http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/countryside-in-crisis/focus/ en a.lothian@rgs.org Copyright 2013 2013-05-21T10:57:54+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22569424 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22569424#When:14:03:39Z In a few weeks' time the government in England will press ahead with trials of badger culls 2013-05-28T14:03:39+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10025667/EU-overrules-Britain-to-ban-pesticides-linked-to-bee-deaths.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10025667/EU-overrules-Britain-to-ban-pesticides-linked-to-bee-deaths.html#When:14:10:47Z The European Union has overruled British opposition to impose a total two-year ban for gardeners on the use of pesticides linked to the death of bees, with new rules setting out tight restrictions for farmers. 2013-05-28T14:10:47+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22552149 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22552149#When:14:19:44Z The biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science. 2013-05-28T14:19:44+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/03/birds-die-chemical-spill http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/03/birds-die-chemical-spill#When:14:24:55Z Nearly 3,000 birds have been killed or injured by a chemical spill in the English Channel. Wildlife charities want international action to stop the chemical polyisobutene (PIB), which does not break up easily, being discharged into the sea. 2013-05-28T14:24:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/06/pest-caterpillars-helicopter-blitz-insecticide http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/06/pest-caterpillars-helicopter-blitz-insecticide#When:14:27:03Z Plan to aerial spray oak processionary moth to save trees causes concern among conservationists for other insects 2013-05-28T14:27:03+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22614350 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22614350#When:09:11:16Z Farmers in two areas of England will be permitted to shoot badgers from 1 June, in an attempt to control TB in cattle. 2013-06-11T09:11:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/08/cod-stocks-recover-overfishing-marine?CMP=twt_gu http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jun/08/cod-stocks-recover-overfishing-marine?CMP=twt_gu#When:14:48:50Z 2013-06-10T14:48:50+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/25/usa-natural-disasters http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/25/usa-natural-disasters#When:12:15:05Z Flooding can't be stopped, says chief of city defences. Half of Louisiana will be under water by 2100 2009-10-25T12:15:05+00:00 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/January/international_January759.xml§ion=international http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/international/2010/January/international_January759.xml§ion=international#When:11:45:39Z The devastating Haitian earthquake will require a massive rebuilding effort but presents the opportunity to tackle deep problems that have plagued Port-au-Prince, aid organizations said. 2010-01-15T11:45:39+00:00 http://blogs.worldbank.org/eastasiapacific/haiti-earthquake-out-of-great-disasters-comes-great-opportunity http://blogs.worldbank.org/eastasiapacific/haiti-earthquake-out-of-great-disasters-comes-great-opportunity#When:11:40:31Z The scale and magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti has shocked, saddened and horrified us all. But there is a silver lining to this great tragedy. Looking back in history, great natural disasters are often a catalyst for huge, positive change. 2010-01-18T11:40:31+00:00 http://www.ft.com/indepth/haiti-earthquake http://www.ft.com/indepth/haiti-earthquake#When:11:39:30Z Haiti suffered its worst earthquake in 200 years on January 12, with the capital Port-au-Prince destroyed, tens of thousands of people dead and millions reliant on international aid 2010-01-20T11:39:30+00:00 http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/EXTDISMGMT/0,,contentMDK:22424858~menuPK:341021~pagePK:64020865~piPK:149114~theSitePK:341015,00.html http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/EXTDISMGMT/0,,contentMDK:22424858~menuPK:341021~pagePK:64020865~piPK:149114~theSitePK:341015,00.html#When:11:43:03Z The Government of Indonesia, through the Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction for Aceh & Nias (BRR) showed tremendous leadership in coordinating the US$7 billion reconstruction effort in Aceh and Nias. 2010-02-01T11:43:03+00:00 http://www.oxfamamerica.org/emergencies/earthquake-in-haiti http://www.oxfamamerica.org/emergencies/earthquake-in-haiti#When:11:46:50Z Late on the afternoon of January 12, a massive earthquake struck the impoverished country of Haiti 10 miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince, causing catastrophic damage and reducing much of the city to rubble. 2010-02-09T11:46:50+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/14/haiti-rebuilding-disaster-zone-architecture http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/14/haiti-rebuilding-disaster-zone-architecture#When:10:23:40Z Most people witnessing the devastation in Haiti have felt ­powerless to help, but not architects. Since the earthquake on 12 January, some 350 British architects have volunteered their services to ­Article 25, the UK's leading architectural aid charity. There has been a ­similar ­response in the US: design ­charity ­Architecture For Humanity (AFH) had 600 enquiries a day in the week after the disaster. 2010-02-17T10:23:40+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7035248.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7035248.ece#When:13:47:44Z A British tourist was swept to her death when the taxi she was travelling in was caught up in the flash floods that have killed at least 42 people on the holiday island of Madeira. 2010-02-22T13:47:44+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/7269021/British-UN-chief-defends-leaked-email-criticising-Haiti-charity-workers.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/7269021/British-UN-chief-defends-leaked-email-criticising-Haiti-charity-workers.html#When:14:29:56Z A British United Nations humanitarian chief has criticised aid agencies working in Haiti for poor coordination and resourcing, which he said weakened confidence in their ability to deliver, according to a leaked email. 2010-02-22T14:29:56+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8517057.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8517057.stm#When:10:09:43Z OpenStreetMap users have helped provide local mapped information for rescuers and aid workers in Haiti. 2010-02-25T10:09:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/open-platform/blog/mapping-a-crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/open-platform/blog/mapping-a-crisis#When:10:15:16Z During the crisis in Haiti, a remarkable story has unfolded; of how people around the world could virtually collaborate and contribute to the on-the-ground operations. 2010-02-25T10:15:16+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8536561.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8536561.stm#When:14:12:32Z The tsunami following January's deadly quake in Haiti was little reported but has implications for future emergency response in the region, say scientists. 2010-02-25T14:12:32+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8509333.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8509333.stm#When:15:39:18Z An emergency appeal launched by the international aid community within days of the Haiti earthquake has reached more than 95% of its $577m target. But as the rainy season approaches, and then the hurricane season, the situation for hundreds of thousands of people is still precarious and their needs urgent. 2010-02-25T15:39:18+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8540289.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8540289.stm#When:11:42:30Z A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit central Chile, killing at least 64 people, ministers say. The quake struck at 0634 GMT about 115km (70 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-west of the capital, Santiago. 2010-02-27T11:42:30+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8542289.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8542289.stm#When:09:44:16Z Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by Saturday's massive earthquake. 2010-03-01T09:44:16+00:00 http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/60725/2010/01/25-165602-1.htm http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/60725/2010/01/25-165602-1.htm#When:10:04:50Z Seasonal rains and hurricanes spell trouble for Haiti at the best of times, but with hundreds of thousands of people living in flimsy shelters after last month's earthquake, this year the dangers are much greater. 2010-03-01T10:04:50+00:00 http://www.montereyherald.com/world/ci_14484293?nclick_check=1 http://www.montereyherald.com/world/ci_14484293?nclick_check=1#When:10:07:45Z Chile is wealthier and infinitely better prepared, with strict building codes, robust emergency response and a long history of handling seismic catastrophes. No living Haitian had experienced a quake at home when the Jan. 12 disaster crumbled their poorly constructed buildings. 2010-03-01T10:07:45+00:00 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011211974_twoquakes28.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011211974_twoquakes28.html#When:17:56:44Z Port au Prince, Haiti — The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month, yet the death toll in Haiti was magnitudes higher. The reasons are simple. 2010-03-01T17:56:44+00:00 http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2010/id2010031_415631.htm http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2010/id2010031_415631.htm#When:10:42:29Z Cameron Sinclair and his organization, Architecture for Humanity, are working to help communities rebuild in Haiti. 2010-03-02T10:42:29+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/17/haiti-earthquake-reconstruction http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/17/haiti-earthquake-reconstruction#When:14:46:50Z The international effort to rebuild Port-au-Prince will be the biggest civil engineering project in the Caribbean for the next decade. That is the stark view of experts who have studied the devastation inflicted on the Haitian capital last week and concluded that only a full-scale reconstruction of the city, to robust quake-proof standards, will prevent future catastrophes. 2010-03-02T14:46:50+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/01/quake-haiti-floods http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/01/quake-haiti-floods#When:15:23:26Z Heavy rain has caused flooding in Haiti, killing at least 13 and trapping people in their homes and cars 2010-03-02T15:23:26+00:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/americas/14construction.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/americas/14construction.html#When:16:33:33Z Engineers and architects who have worked in or visited Haiti say that substandard design, inadequate materials and shoddy construction practices likely contributed to the collapse of many buildings in the earthquake that struck Tuesday. 2010-03-08T16:33:33+00:00 http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/03/10/90118/aid-agencies-fight-one-another.html http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/03/10/90118/aid-agencies-fight-one-another.html#When:11:37:34Z The politics of aid has become even sharper following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that left more than 200,000 dead and toppled hundreds of thousands of buildings. 2010-03-12T11:37:34+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8567488.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8567488.stm#When:09:56:27Z UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has visited Haiti to witness the progress in aid distribution. Hundreds of thousands of people remain in urgent need. 2010-03-15T09:56:27+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8563585.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8563585.stm#When:09:59:06Z Two months after more than 200,000 people died in the Haiti earthquake, there are questions about whether many of the deaths could have been avoided. A stronger earthquake in Chile killed a fraction of the numbers, and it is thought the quality of construction could have played a major role in each. 2010-03-15T09:59:06+00:00 http://www.architectmagazine.com/planning/a-plan-for-haiti.aspx http://www.architectmagazine.com/planning/a-plan-for-haiti.aspx#When:09:40:06Z Almost two months after its Jan. 12 earthquake, Haiti no longer dominates the news. But it’s still top of mind for Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, co-founders of the design services nonprofit Architecture for Humanity (AFH). 2010-03-22T09:40:06+00:00 http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/60725/2010/02/19-132050-1.htm http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/60725/2010/02/19-132050-1.htm#When:09:45:47Z Measures ranging from simply attaching shutters to windows to embedding steel bars in new structures can stop buildings from killing their occupants in natural disasters and should be used more widely, experts say. 2010-03-22T09:45:47+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/senior_executive/article7069508.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/senior_executive/article7069508.ece#When:10:33:09Z Chief executives offer their views from the top: Dame Barbara Stocking, CEO of Oxfam GB 2010-03-22T10:33:09+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/bristol-cinema-haiti-earthquake-children http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/bristol-cinema-haiti-earthquake-children#When:12:51:43Z While the aid agencies are trying to make sure youngsters in Haiti have access to shelter, food and water, British volunteers are offering comfort through the medium of film. 2010-03-23T12:51:43+00:00 http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/6662-failing-safely-why-planning-for-the-worst-saves-lives-in-an-earthquake http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/6662-failing-safely-why-planning-for-the-worst-saves-lives-in-an-earthquake#When:17:18:50Z As the earth seems to endure more and more earthquakes, the knowledge of earthquake-proof construction can mean everything 2010-03-24T17:18:50+00:00 http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/haiti_70_days_later.html http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/haiti_70_days_later.html#When:16:39:10Z In Haiti, the survivors of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck about two and a half months ago continue to struggle, with a few signs of hope as international assistance is beginning to make measurable progress 2010-03-25T16:39:10+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-natural-disasters-demand-a-radical-new-response-1930006.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-natural-disasters-demand-a-radical-new-response-1930006.html#When:09:53:35Z The world's system of dealing with earthquakes and floods is outdated 2010-03-29T09:53:35+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/28/un-disasters-policy http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/28/un-disasters-policy#When:10:05:13Z International development minister says capacity to respond to disasters is not keeping up with pace of crises 2010-03-29T10:05:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/28/un-disasters-policy http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/28/un-disasters-policy#When:10:11:18Z International development minister says capacity to respond to disasters is not keeping up with pace of crises 2010-03-29T10:11:18+00:00 http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/conflict_disasters/haiti-chance-for-change.html http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/conflict_disasters/haiti-chance-for-change.html#When:10:17:17Z Beyond reconstruction: re-envisioning Haiti with equity, fairness, and opportunity 2010-03-29T10:17:17+00:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62R0U520100328 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62R0U520100328#When:10:25:06Z The Haitian government and foreign partners will attend a donor pledging conference in New York on Wednesday, seeking solutions and funds to address continuing humanitarian needs in Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and to guarantee its future stability and growth. 2010-03-29T10:25:06+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8596080.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8596080.stm#When:11:55:18Z Donors are to gather at the UN in New York to pledge billions of dollars to kickstart reconstruction in Haiti after January's devastating earthquake. 2010-03-31T11:55:18+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/05/laquila-earthquake-survivors-plan-protest-march http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/05/laquila-earthquake-survivors-plan-protest-march#When:08:35:14Z Local people fear their town will become a latter-day Pompeii and take to the streets in protest march 2010-04-06T08:35:14+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8606438.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8606438.stm#When:07:27:46Z The quake's epicentre was 204km (127 miles) northwest of Sibolga on Sumatra's coast, at a depth of nearly 48km, the US Geological Survey said 2010-04-07T07:27:46+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8605386.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8605386.stm#When:08:46:29Z At least 95 people have died in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro after the most torrential rain for decades caused landslides and flooding. 2010-04-07T08:46:29+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8604226.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8604226.stm#When:08:56:25Z The Italian city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake that killed 300 and left 60,000 homeless.Some 4,000 people are still living in temporary accommodation while others have been accommodated in new flats outside the city's centre - which is still closed, to the anger of many. 2010-04-07T08:56:25+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/11/rio-brazil-slum-forced-evictions http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/11/rio-brazil-slum-forced-evictions#When:09:57:54Z Thousands of slum dwellers in Rio de Janeiro are facing forced eviction after intense rainstorms triggered the most lethal landslides in Rio's history, leaving at least 224 dead. 2010-04-12T09:57:54+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619135.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619135.stm#When:08:38:51Z At least 300 people have died and thousands are feared injured after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck China's Qinghai province, officials say. 2010-04-14T08:38:51+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8628878.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8628878.stm#When:13:05:31Z Three Royal Navy ships will be drafted to help return Britons stranded abroad as UK airspace remains restricted.The UK's emergency committee Cobra met to discuss options in addressing travel chaos caused by a volcanic ash cloud and will hold more discussions later. 2010-04-19T13:05:31+00:00 http://tinyurl.com/2f6gnoa http://tinyurl.com/2f6gnoa#When:09:24:29Z Radio 4 Today Programme interview on 100 days of progress since the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 2010-04-22T09:24:29+00:00 http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/04/ff_haiti/all/1 http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/04/ff_haiti/all/1#When:09:44:30Z Assessing lessons learnt from past natural disasters 2010-04-22T09:44:30+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8674157.stm?ls http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8674157.stm?ls#When:09:02:21Z Five people are reported to have been killed in the US state of Oklahoma after several tornadoes ripped through the Southern Plains region. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and some highways were shut down because of wrecked cars and trucks. 2010-05-11T09:02:21+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8675113.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8675113.stm#When:13:43:53Z Thousands of people are still living in squalid, makeshift camps around the capital Port au Prince. The Acra camp is home to around 25,000 people. 2010-05-12T13:43:53+00:00 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20004328-10391695.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20004328-10391695.html#When:08:59:00Z Confusion over the progress of building latrines in HAiti following the earthquake in January 2010 2010-05-13T08:59:00+00:00 http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/architecture-for-humanity-project-shortlisted-for-aga-khan-award.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/architecture-for-humanity-project-shortlisted-for-aga-khan-award.php#When:11:27:02Z Cameron Sinclair who touched down on UK soil yesterday for a talk at the Royal Geographical Society, was on excitable form last night after news of the shortlisting was made public.  