80 per cent of bulbs in UK homes are inefficient, wasteful "incandescent" bulbs. But, for around 30 years, an altogether better option has been available to us - the energy saving bulb, or thr CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp).
Since coming into office in 1997, New Labour has overseen a rise in overall carbon emissions. The use of coal in power stations, the most carbon intense of all fossil fuels, has risen. Centralised power stations, which waste two thirds of the energy they produce, still account for the vast majority of our energy production. The government is now set to miss its own emissions targets.
A report looking into the role of marine reserves in boosting ecosystem resilience to climate change.
The IPCC (Integovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is warning that we have eroded the ocean's ability to cope with and mitigate the consequences of global warming. They recommend that we reduce our exploitation levels of marine fish and other maritime activities in order to improve the resilience of our seas and oceans and ultimately safeguard their role in stabilising the climate.
A damning new report launched by Greenpeace today exposes that international logging companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are causing social chaos and wreaking environmental havoc. The report, entitled 'Carving up the Congo' (1) uncovers endemic corruption and impunity in the DRC's logging sector at a time when key decisions that will determine the future of these forests are about to be made (2).
Eon has applied to the DTI for permission to build two supercritical coal-fired generating units at Kingsnorth Power Station in Kent. This is the full text of Greenpeace's letter to Alistair Darling of the DTI, objecting to the proposal because the new units would perpetuate a highly carbon-intensive and inefficient form of energy generation and would go against government policy on both climate change and energy sources. Greenpeace is demanding an inquiry into the application.
Greenpeace statement on tomorrow's IPCC impacts, adaptation and vulnerability report
The second of four major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 is expected to predict dire consequences for the planet if our greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Commenting on the news, Greenpeace climate campaigner Jim Footner said:
Greenpeace campaigners breached security at the construction site of a nuclear reactor in Finland this morning.
The 10 activists entered the site at Olkiluoto at 8.30am and are demanding that the Finnish nuclear safety inspectorate release details of the 700 safety violations that have been identified during construction.
