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Arctic ice thickness 'plummets'
The thickness of Arctic sea ice plummeted last winter, thinning by as much as one-fifth in some regions, satellite data has revealed.
Emissions up in developed nations
Emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations rose 2.3% from 2000 to 2006, according to new figures from the UN's climate change agency.
Better deal plan for grid supply
A better deal is being sought by a Norfolk council for anyone who installs renewable energy units and supplies the grid when they are not in use.
'Drastic' reforms on energy urged
"Urgent and drastic" policy and system changes are needed if the UK is to meet EU targets on renewable energy, a House of Lords committee has said.

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Arctic ice thickness 'plummets'
The thickness of Arctic sea ice plummeted last winter, thinning by as much as one-fifth in some regions, satellite data has revealed.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 18 November 2008 10:57

Emissions up in developed nations
Emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations rose 2.3% from 2000 to 2006, according to new figures from the UN's climate change agency.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 18 November 2008 10:56

Better deal plan for grid supply
A better deal is being sought by a Norfolk council for anyone who installs renewable energy units and supplies the grid when they are not in use.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 October 2008 09:49

'Drastic' reforms on energy urged
"Urgent and drastic" policy and system changes are needed if the UK is to meet EU targets on renewable energy, a House of Lords committee has said.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 24 October 2008 09:45

Major ice-shelf loss for Canada
The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 September 2008 15:20

China's 'rapid renewables surge'
China's rapid investment in low carbon technologies has catapulted the nation up the global renewable energy rankings, a report shows.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 01 August 2008 17:05

Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
A large chunk of an Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 30 July 2008 09:54

Desert sun to power europe
Solar power from Saharan sun could provide Europe's electricity, says EU
Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 28 July 2008 08:22

MPs blast government over CO2
The government has made "very poor progress" on reaching its own carbon emissions-cutting targets, MPs say.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2008 09:58

Forests to fall for food and fuel
Demand for land to grow food and fuel crops is set to outstrip supply, leading to forest destruction, a report warns.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 14 July 2008 09:57

Green energy push planned for UK
As many as a quarter of British homes could be fitted with solar heating panels under new government plans for a "green revolution".
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 June 2008 13:10

Oil price up despite Saudi pledge
Oil prices rise after emergency talks in Jeddah over the weekend end with no real resolution.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 23 June 2008 13:09

Changes to green building programme
From next month, homeowners, schools and other community organisations interested in fitting their own green energy systems will not need planning permission, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks today announced.
Source: B&E, Date and Time of entry: 03 April 2008 11:15

Eco-towns shortlist is revealed
The 15 locations shortlisted for the first new towns in England in 40 years have been revealed by the government.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 03 April 2008 11:06

True Energy Welcomes Feed-in Tariffs
True Energy, predicts massive growth in the UK renewables industry on the back of the introduction of feed in tariffs.
Source: true, Date and Time of entry: 04 March 2008 12:47

Government backflip on solar panel policy
Householders will be able to make money by fitting solar panels or mini wind turbines to their roofs, under proposals to be announced in the Budget next week.
Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: 03 March 2008 10:47

Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean
UK scientists working in Antarctica have found some of the clearest evidence yet of instabilities in the ice of part of West Antarctica.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 27 February 2008 15:55

Sunuser sales technique
I returned a Sunuser sales card and had their rep turn up today.
Source: skforum, Date and Time of entry: 27 February 2008 15:53

Climate set for 'sudden shifts'
Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 05 February 2008 16:12

Abu Dhabi plots hydrogen future
The government of Abu Dhabi has announced a $15bn (£7.5bn) initiative to develop clean energy technologies.
Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: 21 January 2008 17:27

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