2010-05-28T11:27:02+00:00 http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1142571.php?mpnlog=1&m_id=_rs~~Anvs~ http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1142571.php?mpnlog=1&m_id=_rs~~Anvs~#When:14:46:59Z Natural Disasters Risk Index (NDRI) ranks 229 countries on their vulnearability to natural disasters. Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran have been rated as the nations most at risk from extreme weather and geophysical events according to a new study ranking 229 countries on their vulnerability to natural disasters. France, Italy and USA feature in highest-rated 50. 2010-06-02T14:46:59+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/22/brazil-floods-kill-dozens http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/22/brazil-floods-kill-dozens#When:09:47:09Z Torrential rain devastates towns and cities in Brazil's north-east, leaving as many as 97,000 people homeless 2010-06-23T09:47:09+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-is-britain-finally-on-the-brink-of-a-highspeed-rail-revolution-852859.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-is-britain-finally-on-the-brink-of-a-highspeed-rail-revolution-852859.html#When:16:58:13Z Network Rail yesterday announced it was looking at the feasibility of building five new high-speed main routes out of London to cope with soaring passenger demand. 2008-06-24T16:58:13+00:00 http://www.planningresource.co.uk/bulletins/Planning-Resource-Daily-Bulletin/News/888418/Nimbyism-hardening-Britain/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin http://www.planningresource.co.uk/bulletins/Planning-Resource-Daily-Bulletin/News/888418/Nimbyism-hardening-Britain/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin#When:15:50:31Z Planners face an increasingly difficult struggle to get public acceptance of development projects, according to an annual survey of public attitudes. 2009-03-09T15:50:31+00:00 http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2009/03/10/nimbyism-in-the-west-midlands-is-becoming-a-growth-industry-65233-23103950/ http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/other-uk-business/2009/03/10/nimbyism-in-the-west-midlands-is-becoming-a-growth-industry-65233-23103950/#When:15:53:13Z It’s official; British attitudes are hardening. NIMBYism, the Not In My Back Yard ethos of protesting against new developments in their surrounding area, is on the increase according to a new piece of research. 2009-03-10T15:53:13+00:00 http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5895980.ece http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5895980.ece#When:15:51:55Z The majority of Not In My Backyard campaigns are against private residential housing schemes, a new survey indicates 2009-03-13T15:51:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/26/nimbys-scotland-renewable-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/26/nimbys-scotland-renewable-energy#When:16:36:14Z Scotland risks being left behind in the race for green technology by an epidemic of nimbyism holding up planning applications and threatening to derail government targets for renewable energy. 2009-04-26T16:36:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/12/wind-farm-electricity-london-array http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/12/wind-farm-electricity-london-array#When:16:23:07Z Scheme to build the world's biggest offshore project is approved by backers E.ON, Dong Energy and Masdar 2009-05-12T16:23:07+00:00 http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=274&storycode=3135573 http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=274&storycode=3135573#When:16:48:56Z The end of the property boom has sparked a rise of protests against development. During the property boom developers have squeezed more and more on to their sites to make schemes viable. Now, the nimbys are fighting back and using the internet to bolster their campaigns. 2009-06-03T16:48:56+00:00 http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/new-national-alliance-to-oppose-wind-farms.aspx http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/new-national-alliance-to-oppose-wind-farms.aspx #When:17:09:40Z Thirty local action groups opposed to the siting of wind turbines in their local communities have banded together to oppose what they describe as the "greenwash" of the wind industry. 2009-06-16T17:09:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/08/uk-housing-first-time-buyers http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/08/uk-housing-first-time-buyers#When:17:04:40Z Britain must urgently change its attitude to building new housing if future boom and bust in the sector is to be avoided, a key advisory body warns today. 2009-07-08T17:04:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/12/ecotowns-climate-change-gordon-brown-environment http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/12/ecotowns-climate-change-gordon-brown-environment#When:16:59:40Z An abandoned Norfolk airfield and a cluster of Cornish china claypit villages are to become the first of a controversial new breed of "ecotowns", offering thousands of new homes built within a cutting-edge eco-friendly community.  The decision will be a blow to villagers who have campaigned against new developments at Rackheath, just outside Norwich, and St Austell in Cornwall. 2009-07-12T16:59:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/29/germany-carbon-capture http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/29/germany-carbon-capture#When:12:43:16Z Opposition to the carbon capture plan has contributed to a growing public backlash against renewable energy projects, raising fears that Europe will struggle to meet its low-carbon commitments. Last week, the Danish firm Vestas blamed British "nimbies" opposing wind farms for its decision to close its turbine factory on the Isle of Wight. 2009-07-29T12:43:16+00:00 http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/07/29/getting-over-the-nimby-ism-hurdle/ http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/07/29/getting-over-the-nimby-ism-hurdle/#When:16:27:17Z Wind turbines have long been subject to criticism for ruining beautiful landscapes or creating noise. And local opposition looks like a growing problem for fledgling carbon capture and storage projects, too. 2009-07-29T16:27:17+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223048.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223048.stm#When:16:12:25Z Developers of wind turbines and other energy schemes need to learn to work with - not against - local communities to get their plans approved, according to a new UK government study. 2009-08-30T16:12:25+00:00 http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/ipc-now-open-for-business/5208865.article http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/ipc-now-open-for-business/5208865.article #When:16:37:40Z The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) has started work to an enthusiastic welcome from industry and business bodies.  Chaired by Sir Michael Pitt, the IPC aims to drive down the time taken to process planning applications for large infrastructure projects to a maximum of a year. 2009-10-01T16:37:40+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7648585.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7648585.stm#When:16:56:49Z MPs and peers have returned from the summer recess with the tough prospect of 11 government bills still waiting to complete their passage through parliament. 2009-10-06T16:56:49+00:00 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/beyond-the-backyard-the-nimby-of-today http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/beyond-the-backyard-the-nimby-of-today#When:16:33:12Z These days, the “backyard” in NIMBY has grown so vastly that residents often oppose airplane flight paths, offshore wind and liquefied natural gas terminals. More often it seems that NIMBY activists are simply in it to win it. They speak out, without taking the time to educate themselves with accurate information pertaining to the development at hand. 2009-10-08T16:33:12+00:00 http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1171599_outrage_as_400ft_wind_farms_get_green_light http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1171599_outrage_as_400ft_wind_farms_get_green_light#When:17:05:50Z Fifteen 400-foot wind turbines will be built after controversial plans were given the green light. Government inspectors gave the go-ahead for two wind farms near Rochdale and Bacup, despite strong opposition from conservation groups and local planners. 2009-10-14T17:05:50+00:00 http://news.scotsman.com/alternativeenergysources/39Whisky39-wind-farm-rejected-by.5730100.jp http://news.scotsman.com/alternativeenergysources/39Whisky39-wind-farm-rejected-by.5730100.jp#When:17:08:35Z Controversial plans for a giant wind farm straddling the hills between two iconic whisky-making glens on the edge of the Cairngorm National Park have been rejected. Infinergy, a Dutch renewable energy company, had lodged plans to develop a 59-turbine wind farm in the heart of Speyside at Hill of Dorenell on the Glenfiddich Estate near Dufftown. 2009-10-14T17:08:35+00:00 http://business.scotsman.com/wind-power/Nimby--rural-families-.5750405.jp http://business.scotsman.com/wind-power/Nimby--rural-families-.5750405.jp#When:17:02:01Z Rural communities anxious to protect their "chocolate box" scenery are delaying green energy initiatives in the UK, the former deputy prime minister said yesterday. John Prescott has called for councils to be obliged to locate a wind farm in their area. 2009-10-21T17:02:01+00:00 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/23/the-new-nimby-defeating-wind-turbine/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/23/the-new-nimby-defeating-wind-turbine/#When:16:18:16Z Ridgeblade is a fabulous wind-turbine solution from UK based The Power Collective.  It’s very simple: instead of a large standalone windmill-like structure, put a long bladed turbine along the ridge of a building’s roof. 2009-10-23T16:18:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/29/nimbys-housing-house-building http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/29/nimbys-housing-house-building#When:15:14:07Z This year, fewer homes will be built in Britain than at any time since the second world war. Ministers will tell you that it's just a recession thing and that the moment the economy starts to recover they'll get back to delivering 3m homes by 2020 2009-10-29T15:14:07+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm#When:15:29:14Z The government has approved 10 sites in England and Wales for new nuclear power stations, most of them in locations where there are already plants. 2009-11-09T15:29:14+00:00 http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/23/rethinking-nimby.html http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/23/rethinking-nimby.html#When:15:43:34Z NIMBY - Not In My Backyard--is traditionally defined as what happens when people are, generally, in favor of something, but don't want the necessary infrastructure built anywhere they can see it. Bacon is delicious, but you don't want to live next door to a pig farm. Sustainable energy is great, but you don't want a wind turbine mucking up your views. 2009-11-23T15:43:34+00:00 http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/s/1186615_noise_allegations_could_hamper_wind_farm_plan http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/s/1186615_noise_allegations_could_hamper_wind_farm_plan#When:16:07:22Z A storm over noise pollution could throw a spoke in the wheel of a bid for a wind farm on Oswaldtwistle Moor.  German-based wind development firm Energiekontor has finally submitted a planning application to erect a dozen 400 foot high turbines, over two years after first mooting the idea. 2009-12-18T16:07:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/21/planning-applications-local-papers http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/21/planning-applications-local-papers#When:15:55:31Z Local and regional newspapers have been thrown a lifeline after the government decided to safeguard £15m of local advertising.  The advertising, in the form of planning applications, will still have to be published in local and regional papers, the government is due to announce today , despite a review recommending a relaxation of the rules. 2009-12-21T15:55:31+00:00 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4813754.Anger_over_turbines_noise_level_claims/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4813754.Anger_over_turbines_noise_level_claims/ #When:16:03:10Z Campaigners have reacted with anger to allegations that civil servants suppressed warnings over health problems caused by the noise from wind turbines.  The revelation that current limits on wind turbine noise could be too high comes as planning authorities across the North-East and North Yorkshire consider proposals for more wind farms. 2009-12-21T16:03:10+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6968490.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6968490.ece#When:16:17:13Z A high-speed rail line from London to Scotland will cut through swathes of protected countryside under plans to be handed to ministers this week. 2009-12-27T16:17:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/03/european-unites-renewable-energy-supergrid http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/03/european-unites-renewable-energy-supergrid#When:15:42:15Z It would connect turbines off the wind-lashed north coast of Scotland with Germany's vast arrays of solar panels, and join the power of waves crashing on to the Belgian and Danish coasts with the hydro-electric dams nestled in Norway's fjords: Europe's first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power will become a political reality this month, as nine countries formally draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea. 2010-01-03T15:42:15+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7853756.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7853756.stm#When:15:45:38Z Controversial plans for a line of giant pylons from the Highlands to central Scotland have been approved by the Scottish government. 2010-01-06T15:45:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8444817.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8444817.stm#When:15:40:37Z Controversial plans for a line of giant pylons from the Highlands to central Scotland have been approved by the Scottish government.  The upgraded, 137-mile line will see a network of 600 pylons, some more than 200ft in height, connect renewable power projects to the national grid. 2010-01-07T15:40:37+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8443865.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8443865.stm#When:10:40:15Z Bids for tenders for nine zones around territorial waters and the Continental Shelf were submitted to the Crown Estate, which owns the seabed to a distance of 22.2km off the UK coast. 2010-01-08T10:40:15+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8448203.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8448203.stm#When:15:54:15Z Successful bids for nine new offshore wind farm zone licences within UK waters have been announced. 2010-01-08T15:54:15+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/planning/7004551/Wind-farms-could-blight-one-in-six-beauty-spots.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/planning/7004551/Wind-farms-could-blight-one-in-six-beauty-spots.html#When:16:10:39Z One in six of the UK's officially-designated beauty spots could soon be blighted by wind farms, an investigation has found. 2010-01-16T16:10:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8464707.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8464707.stm#When:16:11:38Z The benefits of major road building schemes in England are being overstated by the government body responsible, a report has said. 2010-01-18T16:11:38+00:00 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/28/supermarkets-and-an-ageing-population-look-to-have-done-for-the-old-favourites-91466-25702267/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/01/28/supermarkets-and-an-ageing-population-look-to-have-done-for-the-old-favourites-91466-25702267/#When:12:23:53Z The Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) is unable to perform the task it was set, approving planning decisions for big energy and infrastructure projects such as nuclear power stations and high-voltage transmission lines, because the Government has yet to define the legal guidelines it should apply. Insiders say those criteria are unlikely to be approved before the general election and now the Tories have pledged to scrap the agency. 2010-01-28T12:23:53+00:00 http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/high-speed-1-extension-is-central-to-blueprint-for-kents-future/5213612.article http://www.nce.co.uk/news/transport/high-speed-1-extension-is-central-to-blueprint-for-kents-future/5213612.article#When:10:54:51Z Five key infrastructure developments were identified as central to Kent’s future regeneration: the extension of the High Speed 1 rail network to as far as Thanet; building a third Thames crossing on the lower Thames; the expansion of Kent International Airport at Manston; high-speed links to Gatwick Airport; and improvements to Dover port. 2010-02-02T10:54:51+00:00 http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/conservatives-vow-to-build-crossrail-and-begin-work-on-high-speed-rail-line/5213680.article http://www.nce.co.uk/news/business/conservatives-vow-to-build-crossrail-and-begin-work-on-high-speed-rail-line/5213680.article#When:13:55:10Z Shadow chancellor George Osborne has today pledged that his party will build London’s £15.9bn Crossrail scheme and start work on a north-south high speed rail line should they win the next General Election. 2010-02-04T13:55:10+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/charlesmoore/7167235/Laws-that-stop-an-Englishman-from-having-his-castle-are-insane.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/charlesmoore/7167235/Laws-that-stop-an-Englishman-from-having-his-castle-are-insane.html#When:14:14:58Z Our refusal to allow enough new homes to be built is an attack on future generations, argues Charles Moore. 2010-02-08T14:14:58+00:00 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1249057/VINCE-CABLE-Prince-Charles-newts--castle-s-hope.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1249057/VINCE-CABLE-Prince-Charles-newts--castle-s-hope.html#When:17:05:36Z We want new jobs; but not a factory down the road or a windmill or aircraft noise keeping us awake. We poke fun at NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard – syndrome, but we are all NIMBYs. Planning is about striking a balance between expansion and conservation. There will never be a ‘right’ answer. 2010-02-08T17:05:36+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6957501/Wind-farms-produced-practically-no-electricity-during-Britains-cold-snap.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6957501/Wind-farms-produced-practically-no-electricity-during-Britains-cold-snap.html#When:14:42:11Z The noise caused by wind farms can make some people ill, according to experts. The study by a panel of independent experts found that the irritation caused by the noise around wind farms can effect certain individuals. Scientists dismissed the idea of a "wind turbine syndrome" where the vibrations in the air or the particular sound waves from wind turbines cause headaches, nausea and panic attacks. 2010-02-12T14:42:11+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/5837561/People-in-the-countryside-told-to-accept-many-thousands-of-new-wind-turbines.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/5837561/People-in-the-countryside-told-to-accept-many-thousands-of-new-wind-turbines.html#When:14:47:54Z Country residents have been told that they must accept the building of "many thousands" of wind turbines as part of a new green energy strategy. 2010-02-12T14:47:54+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/163100bn-wind-farm-plan-heralds-green-energy-era-1862392.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/163100bn-wind-farm-plan-heralds-green-energy-era-1862392.html#When:14:50:32Z Revolutionary plans for a massive expansion of offshore wind farms have been unveiled in a £100bn project designed to usher in a new era of green energy for Britain. 2010-02-12T14:50:32+00:00 http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article7022971.ece http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article7022971.ece#When:10:55:41Z Planning issues rarely make it above health and education in the policy agenda, but a much-anticipated Conservative Green Paper, due for publication before the end of this month, could change all that. The Tories want planning decisions to be taken locally rather than by central government. 2010-02-18T10:55:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8523000/8523531.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8523000/8523531.stm#When:14:16:50Z A cross-party consensus on plans for a new high speed rail link between London and Birmingham have been stalled after the Conservatives declined an offer from the government to look at the White Paper containing details of the route. 2010-02-22T14:16:50+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/22/regeneration-localgovernment http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/22/regeneration-localgovernment#When:09:45:45Z Local councils would be handed back powers to give them a greater say in stopping out-of-town developments under Tory proposals described by David Cameron as one of the biggest shifts in power in decades. 