December 10, 2009
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Environment Management Newsletter December 10, 2009 |
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Demand for air travel must be cut, says Lord Turner
Even with improvements in fuel efficiency and the emergence of biofuels, demand for air travel will have to fall over the coming decades if the UK is to meet its target of ensuring emissions in 2050 do not exceed 2005 levels. That is the stark conclusion of a new report released this week by the government`s independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which warns that demand for air travel cannot rise by more than 60 per cent on current levels by 2050 if the UK is to stay within its carbon budgets and deliver an 80 per cent cut in economy-wide emissions by the same date. Under business as ... |
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UK signs up to North Sea supergrid vision
Nine European countries have signed a major agreement to develop the world`s first large-scale offshore wind energy grid in the North and Irish seas, providing a boost to the continent`s fast-expanding offshore wind industry. UK energy minister Lord Hunt joined with ministers from Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden and Ireland to sign the agreement on the sidelines of the European Council meeting in Brussels. Dubbed the North Seas Countries` Offshore Grid Initiative, the agreement will see each of the nations co-operate on the development of a new offshore ... |
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