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Mexico unlikely to deliver climate treaty

Hopes for drawing up a global climate change treaty this year appear to be fading.

European Commission faces lawsuit for withholding biofuel data

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the European Commission over its refusal to release documents that allegedly contain previously undisclosed information on the negative impact the widespread use of biofuels in the EU is having on climate change.

REA questions new Government guidance on regional renewables targets

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has today questioned whether new Government guidance designed to help regional authorities assess their areas’ potential for renewable and low carbon energy, will do anything to help regions meet their renewable energy targets.

Green strategy for homes set to create 65,000 jobs

The Government has said 65,000 jobs could be created as a result of its new green strategy for British homes announced today.

Business group targets consumers to go greener

The CBI has launched a campaign to get consumers to reduce their carbon footprint at home and in the car as it attempts to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy.

Landfill tax set to increase to £48 per tonne

Landfill tax is set to increase from £40 to £48 a tonne from April 1 2010, as the Government attempts to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in the ground.

Policy makers “vastly” underestimating scale of action required on CO2 emissions

Lack of communication between policy makers in Europe and the United States means the extent of the changes needed to mitigate dangerous climate change are being “vastly” underestimated.

Tories promise early adopters of microgeneration better deal under feed-in-tariffs

The Conservative Party has confirmed that, if elected, it will reverse the current Government’s decision to treat early adopters of on-site microgeneration schemes less favourably than those installing renewable energy technologies for the first time.

Successor to top UN climate change official must be found “quickly”

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has said a successor to Yvo de Boer, the top UN climate change official who has just announced he is stepping down, must be found urgently to keep negotiations on reducing global greenhouse gas emissions on track.

Prime Minister to head up UN climate change finance group

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to chair a new UN climate finance group with his Ethiopian counterpart Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Mexico unlikely to deliver climate treaty
A climate change treaty is unlikely to be agreed this year, officials say
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