Government On Track To Meet Energy Efficiency Targets, But Are You?
The government has set itself some tough targets for the next 40 years, signing a law that they must have cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 80% on 1990 measures, by 2050. Since 1990, emissions have already been cut by 25%, which indicates they are well on track to achieving ...
Read moreNew Heating Incentive
The world is economically unstable at the minute so setting up a stable future is key to the government’s plans, so their new heating incentive could help with the dream of a greener future. There are approximately 4 million homes not heated by mains gas in the UK, which means ...
Read moreSolar Tunnel Powers Trains
If you are travelling from Paris to Amsterdam any time soon, you will be sat on a new train powered by solar energy! A 2.2 mile long tunnel has been built through Antwerp, Belgium with 16,000 solar panels to produce 3,300 megawatts per hour of electricity, which is enough to ...
Read moreClimate Week Day 4
Day 4 of Climate week is about the use of paper and whether it is really worthwhile? Can we do without it? Do we use more than we need to, especially as we are entering an age when everything is done digitally? We all get bills sent through the post ...
Read moreGoogle Earth Launches Global Warming Interactive Map
With the current devastating floods in Pakistan and the land slides in north west China you begin to think about your own immediate impact on the environment, the UK’s impact and how we as a world population have affected the global environmental conditions. Google Earth is a virtual global map containing various geographical information ...
Read moreCopenhagen Summit goes into final day
The final day has arrived for the much publicised Copenhagen Summit. One hundred and ninety three nations have gathered to try and negotiate what is commonly described as the most important meeting of recent generations. The aim of the submit is simple ‘ To negotiate a binding agreement on curbing ...
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