All quoted companies will be forced to detail carbon emissions in their annual reports after the Government caved in to backbench pressure.
An amendment added to the Climate Change Bill last week is expected to go on the statute books this summer. It requires quoted companies to include carbon emission information as part of their annual […]

 
The Bush administration, which has resisted regulating carbon dioxide emissions, this spring will propose rules that could affect everything from vehicles to power plants and oil refineries, the top U.S. environmental official told Congress on Thursday.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said the agency will issue proposed rules “later this spring” on “the specific effects […]

 
A seemingly constant source of international squabbles, the Kyoto Treaty is often name checked in the press whenever the environment is mentioned, yet what exactly is it?
And more importantly how will affect us? For this feature we will take a look at the origins and purpose of the Kyoto Treaty and what, if any, effect […]

 
Big increases in duty on alcohol and high-polluting cars have been announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling…
…Mr Darling risked the anger of environmental groups by delaying a planned increase in fuel duty for six months - but motorists will face an April 2009 fuel duty rise of 1.84p a litre. Plans to increase first year road […]

 
Researchers have developed a new, low-cost material for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants and other generators of the greenhouse gas. Produced with a simple one-step chemical process, the new material has a high capacity for absorbing carbon dioxide — and can be reused many times.
Combined with improved heat management […]