2010-02-23T09:45:45+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/daveharvey/2010/03/could_a_bigger_airport_actuall.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/daveharvey/2010/03/could_a_bigger_airport_actuall.html#When:13:33:10Z Can expanding Bristol's airport make the city greener? 2010-03-02T13:33:10+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/09/disputes-special-schools-local-residents http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/mar/09/disputes-special-schools-local-residents#When:09:56:58Z Are recent disputes between special schools and local residents indicative of a growing trend in people refusing to live alongside pupils with behavioural problems? 2010-03-09T09:56:58+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/high-speed-rail-chilterns-localism http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/high-speed-rail-chilterns-localism#When:11:40:51Z As the high-speed rail plans prove, the latest Tory attempt to distinguish between the national and the local is essential 2010-03-09T11:40:51+00:00 http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100028959/at-last-someone-makes-the-case-against-localism/ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100028959/at-last-someone-makes-the-case-against-localism/#When:11:42:18Z The decentralisation of power is all very well, he argues. But what about things that are in the interests of the UK as a whole? What if we need a new rail-link, or a new power plant, or a new airport? Would every local council be allowed a veto? 2010-03-09T11:42:18+00:00 http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/02/New_homes_and_jobs_through_Open_Source_Planning.aspx http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/02/New_homes_and_jobs_through_Open_Source_Planning.aspx#When:12:13:26Z The Conservatives have released their Planning Green Paper, 'Open Source Planning'. The paper outlines proposals to use 'open source democracy' and neighbourhood involvement to encourage sustainable development. 2010-03-09T12:13:26+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8561000/8561526.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8561000/8561526.stm#When:09:48:02Z Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Norman Baker and Shaun Spiers from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, discuss how to reconcile the benefits of large national projects with local objections. 2010-03-11T09:48:02+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7057315.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7057315.ece#When:10:10:33Z Britain needs it and can afford it. There is no reason to hold back high-speed rail 2010-03-11T10:10:33+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8561286.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8561286.stm#When:17:19:30Z Plans for a new high-speed rail network, featuring 250mph trains, have been announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis. 2010-03-11T17:19:30+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2010/mar/12/guardian-daily-podcast-high-speed-rail http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2010/mar/12/guardian-daily-podcast-high-speed-rail#When:10:45:39Z Panel discusses proposals to run 250mph trains between London and Birmingham 2010-03-12T10:45:39+00:00 http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22769 http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22769#When:16:49:57Z The Government has announced plans for the development of a high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham. 2010-03-12T16:49:57+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/14/councils-nuclear-assessments-bias http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/14/councils-nuclear-assessments-bias#When:10:03:45Z Under new planning rules, energy companies pay local authorities to assess their planning applications, but some councils do not have the resources or expertise 2010-03-16T10:03:45+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/election_2010/article7062508.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/election_2010/article7062508.ece#When:11:08:30Z On the eve of the general election, the writer and rural advocate challenges party leaders on the crisis facing our countryside 2010-03-22T11:08:30+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8588220.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8588220.stm#When:16:28:55Z Campaigners have won a High Court battle over plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.   2010-03-26T16:28:55+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7094237.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7094237.ece#When:09:44:45Z Lord Rotheschild, the financier and a friend of Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, is leading a revolt against government plans for a 250mph railway line that will cut through swathes of the countryside. 2010-04-12T09:44:45+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article7136463.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article7136463.ece#When:08:38:29Z Local planning policies have been enshrined in the Queen’s Speech. Under proposals outlined by the Government yesterday, local councils would be given financial incentives to promote the development of new homes, shops and offices. 2010-05-27T08:38:29+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114694.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8114694.stm#When:10:26:33Z Action needs to be taken to ensure that those living in rural areas of the UK are not left in the broadband slow lane, a report has warned. The report, from the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC), makes a series of recommendations to ensure that rural homes can keep pace with urban areas. 2009-06-22T10:26:33+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8171074.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8171074.stm#When:11:02:49Z Broadband users are not getting the speeds they are paying for, according to the largest survey of its kind ever undertaken by telecoms regulator Ofcom. Nearly one fifth of UK broadband customers on an eight Megabit per second (Mbps) connection actually receive less than 2Mbps, it found. 2009-07-28T11:02:49+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cfee4a6-7df7-11de-8f8d-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cfee4a6-7df7-11de-8f8d-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1#When:13:44:56Z The internet is becoming increasingly important in gaining employment 2009-07-31T13:44:56+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8161650.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8161650.stm#When:13:16:52Z Technology means that foreign policy will never be the same again, the prime minister said at a meeting of leading thinkers in Oxford. 2009-08-14T13:16:52+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6731015.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6731015.ece#When:13:19:58Z Most people receive broadband speeds that are, on average, half of what is advertised. This is because the farther you are from a telephone exchange, the slower your internet connection. 2009-08-14T13:19:58+00:00 http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/intnr0808.pdf http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/intnr0808.pdf#When:13:24:31Z Education plays a key role as to whether people have Internet access in their homes or not, an ONS survey has revealed. Almost all adults (93 per cent) aged under 70 who had a degree or equivalent qualification were estimated to have access to the Internet in their home. 2009-08-14T13:24:31+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/15/broadbandmobile-internet http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/15/broadbandmobile-internet#When:13:25:22Z Mobile broadband may be the key to faster web access in out-of-town areas but mobile operators' rivalries are holding it back 2009-08-14T13:25:22+00:00 http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/comment/2245260/digital-divide-tackled-early-4736183 http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/comment/2245260/digital-divide-tackled-early-4736183#When:13:26:33Z The digital divide must be tackled early in lifeIt is essential that all schoolchildren have the opportunity to learn IT skills 2009-08-14T13:26:33+00:00 http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/digitalbritain/index.html http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/digitalbritain/index.html#When:13:27:35Z Digital Britain is an action plan to secure the UK’s place at the forefront of innovation, investment and quality in the digital and communications industries. 2009-08-14T13:27:35+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84afacb8-6a7b-11de-ad04-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84afacb8-6a7b-11de-ad04-00144feabdc0.html#When:13:31:33Z Martha Lane Fox said on Monday that she would focus on getting the 6m poorest Britons online in her new role as the government’s “digital inclusion champion”. 2009-08-14T13:31:33+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8197442.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8197442.stm#When:17:04:37Z Facebook has begun tests on a new service tailored for mobiles and narrowband internet connections. 2009-08-17T17:04:37+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8222875.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8222875.stm#When:13:30:51Z It's 15 years since the first internet cafe opened in the UK. Yet, while home and work access have proliferated, the internet cafe shows no sign of disappearing. Why are there still so many of them? 2009-09-01T13:30:51+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8222873.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8222873.stm#When:13:33:13Z The race is on to get as many British people online as possible by 2012, Martha Lane Fox has told the BBC. As the government's new Digital Champion she has been charged with getting millions online who are not yet connected to the internet. 2009-09-01T13:33:13+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8241029.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8241029.stm#When:09:51:35Z A leading light of Web 2.0 has challenged the technology industry to innovate using a treasure trove of data the US government is making public. Internet guru Tim O'Reilly said Government 2.0 as a platform would only truly work if businesses and developers created killer apps using the data. 2009-09-07T09:51:35+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8256678.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8256678.stm#When:09:26:43Z BT has announced a pilot of a new technology it hopes will allow UK homes currently not served by broadband to get access to faster speeds. 2009-09-18T09:26:43+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7373970.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7373970.stm#When:10:45:17Z A strategy to get the last third of unconnected Britons online is being drawn up, said Paul Murphy, minister for digital inclusion. 2009-09-18T10:45:17+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8249447.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8249447.stm#When:10:13:29Z Librarians, youth-workers, and local vicars are being encouraged to apply to a fund which will provide free net access in selected UK communities. 2009-09-21T10:13:29+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8068204.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8068204.stm#When:10:18:36Z As broadband speeds get faster, BBC News looks at what speeds are required to run different online applications 2009-09-21T10:18:36+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8068598.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8068598.stm#When:10:27:45Z A map to show how over 1 billion people around the world are connected to the net, but speed of access ranges from dial-up to fibre optic connections. 2009-09-21T10:27:45+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/attitudes-towards-the-internet-may-hold-back-digital-britain-1713931.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/attitudes-towards-the-internet-may-hold-back-digital-britain-1713931.html#When:10:03:32Z Though Gordon Brown may have trumpeted nationwide broadband access as essential for economic growth at the recent Digital Britain summit, a new Oxford University study suggests the barriers to creating a new digital Britain could lie in hearts and minds rather than cables and routers 2009-09-22T10:03:32+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8270772.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8270772.stm#When:12:09:07Z A broadband tax, which will see everyone with a fixed telephone line paying 50p extra a month, "will be law before the next election". This is according to the Stephen Timms, the Minister for Digital Britain. 2009-09-23T12:09:07+00:00 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=50660 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=50660#When:10:51:36Z Businesses that lack the means to connect digitally with consumers, those with aged business operating models that seek to ‘box’ the consumer into an ‘arthritic’ framework and those unable to provide products and services that use ubiquitous and supportive technologies will find themselves left behind by this burgeoning consumer demand for digitally-based products and services. 2009-09-29T10:51:36+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8282839.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8282839.stm#When:06:24:08Z A global study of broadband puts the UK 25th out of 66 countries in terms of the quality of its broadband networks. The research, conducted on behalf of Cisco, set out to offer a comprehensive view of the state of global broadband. It also found that countries such as Latvia and Bulgaria were better prepared than the UK for next-generation net applications. 2009-10-01T06:24:08+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8286886.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8286886.stm#When:15:00:12Z England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on Saturday will be shown exclusively live to subscribers on the internet who will pay at least £4.99. All previously broadcast England matches have been available on TV 2009-10-07T15:00:12+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6266984/Older-people-increasingly-isolated-due-to-internet.html# http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6266984/Older-people-increasingly-isolated-due-to-internet.html##When:08:53:38Z Older people are becoming an increasingly isolated generation, excluded from large parts of daily life because of the internet, a new study by a group at Oxford University has found. 2009-10-12T08:53:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8298382.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8298382.stm#When:08:55:41Z An extra one and a half million homes will benefit from super-fast broadband by 2012, BT has said. 2009-10-12T08:55:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8300337.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8300337.stm#When:08:58:53Z Rural businesses in "broadband deserts" are being denied vital internet services, Prince Charles has warned. He said isolated towns and villages were placed at a "severe disadvantage" by being in the "internet's slow lane". 2009-10-12T08:58:53+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8304000/8304075.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8304000/8304075.stm#When:09:51:27Z A new report for Digital Inclusion has found that four million people in the UK are not online, and that ten million have used the internet only a few times. The government's Digital Inclusion champion, Martha Lane Fox, and technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, discuss the government's aims to get everyone online. 2009-10-13T09:51:27+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/12/digital-inclusion-martha-lane-fox http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/12/digital-inclusion-martha-lane-fox#When:09:52:19Z Government's Digital Inclusion Task Force unveils research showing economy could receive boost of more than £20bn 2009-10-13T09:52:19+00:00 http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=268499 http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=268499#When:09:53:32Z New Report Shows the Economic Benefit of Getting Everyone Online in the UK is GBP22billion 2009-10-13T09:53:32+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8303522.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8303522.stm#When:10:15:03Z BBC HardTalk - Jonathan Charles asks Martha Lane Fox, why she believes those people not yet online are disadvantaged. 2009-10-13T10:15:03+00:00 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-National-Information-Literacy-Awareness-Month/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-National-Information-Literacy-Awareness-Month/#When:08:14:17Z Launch of National Information Literacy Awareness Month, which highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age. This new type of literacy also requires competency with communication technologies, including computers and mobile devices that can help in our day-to-day decisionmaking. 2009-10-14T08:14:17+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/14/martha-lane-fox-interview http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/14/martha-lane-fox-interview#When:11:41:38Z As the Digital Inclusion Task Force's 'champion', web entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox is charged with taking the disconnected online. But is it the right solution? 2009-10-16T11:41:38+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/14/finland-broadband http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/14/finland-broadband#When:16:11:08Z The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right. According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country's 5.3 million citizens. 2009-10-16T16:11:08+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8311081.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8311081.stm#When:10:09:00Z Finland has made broadband a 'legal right', leading experts to question whether the UK government is similarly committed. 2009-10-18T10:09:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/15/young-people-happiest-online http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/15/young-people-happiest-online#When:11:19:42Z For younger people under 25, who have grown up in the digital age, the internet and mobile phones are just as much a part of their lives as their local high street 2009-10-21T11:19:42+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8311627.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8311627.stm#When:14:39:12Z An ambitious new website that will open up government data to the public will launch in beta, or pilot, form in December. Data.gov.uk has been developed by Sir Tim Berners Lee, founder of the web, and Professor Nigel Shadbolt at the University of Southampton. 2009-10-21T14:39:12+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/oct/25/internet-uk-martha-lane-fox http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/oct/25/internet-uk-martha-lane-fox#When:09:41:58Z A decade ago most of us had never used the internet – now we can't imagine life without it. Actually, some of us can: there are 10 million people in the UK still without a connection. Are they, Tim Adams asks, losing out economically and culturally? Below, we ask four web refuseniks to go online to see how their lives would change 2009-10-26T09:41:58+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/digitalrevolution/2009/10/rushes-sequences-stephen-fry.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/digitalrevolution/2009/10/rushes-sequences-stephen-fry.shtml#When:11:00:47Z Stephen Fry discusses how the changes the web has brought the world and its benefits and potential dangers 2009-10-26T11:00:47+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8341886.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8341886.stm#When:11:05:01Z In Denmark, the government has taken the bold step of allowing pupils full access to the internet during their final school year exams. 2009-11-05T11:05:01+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8353465.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8353465.stm#When:12:28:23Z Betty Parsons, an 80-year-old lady, tried out SimplicITy, a new system aimed at making it easier for older people to do key things such as emailing and web browsing on a computer. 2009-11-12T12:28:23+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8353465.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8353465.stm#When:12:28:27Z Betty Parsons, an 80-year-old lady, tried out SimplicITy, a new system aimed at making it easier for older people to do key things such as emailing and web browsing on a computer. 2009-11-12T12:28:27+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002900/10002963.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002900/10002963.stm#When:10:59:35Z As many as 340,000 children and teenagers are regularly bullied over the internet or on their mobile phones, according to a new report. 