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Could landfills resurrect Britain's mining industry?
Imagine an air-tight dome with teams of robots working alongside people in space suits as they sift through the corrosive waste of past generations, looking for scraps of plastic and nuggets of precious metals.
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Govt told to meet 80% emissions reduction
New Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has been told in his first week on the job that the UK must increase its 2050 carbon reduction targets from 60% to at least 80%.
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Economic climate 'turning more businesses green'
Businesses are still queuing up to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions despite the current economic downturn.
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Carbon auctioning to begin in November
Carbon allowances for Phase II of the EU Emission Trading Scheme are set to be issued in early November ahead of the UK's first auction of allowances, Government has confirmed.
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Renewables could meet 42% Irish energy needs
Ireland could meet 42% of its energy needs with renewable power, delegates at a conference for the whole island heard.
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Call for EUR20 per tonne of CO2 tax
A tax of EUR20 per tonne of carbon dioxide should be introduced to boost the economy and advance development of a low carbon economy, according to the Irish sustainable development council Comhar.
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Radical change needed to meet CO2 targets
Ireland will have to take drastic steps in order to meet EU greenhouse gas emissions targets, according to a major report.
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20 times more land needed for bio-energy crops
More than 20 times the amount of land currently growing bio- energy crops will have to be dedicated to the plants if Ireland is to meet its 2015 renewable heat and electricity targets, according to advisory body Teagasc.
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EUR30m bio-energy park announced
A bio-energy park billed as the most advanced in the world is to be built in the south-east of Ireland.
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Developers told to use contam land for green energy
Using contaminated land to develop renewable energy is less likely to meet opposition and could come with a big financial bonus, developers are being told.
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'Tens of millions' of environmental jobs to come - UN
Efforts around the world to tackle climate change and other environmental bugbears could lead to the creation of tens of millions of jobs, according to the United Nations.
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Americans given tax breaks on water saving tech
A scheme which already offers tax breaks to ordinary Americans when they buy energy efficient goods has been rolled out to cover water-saving technology too.
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Carbon trading begins in USA
Carbon has officially became a tradable commodity in the USA, with New York Governor David Paterson presiding over the launch of the nation's first ever auction of CO2 allowances.
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Arctic ice at 'lowest ever levels'
Arctic sea ice may have reached its lowest ever levels, according to environmental campaigners.
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Southwold Primary School does it's homework to improve energy efficiency
EDF Energy has helped a Hackney-school become more energy efficient after
issuing the school with the energy company's first Display Energy Certificate (DEC).
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Optimising voltage at the MET... Boys in blue going green
Fighting crime and trying to keep our streets safe may be the main
preoccupation for the city's Metropolitan Police, nevertheless, they can't be
accused of not keeping their eye on the bigger picture and arresting the
continued rising energy consumption and carbon emissions in their own
buildings.
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Aspects International Carbon Footprint Management Course receives IEMA approval
Aspects International's "Carbon Footprint Management Course: An Introductory Programme" has received approval from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) as part of their CPD course portfolio. The Carbon Footprint Management Course compliments a wide range of environmental courses, including several others approved by IEMA.
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Voltage Optimisation at the RSPB
Two important environmental charities are leading by example and improving
the energy efficiency of their UK Head Offices. The WWF were quick to
realise the value of Voltage Optimisation and Panda House was
powerperfected back in 2007. During May of this year, we added the RSPB
when a pP-280kVA was installed at 'The Lodge', the RSPB's headquarters.
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