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24-Dec-06

Australia ponders climate future

"Parts of Australia are in the grip of the worst drought in memory."

Category: Climate Change

24-Dec-06

Do they care it's Christmas time?

"'Tis the season when some concerned present-buyers choose to sponsor goats for families in drought-hit regions. Schemes like this are little more than token gestures, says the World Food Programme's Menghestab Haile; a real gift...

Category: Climate Change

20-Dec-06

Drought, pandemic and waste mountains - a future that science may help us avoid

"Sir David King, the government's chief science adviser, is urging policy-makers not to be complacent. A bleak future will only be avoided if they understand the threats and what new technologies might come to the rescue."

Category: Climate Change

20-Dec-06

Gadgets drive up energy bills and emissions

"Consumer appetites for electrical gadgets will push up UK energy consumption by 82% over the next five years, a report warned today."


20-Dec-06

Drax's £100m revamp will curb carbon emissions

"Europe's biggest coal-fired power station, Drax, is to spend £100m improving its efficiency in a move that should cut carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of taking 275,000 cars off Britain's roads."


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