World first for Scotland
Scotland’s climate justice fund, which aims to alleviate the impact of global warming on developing nations, leads the way according to political economist Daniel Gay.
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WWF Living Planet Report launched (from space)
An ever-growing demand for resources by a growing population is putting tremendous pressures on our planet’s biodiversity and is threatening our future security, health and well-being, reveals the 2012 edition of WWF’s Living Planet Report, launched yesterday by ESA astronaut André Kuipers onboard the International Space Station.
SBC celebrates 30 years at the forefront of responsible and sustainable business in Scotland
Scottish Business in the Community called for organisations to do more to tackle growing youth employability in Scotland yesterday at their 30th Anniversary Dinner. Held at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, winners of both the UK Awards for Excellence – Scotland and SBC Awards 2012 were presented by President of Scottish Business in the Community, HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay. The awards are robust, rigorous and peer-assessed, demonstrating practical examples of organisations making …
Britain should rule the waves on green energy says Environment Agency Chairman
The UK could lead the world on wave and tidal energy generation, and should fast-track other low carbon or renewable energy sources too, the England and Wales Environment Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith will assert in a keynote tonight.
Clear indications that climate change is affecting fish stocks
The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) launched its latest Report Card today (8 May) at the World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh. It focuses on how climate change is affecting the fish and shellfish we find in our seas, providing both opportunities and threats, and what the social and economic consequences could be.
EU nations get cold feet over climate change fund
EU nations are dithering over how to fill a multi-billion-euro fund to help tackle climate change, just as the region’s executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the brunt of extreme weather. The European Union recommitted to providing 7.2 billion euros $9.4 billion (5.8 billion pounds) for the fund over 2010-12, according to draft conclusions seen by Reuters ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers next week. But after that, how much …
UK urged to force firms to report carbon emissions
Britain’s government should force large companies to provide annual information on their carbon emissions in addition to reporting profits and executive pay, an alliance of businesses and environmental groups said, backed by public opinion.
Community Energy voices heard in Holyrood
Local renewable energy groups have made written submissions direct to the Scottish Parliament supporting community-led renewable development. The group from Dunbar Community Energy Company and the Islay Energy Trust both make cogent submissions. Islay Energy Trust – which has a very wide support on the island – points out the need for energy efficiency measures throughout the domestic and industrial sectors and highlights the benefits to all of engagement between developers and the local community.
RHI could trigger biomass ‘gold rush’ in 2015, says report
The renewable heat market could see a “gold rush” for biomass boilers in the middle of the decade, as a growing number of businesses and individuals take advantage of the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). That is the conclusion of a new report by consultancy Sustainable Venture Intelligence (SVI), which aims to map the renewable heat market for technologies supported by the RHI, such as heat pumps, solar thermal panels and biomass boilers.
Governments failing to avert catastrophic climate change, IEA warns
Governments are falling badly behind on low-carbon energy, putting carbon reduction targets out of reach and pushing the world to the brink of catastrophic climate change, the world’s leading independent energy authority will warn on Wednesday.
