint.
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Government pledges commitment to green homes targets

June 1st 2010

The new coalition government has announced its commitment to green targets that were proposed under the previous leadership.
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The price of a tonne of carbon

May 28th 2010

Carbon offsets are meant to reduce carbon emissions by the tonne, but in the absence of a fixed price for a tonne of carbon, a company has conducted a survey to examine people’s perception of the price of carbon.
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Budgets cut for green organisations

May 27th 2010

Several green organisations have had their budgets cut by the new coalition government. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will lose £162m and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) will lose £85m. The cuts represent 5.5% and 2.5% of their respective budgets.
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Queen’s speech promises new energy bill

May 26th 2010

The new coalition government has promised to introduce an energy bill to help households reduce their carbon emissions.
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