2009-11-17T10:59:35+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/17/swindon-free-wireless-internet-access http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/17/swindon-free-wireless-internet-access#When:13:22:11Z The Wiltshire town of Swindon is to become the first in the UK to provide free wireless internet access to all its residents. A "Wi-Fi mesh" would give blanket internet coverage for 186,000 citizens, the council said today. 2009-11-17T13:22:11+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8380736.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8380736.stm#When:22:24:47Z Government plans to roll out e-petitions across the UK could offer people a real say in the democratic process, a conference has heard. 2009-11-26T22:24:47+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6607838/34-children-admit-secretly-visiting-social-networking-sites-without-their-parents-knowledge.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6607838/34-children-admit-secretly-visiting-social-networking-sites-without-their-parents-knowledge.html#When:12:32:04Z Three quarters of children admit secretly visiting social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo without their parents knowledge, according research by Professor Tanya Byron. 2009-11-30T12:32:04+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8392653.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8392653.stm#When:15:35:09Z Children who blog, text or use social networking websites have better writing skills than those who do not, according to the National Literacy Trust. 2009-12-03T15:35:09+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/6920942/Ministers-consider-new-law-guaranteeing-fast-broadband-for-every-home.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/6920942/Ministers-consider-new-law-guaranteeing-fast-broadband-for-every-home.html#When:14:26:59Z All householders would have a legal right to a high speed broadband connection under new plans being considered by the Government. 2010-01-04T14:26:59+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8483615.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8483615.stm#When:11:22:26Z Pupils are more likely to use computers for their schoolwork at home on a daily basis than they are to use them every day at school, according to a survey. 2010-02-03T11:22:26+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8548190.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8548190.stm#When:10:57:01Z Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. The survey - of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries - found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide. 2010-03-08T10:57:01+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science-technology/technology-quarterly/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15582279 http://www.economist.com/science-technology/technology-quarterly/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15582279#When:10:04:23Z Technology and society: Is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of “digital natives” who have grown up with the internet? 2010-03-09T10:04:23+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8561000/8561482.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8561000/8561482.stm#When:10:14:53Z The Conservatives have unveiled their technology manifesto, promising to extend superfast broadband to most of the country. 2010-03-11T10:14:53+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/digital_giants/8551890.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/digital_giants/8551890.stm#When:10:20:26Z Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of Lastminute.com delves into web entrepreneurship and some of the difficulties facing online businesses in the UK. 2010-03-11T10:20:26+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8580086.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8580086.stm#When:13:54:29Z Labour plans to wire up UK homes with super-fast broadband have met with a mixed response. Experts want more details about what "super-fast broadband" means and how the plan would be implemented. 2010-03-22T13:54:29+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/28/google-leaflet-internet-guideGoogle to produce internet guide … in a leaflet http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/28/google-leaflet-internet-guideGoogle to produce internet guide … in a leaflet#When:16:01:12Z Google, one of the world's most prominent evangelists for all things digital, has turned to one of the most traditional of old media routes to try to persuade more British people to go online: it is printing a leaflet. 2010-03-29T16:01:12+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8618507.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8618507.stm#When:08:35:40Z A UK village which raised £37,000 to set up its own network offering 200 homes the super-fast broadband that BT could not deliver has been launched. 2010-04-14T08:35:40+00:00 http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/top-stories/452546/digitally-deprived-kids-face-bleak-future http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/top-stories/452546/digitally-deprived-kids-face-bleak-future#When:13:52:04Z Children in the UK without access to the internet will earn less money and become a burden to the country, according to a new report. 2010-04-29T13:52:04+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8679999.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8679999.stm#When:11:40:08Z Terry Wogan discusses the benefits and importance of tackling the high numbers of Britains who are not online. 2010-05-13T11:40:08+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10122834.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10122834.stm#When:12:46:44Z British web users are spending 65% more time online than three years ago, according to research of net habits. 2010-05-19T12:46:44+00:00 http://raceonline2012.org/sites/default/files/resources/098-10_martha_lane_fox_appointed_as_uk_digital_champion_press_notice_18-06-101.pdf http://raceonline2012.org/sites/default/files/resources/098-10_martha_lane_fox_appointed_as_uk_digital_champion_press_notice_18-06-101.pdf#When:13:30:55Z As part of the Government‟s drive to increase transparency and accountability, the Prime Minister has announced that the internet entrepreneur, Martha Lane Fox, will be the new „UK Digital Champion‟. 2010-07-01T13:30:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/06/internet-access-home-essential-survey http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/06/internet-access-home-essential-survey#When:08:55:53Z Domestic web connection joins holidays, mobile phones and fridge-freezer among necessities of modern life, Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds 2010-07-12T08:55:53+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/20/water.food1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/20/water.food1#When:09:41:57Z Each Briton uses 4,645 litres a day when hidden factors are included 2009-04-16T09:41:57+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/dec/09/water.climatechange http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/dec/09/water.climatechange#When:09:44:21Z Western companies have the know-how - and the financial incentive - to supply water to poor nations. But, as Richard Wachman reports, their involvement is already provoking unrest 2009-04-16T09:44:21+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7881382.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7881382.stm#When:09:44:44Z Rising populations and growing demand is making the world a thirsty planet, says David Molden. In this week's Green Room, he says the solution lies in people reducing the size of their "water footprints". 2009-04-16T09:44:44+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/30/water-meters-homes-envirnoment-agency http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/30/water-meters-homes-envirnoment-agency#When:09:46:25Z Climate change and population growth could lead to serious shortages without universal metering, warns chief executive 2009-04-16T09:46:25+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/china-glacier-reservoir-water http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/china-glacier-reservoir-water#When:09:48:01Z Major project for Xinjiang province amid concerns over future water supply 2009-04-16T09:48:01+00:00 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-water13-2009feb13,0,3418172.story?track=rss http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-water13-2009feb13,0,3418172.story?track=rss#When:09:50:29Z Recent rains mean nothing; the city must get serious about dealing with water shortages. 2009-04-16T09:50:29+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/26/drought-us-climate-change http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/26/drought-us-climate-change#When:09:51:56Z The world's pre-eminent climate scientists produced a blunt assessment of the impact of global warming on the US yesterday, warning of droughts that could reduce the American south-west to a wasteland and heatwaves that could make life impossible even in northern cities. 2009-04-16T09:51:56+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/20/water http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/20/water#When:09:52:59Z We need to change the way we eat if we are to tackle the looming catastrophe of water scarcity 2009-04-16T09:52:59+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2008/aug/19/water http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2008/aug/19/water#When:09:56:05Z Two thirds of the water needed to produce the UK's food and clothes is used in other countries 2009-04-16T09:56:05+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/5196356/Hosepipe-ban-extended-after-60-years-in-new-laws-to-deal-wi http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/5196356/Hosepipe-ban-extended-after-60-years-in-new-laws-to-deal-wi#When:12:09:45Z Hosepipe bans will be extended so households cannot fill swimming pools, wash windows or clean the patio during a dry spell as part of new legislation to deal with the increased threat of droughts and flooding. 2009-04-23T12:09:45+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/as-iraq-runs-dry-a-plague-of-snakes-is-unleashed-1705315.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/as-iraq-runs-dry-a-plague-of-snakes-is-unleashed-1705315.html#When:15:58:04Z The rivers that made Iraq's dry soil so fertile are drying up because the supply of water, which once flowed south into Iraq from Turkey, Syria and Iran, is now held back by dams and used for irrigation. On the Euphrates alone, Turkey has five large dams upriver from Iraq, and Syria has two. 2009-06-15T15:58:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/21/britain-food-supplies http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/21/britain-food-supplies#When:11:21:08Z Britain must not bury its head in the sand over food supplies, warns the environment, food and rural affairs committee 2009-07-21T11:21:08+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8206230.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8206230.stm#When:11:09:57Z Asia must reform its water use to feed 1.5 billion extra people by 2050, says a new report. The authors warn that without big changes to irrigation many nations will have to import food. 2009-08-18T11:09:57+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8205132.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8205132.stm#When:08:56:08Z Rising populations, improving lifestyles and changes to the global climate are all increasing the pressure on the planet's water resources. Conservation expert Brian Richter explains why there is an urgent need for the world to embrace new ways in which it uses water. 2009-08-19T08:56:08+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8213884.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8213884.stm#When:15:27:11Z As the world's population grows, competition for food, water and energy will increase. Food prices will rise, more people will go hungry, and migrants will flee the worst-affected regions. 2009-08-24T15:27:11+00:00 http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/06/03/0812619106.full.pdf+html http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/06/03/0812619106.full.pdf+html#When:10:16:02Z A new Dutch study has assessed the water requirements of 13 bioenergy crops across the world. 2009-09-03T10:16:02+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/forget-carbon-you-should-be-checking-your-water-footprint-812653.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/forget-carbon-you-should-be-checking-your-water-footprint-812653.html#When:10:46:11Z Ethical shopping just got harder – but the latest attempt to help conscientious consumers calculate their impact on the environment could do more to preserve scarce resources than all its predecessors. 2009-09-09T10:46:11+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/20/water.food http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/20/water.food#When:13:52:28Z Water, or lack of it, has moved rapidly up the agenda for British businesses. A report published today by the environmental group WWF highlights why the issue is suddenly being taken so seriously. UK Water Footprint calculates for the first time how much water British consumers use, not just directly, but also indirectly due to the large volumes required to produce the globally-sourced, all year round foods and textile fibres which we now take for granted. 2009-09-09T13:52:28+00:00 http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/273844/extent_of_agricultural_landgrab_revealed_on_new_website.html http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/273844/extent_of_agricultural_landgrab_revealed_on_new_website.html#When:10:40:43Z With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic. South Korea’s biggest is 1.3 million hectares in Madagascar. China’s is 1.24 million in the Philippines. Qatar’s most problematic is 40,000 hectares in Kenya. We’re talking breadbaskets, parcels of land bought in poorer countries where food is grown to feed foreign markets. 2009-10-07T10:40:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/26/palm-oil-initiative-carbon-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/26/palm-oil-initiative-carbon-emissions#When:10:04:12Z Meat wastes water, creates greenhouse gases and could become as socially unacceptable as drink-driving 2009-10-27T10:04:12+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8628832.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8628832.stm#When:07:35:21Z The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to developed countries is worsening water shortages in the developing world, a report says. The report, focusing on the UK, says two-thirds of the water used to make UK imports is used outside its borders. 2010-04-19T07:35:21+00:00 http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/473103/water_shortages_biggest_barrier_to_increasing_food_production.html http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/473103/water_shortages_biggest_barrier_to_increasing_food_production.html#When:09:29:57Z The real issue in food production is not whether we should go for intensive agriculture, GM crops or organic but future water availability, says an environmental think-tank 2010-04-29T09:29:57+00:00 http://environment.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment/freshwater/embedded-water/ http://environment.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment/freshwater/embedded-water/#When:09:51:38Z You might be suprised how much water it takes to create the products and food we consume. See how it all adds up. 2010-06-23T09:51:38+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jan/09/uk.immigration?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jan/09/uk.immigration?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews#When:16:58:05Z Demographic changes including an ageing population and rising emigration from Britain lie behind the fall in the number of UK-born people in work, rather than the arrival of new migrants, according to research published yesterday. 2008-01-09T16:58:05+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2048794/Britain's-ageing-population-'as-big-a-threat-as-climate-change'.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2048794/Britain's-ageing-population-'as-big-a-threat-as-climate-change'.html#When:17:48:16Z Britain's ageing population poses as big a threat to the country as climate change, a Government minister has warned. 2008-05-28T17:48:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/sep/17/theobserver.observerbusiness8 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/sep/17/theobserver.observerbusiness8#When:18:00:10Z The insurance industry has it all to play for as baby boomers change their investment portfolio in readiness for retirement 2008-09-17T18:00:10+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/britain-becomes-a-nation-of-pensioners-1059449.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/britain-becomes-a-nation-of-pensioners-1059449.html#When:16:52:05Z For the first time, Britain's over-65s outnumber all the children under 16 2008-12-10T16:52:05+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7925203.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7925203.stm#When:11:13:40Z The UK's compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). 2009-03-05T11:13:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/mar/06/retirement-age-ruling http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/mar/06/retirement-age-ruling#When:11:24:41Z British businesses can continue to force employees to retire at age 65 without breaking EU rules, the European court of justice ruled today. 2009-03-06T11:24:41+00:00 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23666142-details/London%27s+10+billion+pensions+timebomb/article.do http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23666142-details/London%27s+10+billion+pensions+timebomb/article.do#When:14:16:54Z A pension funding shortfall of £10billion threatens local government services in London, the Evening Standard reveals today. 2009-03-24T14:16:54+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/07/old-people-poverty http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/07/old-people-poverty#When:10:14:37Z Effects of age discrimination, poverty and neglect worse than in previous years, says charity report 2009-04-07T10:14:37+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/retirementproperty/5158696/Top-10-places-for-retirement.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/retirementproperty/5158696/Top-10-places-for-retirement.html#When:08:55:23Z With fun and fitness on the agenda, baby boomers are retiring to towns that have it all. 2009-04-16T08:55:23+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japans-silver-surfers-shoppers--porn-stars-1668869.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japans-silver-surfers-shoppers--porn-stars-1668869.html#When:09:13:17Z The oldest population on the planet has a whole district designed just for them – the Tokyo suburb of Sugamo. 2009-04-16T09:13:17+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8000152.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8000152.stm#When:11:16:18Z 2009 will see a number of large organisations making a fundamental change to their company pensions - cancelling final salary schemes for existing members. 2009-04-16T11:16:18+00:00 http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-03/18/norway-considers-robots-for-elderly-care.aspx http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-03/18/norway-considers-robots-for-elderly-care.aspx#When:11:55:16Z By 2050, Europe is expected to have more than 80 million people over the age of 65. Many will be able to live active, independent lives, but some will need more help, and with birth-rates dropping some countries are looking at the options for robotic care. 2009-04-21T11:55:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/08/older-people-equality http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/08/older-people-equality#When:15:08:26Z For the first time ever, the number of Britons over 65 exceeds those under 16. As the country grows older, the demand is growing for people to be able to work beyond pensionable age. And with advanced years comes growing political power - so the debate about retirement age is set to intensify 2009-05-15T15:08:26+00:00 http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6313125.ece http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6313125.ece#When:14:16:42Z The “grey gap year” market is booming. Some 200,000 Britons of retirement age embark on long-haul trips every year, spending an average £5,000 per trip. 2009-05-19T14:16:42+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6321926.