All Posts Tagged With: "European Union"

All aboard the month-long Climate Change Express to Copenhagen

November 2nd, 2009 in Awards and Events • News

The Climate Change Express is a one-month, 9,000-kilometer journey that symbolically joins the site of the last global warming pact with what is hoped to be the birthplace of the next major, and stricter, treaty to combat climate change.

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UK Businesses not making carbon reduction a priority

May 10th, 2009 in Business and Politics • News

A new report by npower shows that in today’s economic climate, 8 out of 10 businesses feel that government targets to reduce CO2 emissions are unrealistic, with many not seeing the benefit of a small carbon footprint and relegating carbon reduction measures to concentrate on managing costs.

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EU climate flight plans 'deluded'

September 4th, 2007 in Airlines and Transportation • Business and Politics

European Union proposals to reduce the climate impact of flying will not work, a report concludes. The EU plans to include aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). But analysts at the Tyndall Centre, a prestigious UK climate research body, say this will have minimal effect without a major rise in carbon prices.

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