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Introduction
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Energy, waste and planning are the subjects of three consultations running until September.
These policies - once enshrined in law - will shape the country's future for the next decade and be implemented by Gordon Brown's government.
Here's a handy summary of the points in three pdf downloads to help you have your say. [June 2007] |
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Why carbon offsetting should be a last resort - David Thorpe explains some of the maths Feb 07 |
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Spending money wisely can bring extra benefits - for the environment jobs, human rights and your local economy. Here's a guide to sustainable procurement for public bodies and other organisations Dec 06 [PDF 84kB] |
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Will every home one day have its own power plant providing heat and electricity? Advocates of Micro CHP believe so, but does the technology really work? David Thorpe investigates... Oct 06 [PDF 83kB] |
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The new UK energy policy, following
months of national debate, was
announced by Secretary of State for
Trade and Industry Alastair Darling in
June, saying that “the starting point
for reducing CO2 emissions must be
to save energy.” What does it actually mean? Aug 06 [PDF 250kB] |
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The energy sucked up by gadgets left on standby is largely energy wasted - and a
new generation of networked devices is
making this worse. But war on standby has been declared! Aug 06 [PDF 150kB] |
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With energy prices showing no sign of
ceasing their climb, energy suppliers in
liberalised markets like the UK's vie for
larger customer shares by competing not just
on price, but by offering different tarriffs. Aug 06 [PDF 105kB] |
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Robin Hood fought for social justice. Now his spirit lives on in the battle against climate change amongst councils who have signed up to the 'Nottingham Declaration'. Apr 06 |
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In the month of the twentieth anniversary of the world's worst accident, and with the government deciding whether to give the green light for more nuclear power in the UK, this article examines the record and the prospects for nuclear. Apr 2006 |
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How green was the March 2006 budget? |
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The Carbon Trust or the Energy Saving Trust?
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The Carbon Trust and the Energy Saving Trust are the two key agencies set up to deliver savings
in expenditure and pollution for energy users. But what exactly is the difference between them?
And who should you turn to for what? David Thorpe investigates. Dec 5, 2005
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Are we meeting the waste challenge?
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We produce the equivalent of 6.67 tonnes of waste each every year, and most of it goes into holes
in the ground. Huge efforts are being made to turn around this situation through minimisation and
recycling, but are they enough? David Thorpe investigates. Oct 25, 2005
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The Challenge of China
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Just how much of a challenge and an opportunity does the growth of China present to the world's
environment? (PDF from magazine article) Oct 25, 2005
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Z-squared: the ABC of a sustainable development
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Building on the success of BedZED is a project to produce a concept design for a 2,000 home zero
waste and zero carbon One Planet Living community, called Z-squared. (Aug '05) (PDF from magazine
article)
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In a glass of its own...
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Part of a publication on water and waste, this looks at a novel solution to toxic waste recycling
and treatment. (Aug '05) (PDF from magazine article)
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How to write off 100 per cent of investments...
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The Enhanced Capital Allowances Water Technologies List can give a company a full tax rebate
on water saving products. (Aug '05) (PDF from magazine article)
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Taking It On
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A four page discussion of the UK Government's strategy, Taking It On, about sustainable development.
(July '05) (PDF from magazine article)
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Saving water - it's easier than you think
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Water is getting scarce in the UK. Here's a few tips on how to conserve it. (Aug '05) (PDF from
magazine article)
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The tipping point - are we near it?
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As the heads of oil companies and big businesses are calling for action on global warming, could
we be nearing a tipping point in the way we react to this challenge? (July '05) (PDF from magazine
article)
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REACHing out to bring chemicals under control
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"The bottom line is that chemicals will only have a future if they are environmentally sustainable".
The Europe-wide management system known as REACH - the new EU Chemicals Strategy. (March '05) (PDF
from magazine article)
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Where small can be bountiful...
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Decentralised energy or nuclear power? Some views on which may best serve our energy needs in
a warming world. (July '05) (PDF from magazine article)
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London's Victorian overflowing sewers
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Around 50 times a year diluted but contaminated water enters the Thames, polluting London's great
waterway - what is being done? (July '05) (PDF from magazine article)
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Global dimming - the new global warming?
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The world has woken up to the reality of a new global danger to our climate caused by human activity.
(May '05) (July '05) (PDF from magazine article)
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The three million year old human
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Imagine for a moment that the entire human race, from the time of our emergence to the present
day, is one person, now 80 years old. (Aug '05)
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How to choose a religion
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Try these 10 tests to evaluate a belief system and see if it's worth believing in. (Aug '05)
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Making carbon rationing fair and equitable
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A Bill that went through Parliament in 2005 describes a very practical way to deliver the promises
of party leaders on carbon emissions - Domestic Tradable Quotas. (updated Aug '05)
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How to become
a carbon neutral
organisation
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To help meet its environmental goals, a company may choose to become carbon neutral - by finding
ways to offset or compensate for their carbon emissions.... (updated Aug '05)
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Seeing the
light
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Low energy lighting significantly cuts electricity bills and reduces greenhouse emission gases.
This article demonstrates the savings possible. (updated Aug '05)
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