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6321926.ece#When:09:41:49Z Forcing people to retire is at odds with a positive vision for our ageing society 2009-05-20T09:41:49+00:00 http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_378870.html http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_378870.html#When:09:46:07Z Singapore's location in Asia, the world's fastest-ageing region, places it in a prime spot to seize the economic and social opportunities that come with ageing 2009-05-20T09:46:07+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e052dc-4962-11de-9e19-00144feabdc0.html# http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e052dc-4962-11de-9e19-00144feabdc0.html##When:10:33:57Z A majority of Britons now favour longer working lives if it means a more generous pension in retirement, a significant shift of opinion in the few years since the subject was raised by the Pensions Commission report in 2005 2009-05-26T10:33:57+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase#When:10:40:00Z Seventh consecutive annual rise for England and Wales sees birth rate increase to 1.95 children per woman 2009-05-26T10:40:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase#When:10:40:49Z Seventh consecutive annual rise for England and Wales sees birth rate increase to 1.95 children per woman 2009-05-26T10:40:49+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/24/ageing-britain-work-retirement-pensions http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/24/ageing-britain-work-retirement-pensions#When:11:28:36Z The UK population is getting older and faces deep financial, emotional and health issues - a generation face working into their seventies - or living out their old age in penury. 2009-05-26T11:28:36+00:00 http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=987105&story_id=13635381 http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=987105&story_id=13635381#When:14:43:19Z With fertility rates declining in many rich countries, the number of elderly people as a share of those of working age is projected to rise sharply over the next 40 years, according to the European Commission. 2009-05-26T14:43:19+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6337368.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6337368.ece#When:15:33:32Z Baby-boomers pose an economic threat, George Magnus says. Will the Government take heed? 2009-05-26T15:33:32+00:00 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187908/Majority-resigned-working-longer-pension-collapse.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187908/Majority-resigned-working-longer-pension-collapse.html#When:18:14:14Z The majority of Britons accept they will be forced to work beyond 65 after watching the value of pensions collapse. Six in ten said they realised they would have to stay in jobs longer to save up more money, a poll shows. 2009-05-26T18:14:14+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8068728.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8068728.stm#When:18:35:45Z Half of UK adults aged between 20 and 60 are not putting aside any funds into a pension, a survey commissioned by the BBC suggests. 2009-05-26T18:35:45+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/03/final-salary-pension-schemes http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/03/final-salary-pension-schemes#When:08:58:09Z Workers over 50 in white collar, management roles have the most valuable pensions, paying two-thirds of their final salary 2009-06-05T08:58:09+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/14/older-people-health-inheritance-levy http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/14/older-people-health-inheritance-levy#When:18:21:02Z People in England and Wales could pay a one-off "inheritance levy" of up to £12,000 in return for free long-term care in their old age, under controversial government plans being drawn up to cope with the growing demands of an ageing population. 2009-06-14T18:21:02+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5602308/Japan-embraces-shotgun-weddings.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5602308/Japan-embraces-shotgun-weddings.html#When:10:06:58Z The stigma attached to walking down the aisle even very late into a pregnancy is evaporating in Japan, with dekichatta-kon weddings accounting for almost one third of the total. The country is struggling with a rapidly ageing population and a declining birth rate that means that the average Japanese woman will only give birth to 1.25 children in her lifetime, well below the 2.1 required to keep the population level stable. 2009-06-23T10:06:58+00:00 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2009/06/23/more-will-need-to-work-beyond-65-as-wales-population-ages-suggests-expert-91466-23947730/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2009/06/23/more-will-need-to-work-beyond-65-as-wales-population-ages-suggests-expert-91466-23947730/#When:10:11:27Z Wales has to wake up to the challenge of an ageing workforce with more than 40% of the population likely to be aged 50 and over by 2031. 2009-06-23T10:11:27+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5625605/US-pensioners-mentally-10-years-younger-than-those-in-England.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5625605/US-pensioners-mentally-10-years-younger-than-those-in-England.html#When:10:07:14Z Researchers found that Americans had better memories, were quicker witted and were generally smarter than their English counterparts. And the older the pensioner, the greater the difference, claimed researchers. 2009-06-25T10:07:14+00:00 http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13900145 http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13900145#When:14:12:46Z Demography means virtually all of us will have to work longer. That need not be a bad thing 2009-06-30T14:12:46+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/08/residential-homes-older-people-care http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/08/residential-homes-older-people-care#When:12:56:51Z Who will care for older people in the future ... experienced council-employed staff or poorly-paid migrants in cash-starved independent homes? Anna Bawden investigates 2009-07-08T12:56:51+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148188.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148188.stm#When:15:05:46Z The government has brought forward by a year a review of the default retirement age of 65.   2009-07-13T15:05:46+00:00 http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-business-columnists/Charles-Fotheringham-Baby-bust-nations.5451295.jp http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-business-columnists/Charles-Fotheringham-Baby-bust-nations.5451295.jp#When:15:47:33Z Population growth is beneficial for any economy, but for investors it is better if the median age of that population is low, ie a young economy. 2009-07-13T15:47:33+00:00 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_179132 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_179132#When:09:35:16Z The government has launched a new strategy to support an ageing UK population. Important measures of the new strategy include providing support to people to plan earlier for their longer lives and making sure that services are suitable when the time comes to use them.   2009-07-14T09:35:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/13/older-people-longterm-care http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/13/older-people-longterm-care#When:10:10:41Z Ambitious proposals to set up a national care service, on an equal footing with the National Health Service and dedicated to providing care for our ageing population, will be unveiled in the government's green paper on care and support later today. 2009-07-14T10:10:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8148116.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8148116.stm#When:10:12:07Z Older people in England could be asked to take out insurance to pay for long-term care in their old age. At present, there are four people earning for each one who is retired, but in 40 years that ratio will fall to just two to one. 2009-07-14T10:12:07+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/14/social-care-green-paper-reaction http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/14/social-care-green-paper-reaction#When:09:29:16Z The government has set out its blueprint for reforming care for older and disabled people. Key figures in the social care sector give their response 2009-07-15T09:29:16+00:00 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201013/Pensioners-outnumber-fives-years.html#ixzz0Lsvoe8Uy http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201013/Pensioners-outnumber-fives-years.html#ixzz0Lsvoe8Uy#When:10:41:00Z Pensioners will outnumber the under fives for the first time within a decade, experts believe. Improvements in healthcare, diet and lifestyle across the world have fuelled an unprecedented growth in the number of those aged 65 and older. 2009-07-21T10:41:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/wealthy-pensioners-cotswolds-kent-hampshire http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/wealthy-pensioners-cotswolds-kent-hampshire#When:09:43:38Z According to an analysis of demographic data, many of today's wealthier pensioners are turning their backs on traditional retirement destinations with a "grey influx" into upmarket towns and cities in some of the UK's most sought-after inland locations - such as in the Cotswolds, and parts of Hampshire and Kent. 2009-07-29T09:43:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8173186.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8173186.stm#When:13:07:14Z The issue of funding of social care for the elderly is firmly back on the agenda. The government's Green Paper, published earlier this month, discusses the creation of a new social care system in England. 2009-07-29T13:07:14+00:00 http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6740692.ece http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6740692.ece#When:16:44:06Z Fears that we are heading towards a predominantly elderly population that will be unable to support itself may have been overstated, as a new study shows that in the most advanced countries birthrates begin to rise again. 2009-08-12T16:44:06+00:00 http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14164483 http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14164483#When:11:19:44Z It was once a rule of demography that people have fewer children as their countries get richer. That rule no longer holds true 2009-08-18T11:19:44+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm#When:09:39:47Z A judgement on whether it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65 is expected later. In the UK, a worker can see their employment end at the age of 65 without any redundancy payment - even if they do not want to retire. 2009-09-25T09:39:47+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm#When:09:55:20Z The High Court has upheld the law that allows UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65. In the UK, a worker can see their employment end at the age of 65 without any redundancy payment - even if they do not want to retire. However the judge in the case said there was a compelling case for the compulsory retirement age to rise. 2009-09-27T09:55:20+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8283259.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8283259.stm#When:06:26:44Z West Somerset has the highest average age in the UK at 52, with almost three-in-10 people there aged over 65, a population survey has revealed. It is expected to rise to 56 by 2018 as people continue to retire to the coast. 2009-10-01T06:26:44+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6248020/Aging-population-heralds-rise-of-the-supercentenarian.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6248020/Aging-population-heralds-rise-of-the-supercentenarian.html#When:15:10:02Z The number of “supercentenarians” – people aged over 110 – will soar in coming years, according to official forecasts. 2009-10-01T15:10:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm#When:15:13:21Z The population of the UK will rise from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Just over two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK. 2009-10-21T15:13:21+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6399164/Ageing-Britain-number-of-85-year-olds-will-more-than-double.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6399164/Ageing-Britain-number-of-85-year-olds-will-more-than-double.html#When:10:07:47Z Official population projections show the number of people aged 85 will rise from 1.3 million last year to 3.3 million by 2033. The Office for National Statistics figures also show that that on current trends, there will be soon be fewer than three people of working age to each pensioner. 2009-10-22T10:07:47+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8365490.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8365490.stm#When:22:25:39Z Improving the care available for the elderly will be Labour's domestic policy "priority" should it win the next election, Gordon Brown has said. 2009-11-17T22:25:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8368230.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8368230.stm#When:15:29:43Z Too many or not enough? Population projections are useless for telling us what will happen, but by showing what might, they reveal a tricky trade-off 2009-11-19T15:29:43+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8489731.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8489731.stm#When:12:44:04Z A quarter of people living in England's countryside will be over 65 by 2020, a campaign group has said.The National Housing Federation said figures estimate a 40% rise in older residents over the next 10 years. 2010-02-01T12:44:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/ageing-population-fred-pearce http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/ageing-population-fred-pearce#When:10:55:50Z Future historians will record two great social trends in the last half of the 20th century: the dramatic ­decline in fertility, and the transformation of the role of women in society. Clearly they are linked, but which came first? 2010-02-02T10:55:50+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7140940/UK-economy-must-adapt-to-needs-of-ageing-population.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7140940/UK-economy-must-adapt-to-needs-of-ageing-population.html#When:10:16:48Z Britain must radically shift the way it thinks about what its ageing population contributes to the economy if it is to avoid future fiscal crises, a prominent economist has warned. George Magnus, senior economic adviser to UBS, said that businesses would have a major part to play in the shift as traditional sources of growth – including the housing market – shrink, and an ageing population puts a strain on the public finances. 2010-02-03T10:16:48+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8520800.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8520800.stm#When:10:12:39Z Councils will struggle to cope with the financial challenge posed by England's ageing population, a watchdog says. 2010-02-18T10:12:39+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4648769.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4648769.ece#When:17:29:09Z Engineering solutions to modify the Earth's environment and climate may be necessary if humanity is to adapt to global warming, a group of influential scientists will say today. = 2008-09-01T17:29:09+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/05/research.scienceofclimatechange?gusrc=rss&feed=science http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/05/research.scienceofclimatechange?gusrc=rss&feed=science#When:17:25:02Z The infant science of geo-engineering – one that so many would gladly see strangled in its cradle – could grow into the best job creation scheme for universities ever invented. 2008-09-05T17:25:02+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/30/climatechange-carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/30/climatechange-carbonemissions#When:16:46:02Z The Royal Society has announced plans today to study which planetary-scale geoengineering techniques might play a practical role in stemming the worst impacts of climate change. 2009-01-01T16:46:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7831939.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7831939.stm#When:16:32:41Z Farmers could help curb rising global temperatures by selecting crop varieties that reflect solar energy back into space, researchers say. 2009-01-15T16:32:41+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/ccs-europe-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/ccs-europe-energy#When:16:36:10Z Europe-wide plan proposes €1.25bn for carbon capture at coal-fired power plants; €1.75bn earmarked for better international energy links 2009-01-28T16:36:10+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13013035 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13013035#When:16:34:09Z Plans to engineer the climate may be less effective than had been hoped 2009-01-29T16:34:09+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/4641586/Can-geo-engineering-rebuild-the-planet.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/4641586/Can-geo-engineering-rebuild-the-planet.html#When:16:41:16Z As global warming worsens, the idea of vast projects to alter the Earth's environment is moving from fantasy to necessity. 2009-02-16T16:41:16+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5766595.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5766595.ece#When:15:53:23Z Heavy snowfalls over Beijing have been induced by blasting chemicals into clouds over northern China to try to mitigate the most severe drought to grip northern China in nearly half a century. 2009-02-19T15:53:23+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/iron-carbon-oceans http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/iron-carbon-oceans#When:16:25:21Z Greenhouse gases trapped deep in ocean by iron-fertilised algae, scientists say, as experiment gets green light 2009-02-19T16:25:21+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4699641/Customising-clouds-to-stop-global-warming.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4699641/Customising-clouds-to-stop-global-warming.html#When:12:50:48Z An engineering professor and a cloud physics expert have been pumping salt into clouds to change the way they reflect light from the sun in an attempt to stop the planet heating up. 2009-02-20T12:50:48+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4839985/Scientists-to-stop-global-warming-with-100000-square-mile-sun-shade.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4839985/Scientists-to-stop-global-warming-with-100000-square-mile-sun-shade.html#When:11:58:54Z Scientists claim they can fight global warming by firing trillions of mirrors into space to deflect the sun's rays forming a 100,000 square mile "sun shade". 2009-02-27T11:58:54+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/26/centrica-british-gas-green-jobs http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/26/centrica-british-gas-green-jobs#When:12:00:00Z Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, has warned that coal plants fitted with carbon capture storage (CCS) equipment are unlikely to be ready to make big cuts in Britain's emissions before 2030. 2009-02-27T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/coal-plant-delayed http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/coal-plant-delayed#When:10:42:06Z Decisions about any new coal-fired power plants in the UK have been delayed until the autumn, prompting warnings from energy companies about the growing risk that the country could run out of electricity generating capacity. 2009-03-02T10:42:06+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7921619.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7921619.stm#When:11:03:02Z Climate change is a massive problem that needs big and bold solutions, says Professor Tim Lenton. He outlines the reasons why "geo-engineering" projects could help win the battle against dangerous climate change. 2009-03-05T11:03:02+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5870729.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5870729.ece#When:11:52:52Z Two leading climate scientists have broken ranks with their peers to declare that hopes of getting a meaningful political deal on halting global warming this year are already lost. Is Geoengineering Plan B? 2009-03-09T11:52:52+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13174375 http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13174375#When:17:30:24Z Removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere could help combat climate change. Will it really work? 2009-03-10T17:30:24+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5908377.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5908377.ece#When:13:50:30Z The director of a Nasa space laboratory will this week lead thousands of climate change campaigners through Coventry in an extraordinary intervention in British politics. 2009-03-16T13:50:30+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5908376.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5908376.ece#When:13:56:22Z Techniques for geo-engineering are coming under serious scrutiny as temperatures and CO2 emissions continue to rise 2009-03-16T13:56:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/17/eon-carbon-capture-kingsnorth http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/17/eon-carbon-capture-kingsnorth#When:12:06:04Z Leading energy industry executives today called on the government to ensure the development of carbon capture and storage becomes commercially viable.   2009-03-18T12:06:04+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7960449.