Sustainability will be at the heart of the next budget, promises Chancellor
Posted on 18 December 2007
Friends of the Earth has welcomed today's pledge by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, that "it is sustainability that will be at the heart of the next budget". But the environmental campaign group, which has been calling for green budgetary action, said that the Chancellor's commitment to protecting the environment would be measured by actions not words.
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Councils must do more to tackle climate change
Posted on 18 December 2007
Councils can play a major role in tackling climate change, but many have failed to put appropriate strategies and action plans in to place, a new report by the Local Government Association Independent Climate Change Commission states.
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Q&A: Zero-carbon homes
Posted on 18 December 2007
The government wants all of our homes to be zero-carbon by 2016. Is this target achievable?
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New policy puts climate change at the heart of planning
Posted on 18 December 2007
The government will publish a new planning policy designed to boost the use of renewable energy and community heating schemes in new buildings as it gears up for the introduction of carbon-free homes from 2016.
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Londoners back plans to increase c-charge for gas guzzlers
Posted on 18 December 2007
New polling results, published today showing that two thirds of Londoners support proposals to charge gas-guzzling cars £25 a day to drive in the central London congestion charge zone, have been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.
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