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Waste could provide UK with unlimited energy resource
Three energy companies have proposed cleaner burning systems in waste to electricity generation, under a UK-funded competition. Waste offers the...
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Norway ratifies UN Kyoto Protocol extension
Norway has become the 11th country to ratify an eight-year extension to the UN’s Kyoto Protocol. Kyoto is currently the...
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Adaptation funding must be driven by local communities, say experts
Half of all funding towards climate adaptation efforts should be directed towards community-based projects, say representatives from developing countries. They...
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Central African tropical forests becoming browner
Tropical forests in central Africa are turning browner, pointing to a water shortage and higher surface temperatures, concluded a study...
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Low carbon energy saves money in the long run – study
Low carbon energy coupled with efficiency saves money compared with burning fossil fuels, especially in the longer run, a study...
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Just three EU countries on track to meet energy savings target
The findings followed a warning by the EU’s executive that more than half of the 28 member states had failed...
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UN’s Green Climate Fund ‘ready’ to start work
The UN’s flagship climate fund could start investing in clean energy projects as early as 2015 after its board agreed...
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Adaptation funding must be driven by local communities, say experts
Half of all funding towards climate adaptation efforts should be directed towards community-based projects, say representatives from developing countries. They...
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China expects to launch national carbon market in 2020
China expects to launch a national carbon market in 2018, based on regional schemes it is presently piloting, a senior...
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Divestment campaign spreads to New Zealand
A New Zealand city has divested from fossil fuels, in a sign that the movement is growing beyond its American...
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