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7960449.stm#When:10:02:19Z An international team of scientists has returned from the southern ocean after conducting the biggest experiment into geo-engineering. 2009-03-24T10:02:19+00:00 http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2239322/mps-call-government-geo http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2239322/mps-call-government-geo#When:15:11:35Z The report from the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee concludes that the UK has "no clear strategy" for the engineering sector and is facing a "lack of expertise" that threatens the viability of government initiatives to cut carbon emissions 2009-03-30T15:11:35+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13361464 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13361464#When:15:32:27Z A group of Indian and German researchers gave their first report from the biggest ever experiment in geo-engineering: an expedition to pour iron into the Southern Ocean. 2009-03-30T15:32:27+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/solution-to-the-carbon-problem-could-be-under-the-ground-1660002.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/solution-to-the-carbon-problem-could-be-under-the-ground-1660002.html#When:14:07:04Z Hope for the fight against climate change as study finds greenhouse gas can be buried without fear of leaking 2009-04-02T14:07:04+00:00 http-wwwguardiancouk-environment-2009-apr-08-geo-engineering-john-holdren http-wwwguardiancouk-environment-2009-apr-08-geo-engineering-john-holdren#When:11:35:59Z The global warming situation has become so dire that Barack Obama's chief scientific adviser has raised with the president the possibility of massive-scale technological fixes to alter the climate known as 'geo-engineering'. 2009-04-09T11:35:59+00:00 http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/geoengineering-global-warming-technology-breakthroughs-geoengineering.html http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/geoengineering-global-warming-technology-breakthroughs-geoengineering.html#When:10:20:31Z Scientists, including Obama's science advisor, get tied in knots over geoengineering. 2009-04-16T10:20:31+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/apr/15/geoengineering-emissions-reduction http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/apr/15/geoengineering-emissions-reduction#When:14:48:19Z NGOs who oppose geo-engineering are running the risk of climatic catastrophe 2009-04-16T14:48:19+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/carbon-dioxide-storage-rock http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/carbon-dioxide-storage-rock#When:10:22:16Z Engineers in Iceland are set to convert carbon dioxide to solid rock as a way to tackle global warming. 2009-04-17T10:22:16+00:00 http://www.newsweek.com/id/194610 http://www.newsweek.com/id/194610#When:08:51:21Z As forecasts for global temperatures grow increasingly dire, scientists are taking a serious look at an idea once considered crazy: reengineering the atmosphere. 2009-04-20T08:51:21+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/carbon-capture-plans http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/carbon-capture-plans#When:12:03:32Z Key to the plans will be boosting carbon capture and storage technology. CCS has the potential to capture 90% of emissions but has never been proven at commercial scale. 2009-04-23T12:03:32+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8013709.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8013709.stm#When:12:06:53Z Air pollution may be helping the fight against global warming by enhancing the ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide, scientists say. 2009-04-23T12:06:53+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/apr/22/james-lovelock-gaia-space-biochar http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/apr/22/james-lovelock-gaia-space-biochar#When:12:07:29Z James Lovelock suggests that the technology for reversing climate change may be within our grasp 2009-04-23T12:07:29+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/clean-coal-energy-policy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/clean-coal-energy-policy#When:14:02:09Z Decision not to allow any new coal-powered plants to be built in Britain without carbon capture represents a major victory for the new Department for Energy and Climate Change and green pressure groups 2009-04-24T14:02:09+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/clean-coal-is-future-for-energy-supplies-1673412.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/clean-coal-is-future-for-energy-supplies-1673412.html#When:14:04:07Z Greenhouse gas emissions from new power stations will be collected and permanently stored deep underground 2009-04-24T14:04:07+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fb0f098-305d-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fb0f098-305d-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html#When:14:06:05Z New coal-fired power stations to be built in the UK must have carbon capture and storage facilities, the government said on Thursday. 2009-04-24T14:06:05+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/carbon-capture-storage-geoengineering-climate http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/carbon-capture-storage-geoengineering-climate#When:10:05:05Z Schemes to reflect sun or absorb CO2 warrant study - to sort the real science from the science fiction 2009-04-29T10:05:05+00:00 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7242/full/4581077a.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7242/full/4581077a.html#When:10:28:43Z Without a solid commitment from the world's leaders, innovative ways to combat climate change are likely to come to nothing. 2009-04-30T10:28:43+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39e02754-3c30-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39e02754-3c30-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html#When:10:11:18Z Many proposals to save the planet through geo-engineering are immensely expensive and futuristic. 2009-05-12T10:11:18+00:00 http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/white-as-the-new-green/ http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/white-as-the-new-green/#When:10:14:16Z Today’s idea: Painting roofs white in the hot parts of the planet could reflect huge amounts of solar radiation back into space and offset greenhouse gas problems caused by the world’s cars. So calculate three California energy experts 2009-05-12T10:14:16+00:00 http://www.profeng.com/archive/archive+2009/2209/22090004.htm http://www.profeng.com/archive/archive+2009/2209/22090004.htm#When:15:30:10Z Speaking at London’s Royal Geographical Society, leading Canadian climate scientist Prof David Keith said the time had come to invest intensively in geo-engineering research instead of waiting to see if efforts to cut CO2 emissions in themselves would avert catastrophic climate change. 2009-05-21T15:30:10+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6366639.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6366639.ece#When:07:38:57Z Steven Chu, the Nobel prize-winning physicist appointed by President Obama as Energy Secretary, wants to paint the world white. A global initiative to change the colour of roofs, roads and pavements so that they reflect more sunlight and heat could play a big part in containing global warming, he said yesterday. 2009-05-27T07:38:57+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8072583.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8072583.stm#When:10:16:49Z New carbon capture technology is being tested for the first time in the UK on a working coal-fired power station. 2009-05-29T10:16:49+00:00 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090604.html http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090604.html#When:10:18:28Z Geoengineering solutions to curb global warming may offer advantages in combating temperature rise, but could also significantly damage the earth’s eco-systems, climate scientists say in a new study published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research. 2009-06-10T10:18:28+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/28/china-algae-carbon-capture-plan http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/28/china-algae-carbon-capture-plan#When:09:19:33Z Chinese firm behind ambitious plan to breed microalgae in greenhouse with the potential to absorb carbon emissions 2009-06-30T09:19:33+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/06/lime-sea-carbon-dioxide-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/06/lime-sea-carbon-dioxide-emissions#When:13:27:13Z Putting lime into the oceans could stop or even reverse the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere, according to proposals unveiled at a conference on climate change solutions in Manchester today. Cquestrate is one of a number of so-called "geo-engineering schemes" that have been proposed to intervene in the Earth's systems in order to tackle climate change. 2009-07-06T13:27:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/manchester-report http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/manchester-report#When:12:50:28Z The idea is one of 20 radical solutions to the threat of global warming to be proposed during presentations at a conference in Manchester this weekend 2009-07-13T12:50:28+00:00 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17490-climate-engineering-research-gets-green-light.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17490-climate-engineering-research-gets-green-light.html#When:09:52:38Z Hacking the planet to rein in humanity's effect on the climate has been given a scientific stamp of approval. The umbrella body for meteorological scientists in the US is about to endorse research into geoengineering as part of a three-pronged approach to coping with climate change, alongside national policies to reduce emissions. 2009-07-21T09:52:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8188409.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8188409.stm#When:10:02:56Z The use of geo-engineering to slow global warming may increase the risk of drought, according to a paper in Science journal. Methods put forward include reflecting solar radiation back into space using giant mirrors or aerosol particles. But the authors warn that such attempts to control the climate could also cause major changes in precipitation. 2009-08-12T10:02:56+00:00 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1916965,00.html http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1916965,00.html#When:11:11:01Z But what if we can't do that? What if it turns out that slashing carbon emissions enough to make a difference — and it seems that means cutting output at least in half by mid-century — is economically and politically impossible? Do we need a Plan B? 2009-08-18T11:11:01+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223528.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223528.stm#When:07:19:01Z Engineers say a forest of 100,000 "artificial trees" could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions. The authors from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers say that without geo-engineering it will be impossible to avoid dangerous climate change. 2009-08-27T07:19:01+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6811264.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6811264.ece#When:08:17:23Z Giant fly-swat shaped “synthetic trees” line the road into the office, where blooms of algae grow in tubes up the walls and the roof reflects heat back into the sky — all reducing the effects of global warming. All this could be a familiar sight within the next two decades, under proposals devised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to alter the world’s climate with new technology. 2009-08-27T08:17:23+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8231387.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8231387.stm#When:13:26:44Z A UK Royal Society study has concluded that many engineering proposals to reduce the impact of climate change are "technically possible". 2009-09-01T13:26:44+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8214045.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8214045.stm#When:13:40:25Z As the UK's Royal Society prepares to publish its conclusions on whether geo-engineering can help combat climate change, physicist Alan Gadian argues that geo-engineering techniques, in particular cloud whitening, must be properly tested - and soon. 2009-09-01T13:40:25+00:00 http://news.careerstructure.com/article/view/international/19416706/moscow-snow-ban-to-create-engineering-jobs/ http://news.careerstructure.com/article/view/international/19416706/moscow-snow-ban-to-create-engineering-jobs/#When:09:46:23Z Civil engineering recruitment could be boosted in Russia this winter after the mayor of Moscow unveiled plans to launch a major geoengineering project.  Mayor Yury Luzhkov is hoping to control the weather by banning snow from landing in the Russian capital through expanding cloud seeding operations. 2009-10-21T09:46:23+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/22/geo-engineering-ken-caldeira http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/22/geo-engineering-ken-caldeira#When:10:55:55Z Atmospheric scientist Ken Caldeira first became known for his groundbreaking work on ocean acidification, a phrase originally coined as a headline for one of his papers. Of late, however, Caldeira's research has led him into the controversial area of geo-engineering — the large-scale, deliberate manipulation of the Earth's climate system. 2009-10-23T10:55:55+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8337337.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8337337.stm#When:14:00:58Z Chinese meteorologists have brought about Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide to ease a drought. 2009-11-02T14:00:58+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/04/controlling-the-weather-china http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/04/controlling-the-weather-china#When:10:38:22Z Chinese scientists claim to be able to control the weather. But is so-called geoengineering more than wishful thinking? And, if so, should we be worried? 2009-11-04T10:38:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible#When:11:51:45Z The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 'battle plan' for climate change includes geo-engineering and nuclear power. In a new study, they called for the government to adopt a "war-time" mentality in their approach to dealing with climate change and consider experimental approaches such as artificial trees that soak up carbon dioxide to buy the time needed to build the required level of low-carbon infrastructure in the UK. 2009-11-13T11:51:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8338853.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8338853.stm#When:17:20:22Z Scientists have been looking for ways of modifying the Earth's environment to control global warming - it's known as geo-engineering. 2009-11-17T17:20:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/12/geo-engineering-summit http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/12/geo-engineering-summit#When:11:55:47Z Meeting in California in March will discuss possible field trials of schemes that would tackle climate change by reflecting sunlight or fertilising the ocean with iron 2010-01-13T11:55:47+00:00 http://lifeandstyle.independentminds.livejournal.com/1333793.html http://lifeandstyle.independentminds.livejournal.com/1333793.html#When:14:12:20Z But where some researchers are forging ahead with the new science of tinkering with the atmosphere to change the climate, many others are warning that geo-engineering is untested, potentially dangerous and distracting the world from reducing greenhouse gases. 2010-03-01T14:12:20+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r7lpx http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r7lpx#When:10:28:19Z Mark Whitaker reports from Britain and the USA on the science of geoengineering and the political questions it raises. 2010-03-11T10:28:19+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8573000/8573849.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8573000/8573849.stm#When:10:48:41Z Can geo-engineering save the world from global warming? The Commons Science and Technology Committee is set to publish its review on the use of the technique to manipulate the earth's climate system to combat rising temperatures. 2010-03-18T10:48:41+00:00 http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/society-launches-geoengineering-initiative/1001452.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/society-launches-geoengineering-initiative/1001452.article#When:12:00:10Z A new initiative to ensure strict governance of any plans for solar radiation management (SRM) geoengineering will be undertaken this year by the Royal Society, in partnership with TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). 2010-03-22T12:00:10+00:00 http://news.parliament.uk/2010/01/minister-appears-before-geoengineering-inquiry/ http://news.parliament.uk/2010/01/minister-appears-before-geoengineering-inquiry/ #When:09:17:22Z The Science and Technology Committee takes evidence as part of its inquiry into the regulation of geoengineering. 2010-05-04T09:17:22+00:00 http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1828069,00.html http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1828069,00.html#When:16:19:02Z Capitalism has improved the lives of billions of people — something that's easy to forget at a time of great economic uncertainty. But it has left out billions more. 2008-07-31T16:19:02+00:00 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/19/AR2008101901416.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/19/AR2008101901416.html#When:16:16:10Z As financial panic spread across the globe and governments scrambled to contain the damage, reality seemed to announce the doom of U.S.-style free markets and President Bush's ideology. 2008-10-20T16:16:10+00:00 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122433901538447677.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122433901538447677.html#When:16:24:16Z A planned international summit on the financial crisis is turning into a debate over the future shape of capitalism, with European leaders favoring greater international oversight of markets, and U.S. officials preferring the current model of national regulation. 2008-10-20T16:24:16+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5122450.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5122450.ece#When:15:03:05Z Mr Brown will urge the rejection of "beggar-thy-neighbour protectionism that has been a feature in transforming past crises into deep recessions". 2008-11-10T15:03:05+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7728929.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7728929.stm#When:15:01:53Z Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged leaders of the G20 developed and emerging economies to resist calls for protectionism. 2008-11-14T15:01:53+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7863047.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7863047.stm#When:15:35:27Z Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said protectionism would be a "huge mistake" ahead of talks to end strikes over employing foreign workers. 2009-01-31T15:35:27+00:00 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876944,00.html?xid=rss-world-cnn http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876944,00.html?xid=rss-world-cnn#When:16:07:24Z 2009-02-04T16:07:24+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/article5689642.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/article5689642.ece#When:15:09:29Z Anatole Kaletsky outlines some of the unorthodox approaches to economics which conventional economists have ignored and which might have helped to avert the present crisis 2009-02-09T15:09:29+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5700760.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5700760.ece#When:15:06:35Z The slumping pound did little to help British exports in December, but imports dropped sharply as the cost of foreign-made goods spiralled and demand slumped, resulting in the narrowest trade gap for one and half years and offering a sliver of hope for the economy. 2009-02-10T15:06:35+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7880748.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7880748.stm#When:15:34:46Z Fears of increasing protectionism in Europe are overshadowing a meeting of EU finance ministers. 2009-02-10T15:34:46+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7881999.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7881999.stm#When:17:20:42Z Conservative leader David Cameron has said people's "faith in capitalism and free enterprise" must be restored despite the global downturn 2009-02-10T17:20:42+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a4dc3e0-f7fd-11dd-aae8-000077b07658.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a4dc3e0-f7fd-11dd-aae8-000077b07658.html#When:11:41:02Z Chinese exports dropped 17.5 per cent in January compared with the same month the year before, the biggest decline in more than a decade as the impact on the economy from the global slump gathered pace. 2009-02-11T11:41:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7887659.