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20 March 2009 - UK utility Scottish Power has stepped up its campaign to win around GBP1bn ($1.4bn) from a government competition to develop a full-scale carbon capture power plant.
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East Devon looks to improve its carbon footprint
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THE Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth is saving over 60% of its energy output by changing from traditional 60-watt light bulbs to 28-watt tungsten halogen light bulbs.
RIBA Calls for Greater Flexibility on Zero Carbon Definitions
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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called upon the Government to implement a more flexible definition of zero carbon to enable the construction industry to deliver low carbon buildings of the future.
Brown issues Iran nuclear warning, urges global carbon reduction
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BRITAIN’S Prime Minister has warned Iran that it faces a “clear choice” over its nuclear programme, with tougher sanctions for defying the international community.
Task Force to Create Global Metrics for Building CO2 Emissions
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Four of the world’s most influential green building organizations have pledged to develop an international language for measuring carbon emissions from buildings.
City sets out ‘carbon neutral’ plans
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STREET lights in Nottingham are set to shine less brightly as part of a bid to make the city carbon neutral by 2016.
Tesco virtualisation cuts carbon and costs
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Tesco has applied the latest blade server and virtualisation technology to mission-critical systems running in its data centre to improve performance, cut costs and help fulfil its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions.
Government launches final Carbon Reduction Commitment consultation
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The government has today started the final round of consultation on the UK’s mandatory emissions trading scheme that is set to launch next April.
Businesses unaware of looming UK carbon regulation
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The government has today laid out the details of its domestic emissions trading scheme that will affect some 20,000 public and private sector organisations who spend more than £1m a year on electricity.
Ireland could become carbon trading hub
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A new report suggests Ireland has the capacity to become a global financial hub for carbon trading.
Low Carbon jobs to rise by 400,000 in the next ten years
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The Government today predicted that the market for environmental goods and services would expand to create an extra 400,000 jobs over the next decade.
UK: Organic food retailer uses tech to reduce carbon footprint
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Cybit, the UK’s leading online Telematics Service Provider, has implemented its Fleetstar-Online vehicle tracking solution into the home delivery fleet of Abel & Cole, the UK’s leading organic food retailer. Abel & Cole will use the Cybit system to reduce its Carbon footprint and benchmark all home delivery vehicles across its six national depots ¬ making the distribution of its organic produce more efficient.
First direct green policies lauded by Carbon Trust
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The UK’s first direct has become the first bank to receive the Carbon Trust Standard after reducing its carbon emissions by over 14%, which equates to an annual reduction of 1500 tonnes of CO2 from 2007 levels.
BRITISH AIRWAYS CEO PLEDGES TO CUT NET CO2 BY 50 PER CENT BY 2050
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British Airways - the UK’s flagship carrier which operates 61 weekly flights from the GCC to London Heathrow - has unveiled a radical new environmental target of halving net CO2 emissions by 2050.
Whitehall departments could trade carbon, says Ed Miliband
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Individual government departments may be allowed to trade carbon allowances when new carbon budgets come into force in April, the climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, said today.