Europe
Poland Power Plant Plans Carbon Capture
Poland's Belchatow power plant, Europe's largest polluter, is planning to curb its emissions with the help of millions of euros of EU investment, Reuters reports.
Unwitting Businesses May Pay Twice in UK Carbon Credit Scam
Businesses that unknowingly participated in a suspected carbon trading scam could face millions of dollars in legal fees and penalties, reports the UK Sunday Times. ...
Sustainable Business Initiatives Session From UK Aware 2009
UK Aware 2009 speaker session on "Sustainable Business Initiatives." Among the speakers is Charlie Browne, IKEA UK Environment Director....
China, Switzerland, France Strengthen Climate Change Positions
Ahead of the Copenhagen meeting in December that will establish a new international treaty on global warming, China has announced it will work on controlling its ...
Energy-Efficiency at Vorwerk
The German vacuum-cleaner company has been building its Kobold model for almost 80 years, and sold more than 80 ...
Ben & Jerry’s May Make Warm Ice Cream to Reduce Emissions
Unilever, maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, is pondering how to make an ice cream that is made, shipped and sold warm, with the ...
Climate Change Protests Rally Against ‘Green Posturing’
Protests in London will accuse financial institutions, corporations and the government of professing to save the environment while allowing the expansion of airports, coal-fired power plants ...
EU: Nearly 4,000 Airlines Must Reduce Emissions or Face Ban
The European Union (EU) has released a list of nearly 4,000 companies including commercial airlines, private jet operators and air forces around the globe that must ...
Shipping Has Biggest Ozone Impact Among Transport Modes
Shipping emissions are responsible for more than half of the transport-induced changes in the ozone in various regions, according to a new report that estimates ...
Germany Plows $705M Into Electric Car Development
Germany aims to put a million electric vehicles on its roadways by 2020, and the country is putting $705 million behind the effort to boost adoption ...
Bonn Climate Talks End Fruitlessly
Global climate ministers left the latest round of climate talks with a feeling that momentum is fading for a positive outcome at the December talks in ...
Europe Leads the Way in Greener Airlines
The airline industry will be the first in the U.S. to face a cap on its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as the European Union readies a ...
UK Food Label Would Show Items’ Environmental Impact
The UK may implement a food labeling scheme that details elements such as the number of miles from the source to the UK - a.k.a. food ...
Nestle Loses Plastic in 100% Recyclable Christmas Boxes
It may be more than four months until Christmas, but Nestle already is finding ways to reduce the expected piles of holiday gift waste. The candy ...
Storage Center Cuts Emissions 11.5% Via Renewables, Efficiency
A UK self-storage center has adopted energy efficient lighting and renewable energy to cut its emissions 11.5 percent in 2008. Big Yellow Self Storage saved $165,000 ...
BMW Adding Sub-brand for Electric Cars
BMW's "Project i" series of electric cars will exist under a different sub-brand, helping the automaker distinguish its more energy efficient offerings much in the same ...
UN: Lack of ‘Strong’ CO2 Goals May Hurt Climate Talks
If before the Copenhagen talks there aren't strong commitments from rich nations to curb their 2020 CO2 emissions, the global climate treaty will be crippled, according ...
Tesco Diverts 100% of UK Waste From Landfills
Tesco has achieved its goal of diverting from landfills 100 percent of waste from its UK operations. This comes about a year ahead of schedule, according ...
British Taxpayers May Pay Price for Missed Emission Targets
Britain may have to purchase carbon credits from private companies in a new carbon trading scheme set to begin in 2010 to help them meet their ...
British Embassy in Berlin Gets Energy Efficiency Makeover
The British Embassy in Berlin as been certified under the BREEAM In-Use program for existing buildings, making it one of the first buildings to be ...
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