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7887659.stm#When:12:35:16Z European economies contracted in the fourth quarter of last year, with some countries registering the worst figures in decades, official data shows. 2009-02-13T12:35:16+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5762070.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5762070.ece#When:14:05:49Z This crisis is not a total failure of world capitalism and nothing will be achieved by a retreat into narrow nationalism 2009-02-19T14:05:49+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/24/obama-environment-economic-rescue http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/24/obama-environment-economic-rescue#When:11:18:31Z Campaigners hope huge spending packages aimed at easing the slump will spell the first serious attempt to tackle climate change. But are they as green as billed? 2009-02-24T11:18:31+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/#When:08:53:44Z The UK taxpayer is to inject a further £25 bilion into the Royal Bank of Scotland, the ailing bank revealed today, bringing its total bailout cash to more than £45 billion. 2009-02-26T08:53:44+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7917272.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7917272.stm#When:10:49:17Z EU leaders have ended an emergency summit in Brussels saying they are determined to avoid protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis. 2009-03-01T10:49:17+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29cb8644-068c-11de-ab0f-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29cb8644-068c-11de-ab0f-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1#When:10:54:21Z Gordon Brown’s meeting with Barack Obama this week is being portrayed by British officials as a make-or-break opportunity to ­persuade the new US administration to engage in international efforts to tackle the recession. 2009-03-01T10:54:21+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b32b6ade-075a-11de-9294-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb32b6ade-075a-11de-9294-000077b07658.html&_i_referer= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b32b6ade-075a-11de-9294-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb32b6ade-075a-11de-9294-000077b07658.html&_i_referer=#When:10:38:30Z Gordon Brown will on Wednesday challenge Democrats on Capitol Hill to resist protectionism 2009-03-03T10:38:30+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7922089.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7922089.stm#When:16:08:47Z It wasn't long ago that Gordon Brown wanted to downgrade the lending side of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and make it an independent economic watchdog instead. 2009-03-03T16:08:47+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/4936122/Gordon-Brown-to-warn-US-against-economic-protectionism.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/4936122/Gordon-Brown-to-warn-US-against-economic-protectionism.html#When:11:42:07Z Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, is preparing to use a speech to the US Congress in Washington to urge American politicians to avoid retreating to economic protectionism. 2009-03-04T11:42:07+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922426.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922426.stm#When:17:11:49Z In Gordon Brown's speech to both Houses on Capitol Hill, he states that neither nation should "succumb" to protectionism "which protects no-one", but seize opportunities ahead. 2009-03-04T17:11:49+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/04/bank-of-england-quantitative-easing http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/04/bank-of-england-quantitative-easing#When:11:10:32Z The financial crisis will enter a new phase today when the Bank of England announces that it will fight the economic downturn by pumping hundreds of billions of pounds into the economy. 2009-03-05T11:10:32+00:00 http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13235115 http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13235115#When:16:15:02Z For two decades, in the 1980s and 1990s, China pushed forward a series of economic reforms that came at a vast cost, exceeded only by their vaster rewards. Now, as the financial crisis sweeps across the world, those reforms are going into reverse. It is a sign of how hard governments find it to shake off the habit of ownership. 2009-03-05T16:15:02+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/06/green-politics-ed-miliband-low-carbon http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/06/green-politics-ed-miliband-low-carbon#When:11:20:49Z Ed Miliband, Climate Change Secretary says new jobs will be created in low-carbon industries for 400,000 people - from lagging lofts to nuclear power - the government will announce today. 2009-03-06T11:20:49+00:00 http://www.ft.com/indepth/capitalism-future http://www.ft.com/indepth/capitalism-future#When:12:46:54Z The Financial Times have started a new series 'The Future of Capitalism' 2009-03-09T12:46:54+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f6f08da-0d7d-11de-8914-0000779fd2ac.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f6f08da-0d7d-11de-8914-0000779fd2ac.html#When:14:50:14Z 50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism 2009-03-10T14:50:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/12/japan-recession-global-downturn http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/12/japan-recession-global-downturn#When:12:13:04Z Japan's economy shrank 3.2% in the final three months of last year, figures out today showed, confirming fears that the country is mired in its deepest recession since the second world war. 2009-03-12T12:13:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/12/china-growth-slows-exports-fall http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/12/china-growth-slows-exports-fall #When:12:15:25Z China's industrial growth slid at the start of the year as exports slumped at a record pace, according to official figures. 2009-03-12T12:15:25+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/4996994/Britain-showing-signs-of-heading-towards-1930s-style-depression-says-Bank.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/4996994/Britain-showing-signs-of-heading-towards-1930s-style-depression-says-Bank.html#When:13:53:19Z The country is displaying early symptoms of being trapped in a so-called “debt deflation trap” where families find themselves pushed further and further into the red every month, according to a Bank report published today. 2009-03-16T13:53:19+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7945646.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7945646.stm#When:13:54:42Z Prime Minister Gordon Brown has steered clear of echoing the chairman of the US central bank's prediction that the economic recovery will begin next year. 2009-03-16T13:54:42+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7938086.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7938086.stm#When:14:44:26Z US President Barack Obama has said that countries must take concerted action to spur global economic growth. 2009-03-16T14:44:26+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/30/g20-sustainable-development-commission http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/30/g20-sustainable-development-commission#When:10:15:43Z The pursuit of economic growth was one of the root causes of the financial crisis, and governments should respond to the recession by abandoning growth at all costs in favour of a more sustainable, greener system, says a report out today. 2009-03-30T10:15:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/30/g20-gordon-brown http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/30/g20-gordon-brown#When:10:19:34Z Ministers were struggling to maintain momentum for the G20 summit last night after it emerged that any spending decisions would be deferred to a later meeting, further narrowing the scope of this week's London talks, which have been plagued by divisions between European leaders and Gordon Brown. 2009-03-30T10:19:34+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/01/barack-obama-arrives-downing-street http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/01/barack-obama-arrives-downing-street#When:09:35:29Z US president cheered by No 10 staff as he and wife Michelle arrive for discussions with prime minister 2009-04-01T09:35:29+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7979918.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7979918.stm#When:09:06:47Z Slowly the shape of the world after the financial flood is beginning to emerge. 2009-04-06T09:06:47+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8483896.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8483896.stm#When:09:55:41Z French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a fundamental rethink of capitalism in the aftermath of the financial crisis.  "We need deep profound change," he said in his keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 2010-01-28T09:55:41+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article4726516.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article4726516.ece#When:11:26:39Z It is short-sighted and completely irresponsible to allow our population to increase, let alone to encourage it to do so 2008-10-24T11:26:39+00:00 http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/media_centre/files2007/immigration_report.htm http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/media_centre/files2007/immigration_report.htm#When:11:56:58Z Twenty years of unprecedented migration to London from overseas has boosted the London economy and made it more flexible and resilient 2008-10-24T11:56:58+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2621595/Immigration-is-big-boost-for-economy.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2621595/Immigration-is-big-boost-for-economy.html#When:11:57:49Z Immigrant workers fill skill gaps and do jobs British workers do not want, says a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) 2008-10-24T11:57:49+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2699969/Reduce-net-immigration-to-zero-say-MPs.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2699969/Reduce-net-immigration-to-zero-say-MPs.html#When:11:58:28Z Immigration to Britain would be dramatically scaled back under plans for a "one in, one out" policy published today. 2008-10-24T11:58:28+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/3139992/Immigration-minister-Phil-Woolas-proposes-migrant-limit.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/3139992/Immigration-minister-Phil-Woolas-proposes-migrant-limit.html#When:11:58:29Z The new immigration minister has suggested that the Government may introduce a cap on the number of migrants coming to Britain. 2008-10-24T11:58:29+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-needs-migrant-workers-but-only-if-they-are-on-checklist-924493.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-needs-migrant-workers-but-only-if-they-are-on-checklist-924493.html#When:12:31:20Z The Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) yesterday published its first list of the kinds of job that it believes can be filled by migrant workers of any nationality. 2008-10-24T12:31:20+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3275200/Recession-will-send-1-million-immigrant-workers-home-race-chief-says.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3275200/Recession-will-send-1-million-immigrant-workers-home-race-chief-says.html#When:17:52:09Z Up to a million immigrant workers will abandon Britain as the economy slows and jobs become scarce, the Government's equalities watchdog predicted. 2008-10-29T17:52:09+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7677419.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7677419.stm#When:12:08:48Z The number of migrants allowed into the UK under the points system may have to be reduced because of the economic crisis, Phil Woolas says. 2008-11-04T12:08:48+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-closes-door-on-80000-asylumseekers-992275.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-closes-door-on-80000-asylumseekers-992275.html#When:12:18:02Z Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by theForeign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years. 2008-11-05T12:18:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7694218.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7694218.stm#When:11:33:55Z Immigration is the issue most Londoners are worried about for the next five years, a survey has shown. 2008-11-10T11:33:55+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3472816/Net-number-of-migrants-into-the-UK-set-to-hit-200000.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3472816/Net-number-of-migrants-into-the-UK-set-to-hit-200000.html#When:11:42:09Z The net number of migrants coming into the UK is rising and is set to hit 200,000 a year, despite Home Office moves to stem the influx, figures are expected to show this week. 2008-11-18T11:42:09+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7737134.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7737134.stm#When:10:52:32Z Net immigration to the UK increased to 237,000 in 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics. 2008-11-19T10:52:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/21/boris-immigration http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/21/boris-immigration#When:19:22:25Z London mayor to launch review into feasibility of granting amnesty to estimated 400,000 people living illegally in capital 2008-11-21T19:22:25+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5225956.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5225956.ece#When:12:50:10Z For the first time in more than three decades,  record numbers of Australians are leaving Britain and its economic gloom for better job opportunities 2008-11-25T12:50:10+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4239672/Migrants-coming-to-Britain-will-have-to-pay-immigration-tax.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4239672/Migrants-coming-to-Britain-will-have-to-pay-immigration-tax.html#When:12:00:50Z Migrants coming to Britain will have to pay an"immigration tax" to help communities cope, but it could be as little as £20 each, as part of plans to make newcomers earn their stay. 2009-01-15T12:00:50+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7254926.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7254926.stm#When:12:07:39Z Under the new system, ministers say migrants - excluding those from the European Economic Area - will pass through three clear stages. In future, they will need to spend the next six to eight years proving their worth to the UK as part of a personal journey and contract with British society. 2009-01-15T12:07:39+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/21/trevorphillips-whiteflight-manchester http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/21/trevorphillips-whiteflight-manchester#When:11:03:13Z Trevor Phillips, the head of Britain's equalities watchdog, has come under fire for undermining race relations with "bogus and alarmist" claims that Britain is an increasingly segregated society 2009-01-22T11:03:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/04/migrant-labour-recession-cbi http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/04/migrant-labour-recession-cbi#When:16:24:10Z The use of migrant labour in Britain will decline abruptly as companies face a sharp fall in demand for their goods and services, the Confederation of British Industry told MPs yesterday. 2009-02-04T16:24:10+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/foreign-workers-did-not-undercut-locals-1622992.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/foreign-workers-did-not-undercut-locals-1622992.html#When:12:10:54Z Inquiry rejects claims oil refinery bosses broke law over hiring of European staff 2009-02-16T12:10:54+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/4681832/Foreign-workers-share-of-job-market-almost-doubles-under-Labour-to-record-high.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/4681832/Foreign-workers-share-of-job-market-almost-doubles-under-Labour-to-record-high.html#When:16:30:24Z Non-UK born workers now account for one in seven jobs after more than 1.8 million foreigners were added to the UK labour force over the last decade. 2009-02-18T16:30:24+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5784420.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5784420.ece#When:16:05:05Z Tens of thousands of skilled immigrants from outside the EU are to be barred from entering the country to tackle public concern that British workers are losing out to foreigners in the recession. 2009-02-23T16:05:05+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7906277.stm?lss http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7906277.stm?lss#When:12:17:04Z The Annual Population Study, Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows the number of short-term migrants entering England and Wales for employment or study purposes for stays of between one and 12 months fell to 374,000 in the year to mid-2007, a 13% decrease from the mid-2006 estimate. 2009-02-24T12:17:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/26/immigration-eastern-europe-jobs http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/26/immigration-eastern-europe-jobs#When:10:40:15Z Claims that migrants "take our jobs" and "cut our pay" are misplaced and wrong, according to research published today by the Institute for Public Policy Research. 2009-02-26T10:40:15+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4840716/Immigration-is-top-issue-for-both-Labour-and-Tory-voters-YouGov-poll-shows.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4840716/Immigration-is-top-issue-for-both-Labour-and-Tory-voters-YouGov-poll-shows.html#When:11:52:39Z 42 per cent of Labour voters and 62 per cent of Conservative backers agree that immigration should be reduced 2009-02-27T11:52:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922875.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922875.stm#When:09:42:48Z Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has accused the Office for National Statistics of "playing politics" with population figures. 2009-03-04T09:42:48+00:00 http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/immigration-unemployment http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/immigration-unemployment#When:11:37:12Z Migration restrictions are a bad way to fight unemployment in times of crisis. There is no evidence less immigration means less unemployment in the UK or anywhere else 2009-03-04T11:37:12+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7928880.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7928880.stm#When:11:57:19Z The UK could be home to almost three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants, a study for London Mayor Boris Johnson suggests. 2009-03-09T11:57:19+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4957813/Record-migration-into-Britain-is-result-of-Government-policy-failings.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4957813/Record-migration-into-Britain-is-result-of-Government-policy-failings.html#When:11:58:48Z Record migration into Britain is a result of a failure of Government policies to control the borders since 1991, a new report claims. 2009-03-09T11:58:48+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4974322/EMB-TIL-1700-UK-TIME-Britain-to-become-the-biggest-country-in-Europe-by-2050-United-Nations-report-says.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4974322/EMB-TIL-1700-UK-TIME-Britain-to-become-the-biggest-country-in-Europe-by-2050-United-Nations-report-says.html#When:12:16:04Z Britain is set to become the biggest country in the European Union by 2050, fuelled by nearly 200,000 new migrants every year, according to estimates from the United Nations 2009-03-12T12:16:04+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5913970.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5913970.ece#When:13:59:30Z Because of rising unemployment, British-born workers are having to seek low-paid and low-status jobs that have become the preserve of immigrant workers, a report says today. 2009-03-16T13:59:30+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a5c55a-11b5-11de-87b1-0000779fd2ac.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a5c55a-11b5-11de-87b1-0000779fd2ac.html#When:14:02:55Z More than three-quarters – 78 per cent – of British adults believe immigrants should be asked to leave the country if they do not have a job, according to an FT/Harris survey published 2009-03-16T14:02:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/20/migrant-labour-staff-training http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/20/migrant-labour-staff-training#When:12:35:02Z Employers who bring in migrant labour should be required to provide training for British workers at the same time, one of the government's leading advisers on migration David Metcalf, chair of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), suggested yesterday. 2009-03-23T12:35:02+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6047817.