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United Kingdom: Mayor Boris unveils ultra low emission zone plan for London
2013-02-13 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Green groups have welcomed plans by the mayor of London to create an ultra low emissions zone in the centre of the capital, arguing the move would cut pollution and help the UK avoid hefty fines from the EU for failing to meet air quality standards. Boris Johnson, who has in the past faced concerted criticism over his air quality efforts, confirmed today that Transport for London (TfL) will consult on plans to ensure that from 2020 all vehicles driving in the centre of London during peak times...
United Kingdom: Green deal: 61% of public have not heard of energy efficiency scheme
2013-02-13 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government's flagship energy efficiency scheme the Green Deal has "cut through" to large numbers of the public, despite the fact almost two-thirds of people remain unaware of the initiative. That is the conclusion of a YouGov poll commissioned by the Behaviour Change social enterprise and undertaken the week after the launch of the Green Deal. The survey of over 1,960 adults found that 39 per cent of people had heard of the scheme, which allows households and businesses to undertake energy...
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United Kingdom: Climate change science irrefutable Ed Davey
2013-02-13 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Climate science is irrefutable and screams out from decade upon decade of research UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Davey will tell an audience at the Royal Society later today. And in a direct attack on climate sceptics who believe man made global warming is at best overblown or at worst a hoax, Davey will argue they are risking their childrens futures by slowing efforts to cut emissions. You know, when I am confronted by some of the most dogmatic and blinkered people who deny that...
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United Kingdom: Colourful 'solar glass' means entire buildings can generate clean power
2013-02-12 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A solar power company capable of "printing" colourful glass that can generate electricity from the sun's energy announced a 2m funding boost on Tuesday. Oxford Photovoltaics, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, said the investment from clean-tech investors MTI Partners will help its solar glass, which can be dyed almost any colour, take a step closer to the commercial market. "What we say here is rather than attach [solar] photovoltaics to the building, why not make the building the...
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United Kingdom: Davey takes fight to 'dogmatic' and 'blinkered' climate sceptics
2013-02-12 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Ed Davey will aim his most vocal criticism to date at those climate sceptics who seek to delay and undermine action to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, accusing them of adopting a "dogmatic" and "blinkered" stance that represents "a huge gamble with the future of every human being on the planet". The Energy and Climate Change Secretary is to deliver a speech at the Royal Society this afternoon to a meeting of the AVOID symposium, a government-funded climate research programme incorporating...
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