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15-Feb-08

Britain third worst in EU for use of renewable energy

"Britain is the worst performer behind Malta and Luxembourg in the EU in its use of renewables and produces only 2% of its energy from them. Last month the EU said Britain must raise that share to 15% by 2020"

Category: Energy sources

15-Feb-08

Galileo: Star project or black hole?

"Britain could be on the verge of a belated re-entry into the space race, with the launch of a review into whether it should train astronauts to take part in future international exploration."

Category: Space, Communications

15-Feb-08

Firms will act on CO2 only if its cost triples, says Shell

"A carbon price close to $100 per tonne of CO2 - more than three times higher than it is today - is needed before industry will invest in the thousands of carbon-capture-and-storage (CCS) schemes needed for reducing greenhouse...


15-Feb-08

Investment fund giants demand 90% reduction in carbon emissions

"Some of the largest institutional investors in the world yesterday called on the US Congress to introduce a mandatory national policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% below 1990 levels by 2050."

Category: Climate Change

14-Feb-08

Five-seat concept car runs on air

"An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in town."


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