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6047817.ece#When:10:15:44Z Thousands of highly skilled migrants may receive compensation after the High Court ruled that changes to the rules under which they originally entered Britain were unfair 2009-04-07T10:15:44+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/apr/23/migration-emigration-uk-dorling http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/apr/23/migration-emigration-uk-dorling#When:11:55:33Z The falling fertility rate and an ageing population mean too little immigration may turn out to be a bigger problem for the UK than too much migration. 2009-04-23T11:55:33+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/08/eu-economic-immigration-poland http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/08/eu-economic-immigration-poland#When:09:57:34Z Instead of sending out mixed messages, the government needs to take the courage to say that migrants have helped us 2009-05-08T09:57:34+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9aa2d94a-44b1-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9aa2d94a-44b1-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html#When:14:18:09Z Foreign-born workers are proving more successful at holding on to their jobs in the recession than their British-born counterparts, according to Financial Times research. 2009-05-20T14:18:09+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5349924/Seven-in-ten-Britons-want-immigration-slashed.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5349924/Seven-in-ten-Britons-want-immigration-slashed.html #When:14:19:45Z Seven in 10 Britons want immigration cut by 80 per cent as the issue continues to be a main concern for the public. 2009-05-20T14:19:45+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5382890/Drop-in-migrant-workers-threatens-economic-recovery-warns-Ernst-and-Young.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5382890/Drop-in-migrant-workers-threatens-economic-recovery-warns-Ernst-and-Young.html#When:10:43:20Z A drop in the number of migrant workers in Britain is threatening to create skill shortages and delay the country's recovery from recession, the Ernst & Young Item Club economic forecasters have warned. 2009-05-26T10:43:20+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8032788.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8032788.stm#When:10:10:11Z It is five years since EU enlargement brought a wave of Poles and other eastern European migrant workers to a Britain that was booming. But the recession has not resulted in a mass exodus. 2009-06-17T10:10:11+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8169285.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8169285.stm#When:09:41:27Z Immigrants who choose to live and work in Scotland could earn British citizenship more readily, according to Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy. 2009-07-29T09:41:27+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm#When:15:14:13Z The population of the UK will rise from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Just over two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK. 2009-10-21T15:14:13+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6900299.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6900299.ece#When:10:45:27Z In his first speech on the subject, Alan Johnson said that ministers had ignored immigration problems and the growing pressure on jobs and services in parts of Britain. Some communities had legitimate concerns because they had been particularly affected. 2009-11-03T10:45:27+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8356226.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8356226.stm#When:12:04:31Z Gordon Brown has promised to "tighten" the UK's immigration rules by reducing the number of professions which can recruit from outside Europe. 2009-11-12T12:04:31+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8442662.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8442662.stm#When:10:11:28Z A cross-party group of MPs and peers have called on the main parties to make a manifesto pledge not to allow the UK's population to exceed 70 million. 2010-01-06T10:11:28+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6982825.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6982825.ece#When:09:31:40Z David Cameron called yesterday for the population of Britain to be kept below 70 million. The Conservative Party leader said that it was not unrealistic to reduce net immigration to levels recorded in the 1990s and that the current trends were “too much”. 2010-01-11T09:31:40+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6991051.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6991051.ece#When:10:34:41Z David Cameron could clinch a general election victory by placing a cap of 50,000 on net immigration, a new opinion poll shows. 2010-01-18T10:34:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8473869.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8473869.stm#When:12:52:01Z A Polish expert on migration says claims that half of all Polish immigrants to Britain have returned home are not true. 2010-01-22T12:52:01+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8490000/8490916.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8490000/8490916.stm#When:13:05:40Z Tory MP Nicholas Soames claimed the government has attempted to "dodge the numbers" to camouflage the failure of its immigration policy, in a debate in Westminster Hall on 2 February 2010. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said the population will rise to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue. 2010-02-03T13:05:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/01/forests.brazil http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/01/forests.brazil#When:13:09:40Z Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data 2008-10-03T13:09:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/17/forests.endangeredhabitats http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/17/forests.endangeredhabitats#When:13:11:20Z The biggest ever fund set up to battle deforestation was launched today, targeting the vast Congo basin rainforest in central Africa. The fund is intended to provide African governments and people living in the rainforest with a viable alternative to logging, mining, and felling trees for firewood and subsistence farming 2008-10-03T13:11:20+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7538480.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7538480.stm#When:13:11:45Z Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has launched an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest and help combat climate change 2008-10-03T13:11:45+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nature-laid-waste-the-destruction-of-africa-844370.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nature-laid-waste-the-destruction-of-africa-844370.html#When:13:14:28Z The massive scale of environmental devastation across the continent has been fully revealed for the first time in an atlas compiled by UN geographers 2008-10-03T13:14:28+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/03/forests.conservation http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/03/forests.conservation#When:13:15:41Z The forests of Papua New Guinea are being chopped down so quickly that more than half its trees could be lost by 2021, according to a new satellite study of the region 2008-10-03T13:15:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7431589.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7431589.stm#When:13:17:35Z High-resolution satellite images have revealed the "rapid deforestation" of Papua New Guinea's biodiversity rich rainforests over the past 30 years 2008-10-03T13:17:35+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/deforestation-the-hidden-cause-of-global-warming-448734.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/deforestation-the-hidden-cause-of-global-warming-448734.html#When:13:18:06Z The accelerating destruction of the rainforests that form a precious cooling band around the Earth's equator, is now being recognised as one of the main causes of climate change 2008-10-03T13:18:06+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/21/climatechange.monarchy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/21/climatechange.monarchy#When:13:21:11Z Prince Charles launches an organisation which calls for a new green economics that recognises the world's rainforests are worth more alive than dead 2008-10-03T13:21:11+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7662565.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7662565.stm#When:17:21:50Z The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study. It puts the annual cost of forest loss at between $2 trillion and $5 trillion. 2008-10-10T17:21:50+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/marina-silva-we-must-slash-emissions-to-prevent-destruction-of-the-rainforest-974431.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/marina-silva-we-must-slash-emissions-to-prevent-destruction-of-the-rainforest-974431.html#When:15:41:01Z Excerpts from speech given by Marina Silva at Razing the Rainforest event, 22 October 2008 2008-10-27T15:41:01+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5068641.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5068641.ece#When:09:50:49Z The Prince of Wales travels to the Harapan rainforest is on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where illegal loggers have cut vast swaths out of the forest over the years. 2008-11-03T09:50:49+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7696197.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7696197.stm#When:11:22:59Z The Living Planet Report, WWF, says that more than three quarters of the world's population lives in countries where consumption levels are outstripping environmental renewal. 2008-11-04T11:22:59+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5150653.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5150653.ece#When:15:39:24Z Faced with a global credit crunch, the governments of the world are coming together to act with urgency. But faced with a far more serious climate crunch, we have yet to show our mettle. 2008-11-14T15:39:24+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/25/friends-earth-forests http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/25/friends-earth-forests#When:12:45:15Z International proposals to protect forests as a way of tackling climate change could displace millions of indigenous people and fail to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, environmentalists warn. 2008-11-25T12:45:15+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7756241.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7756241.stm#When:12:01:50Z The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, Brazilian officials say. 2008-11-30T12:01:50+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/03/forests-brazil-amazon-carbon-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/03/forests-brazil-amazon-carbon-emissions#When:12:03:59Z Brazil plans to boost spending and programmes to significantly slow the rate of destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2017, aiming to reduce global warming by slashing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted when trees are burned. 2008-12-03T12:03:59+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7783257.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7783257.stm#When:09:03:24Z Hackers have helped logging firms in Brazil evade limits on tree felling, says a Greenpeace report. The hi-tech criminals penetrated a computer system designed to monitor logging in the Brazilian state of Para. 2008-12-16T09:03:24+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/rainforest-razed-so-cattle-can-graze-1521677.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/rainforest-razed-so-cattle-can-graze-1521677.html#When:14:28:43Z Brazil's attempt to double its share of the global market for beef will carry a heavy environmental cost, report warns 2009-02-02T14:28:43+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4637319/AAAS-Tropical-forests-are-drying-out-because-of-global-warming.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4637319/AAAS-Tropical-forests-are-drying-out-because-of-global-warming.html#When:10:34:57Z Tropical forests could dry out and become prone to wildfires which could devastate large areas as global warming worsens, scientists have warned. 2009-02-17T10:34:57+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/18/trees-tropics-climate-change http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/18/trees-tropics-climate-change#When:13:47:28Z Trees in the tropics are getting bigger, which means they are soaking up an extra 5bn tonnes of CO2 a year 2009-02-19T13:47:28+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/revenge-of-the-rainforest-1638524.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/revenge-of-the-rainforest-1638524.html#When:11:26:09Z The Amazon has long been the lungs of the world. But now comes dramatic evidence that we cannot rely on it in the fight against climate change 2009-03-06T11:26:09+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/fate-of-the-rainforest-is-irreversible-1643083.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/fate-of-the-rainforest-is-irreversible-1643083.html#When:12:18:51Z A third of the Amazonian 'carbon sink' is doomed whether or not emissions are cut, Copenhagen conference is told 2009-03-12T12:18:51+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4976275/Amazon-rainforest-at-risk-of--ecological-catastrophe.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4976275/Amazon-rainforest-at-risk-of--ecological-catastrophe.html#When:12:19:04Z Climate change could kill the Amazon rainforest even if deforestation and emissions are curbed, scientists at the Met Office fear. 2009-03-12T12:19:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/11/amazon-global-warming-trees http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/11/amazon-global-warming-trees#When:12:21:29Z Scientists say 4C rise would kill 85% of the Amazon rainforest. Even modest temperature rise would see 20-40% loss within 100 years 2009-03-12T12:21:29+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5908207.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5908207.ece#When:14:01:45Z Tribal peoples are fighting huge hydro-electric projects that are carving up the island's rainforest 2009-03-16T14:01:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7942237.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7942237.stm#When:16:15:07Z World forests face the dual challenge of climate change and the global economic crisis, a key UN report says. 2009-03-16T16:15:07+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7963489.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7963489.stm#When:15:20:37Z Efforts to mitigate climate change could be hampered if nations do not agree to protect the world's forests by the end of the year, warn researchers. 2009-03-26T15:20:37+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/g20-summit/5087535/G20-summit-Prince-of-Wales-to-discuss-rainforests-with-leaders.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/g20-summit/5087535/G20-summit-Prince-of-Wales-to-discuss-rainforests-with-leaders.html#When:09:30:00Z The Prince of Wales will meet world leaders and the heads of international institutions on Wednesday to discuss solutions to protect the planet's threatened rainforests. 2009-04-01T09:30:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/01/rio-slums-walls-deforestation http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/01/rio-slums-walls-deforestation#When:09:33:02Z State government blames expansion of slum areas for sharp loss of Brazilian rainforest over past three years 2009-04-01T09:33:02+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/01/prince-charles-rainforest-funding http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/01/prince-charles-rainforest-funding#When:14:03:43Z Prince Charles tells world leaders that they must 'strain every sinew' to find ways to halt the destruction of forests across the world 2009-04-02T14:03:43+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5149137/Remote-controlled-helicopters-in-rainforest-used-to-monitor-global-warming.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5149137/Remote-controlled-helicopters-in-rainforest-used-to-monitor-global-warming.html#When:09:42:39Z Remote-controlled helicopters are being used to identify the animals and plants living in some of the world's least accessible rainforests. 2009-04-15T09:42:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8000936.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8000936.stm#When:08:54:18Z A campaigner who was jailed during his battle to save the rainforest in Gabon has received a top international award. 2009-04-20T08:54:18+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004517.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004517.stm#When:09:02:40Z Forests' role as massive carbon sinks is "at risk of being lost entirely", top forestry scientists have warned. 2009-04-20T09:02:40+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5109251/Trees-are-growing-faster-and-could-buy-time-to-halt-global-warming.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5109251/Trees-are-growing-faster-and-could-buy-time-to-halt-global-warming.html#When:10:16:33Z Plants and trees are growing faster because of rising carbon dioxide levels, potentially buying Earth more time to address global warming, according to scientists. 2009-04-27T10:16:33+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/how-britons-fuel-destruction-of-the-rainforest-1677096.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/how-britons-fuel-destruction-of-the-rainforest-1677096.html#When:09:46:19Z British consumers are fuelling the rising demand for palm oil, speeding up the destruction of rainforests 2009-05-01T09:46:19+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8066871.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8066871.stm#When:13:29:34Z Africa's forests are disappearing faster than those in other parts of the world because of a lack of land ownership, a report says. 2009-05-26T13:29:34+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/31/cattle-trade-brazil-greenpeace-amazon-deforestation http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/31/cattle-trade-brazil-greenpeace-amazon-deforestation#When:13:35:29Z A three-year survey by Greenpeace shows that western demand for beef and leather and an increase in cattle ranching is leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon. 2009-06-02T13:35:29+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8083706.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8083706.stm#When:15:58:23Z A new analysis has shown that payments to reduce carbon emissions from the forests could generate more income than palm oil production on deforested land. 2009-06-05T15:58:23+00:00 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8095833.stm http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8095833.stm#When:10:44:30Z Cutting down Amazon forest for cattle and soy does not bring long-term economic progress, researchers say.A study of 286 Amazon municipalities found that deforestation brought quick benefits that were soon reversed. 2009-06-12T10:44:30+00:00 http://www.rainforestsos.org/book?utm_source=2009%2B10+21+prp+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletterlist http://www.rainforestsos.org/book?utm_source=2009%2B10+21+prp+newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletterlist#When:08:56:12Z The PRP has just released a new online, interactive booklet that describes how rainforests are in the front line in the fight against climate change and explains how a new form of international collaboration could help to reduce tropical deforestation, with many benefits for developed and developiong countries 2009-10-23T08:56:12+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8358094.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8358094.stm#When:11:17:07Z The rate of deforestation in the Amazon has dropped by 45% and is the lowest on record since monitoring began 21 years ago, Brazil's government says. According to the latest annual figures, just over 7,000 sq km was destroyed between July 2008 and August 2009. 2009-11-13T11:17:07+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8473652.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8473652.stm#When:10:15:07Z A multi-billion dollar deal tabled at the Copenhagen climate summit could lead to conflicts in forest-rich nations, a report has warned. The study by the Rights and Resources Initiative said the funds could place "unprecedented pressure" on some areas. 2010-01-25T10:15:07+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8586701.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8586701.stm#When:07:33:53Z The world's net rate of forest loss has slowed markedly in the last decade, with less logging in the Amazon and China planting trees on a grand scale. 2010-03-26T07:33:53+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10228989.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10228989.stm#When:09:01:28Z The number of fires destroying Amazon rainforests are increasing, a study from University of Exeter Geography Department has found. A team of scientists said fires in the region could release similar amounts of carbon as deliberate deforestation. 2010-06-07T09:01:28+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2007/dec/13/forests http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2007/dec/13/forests#When:11:36:45Z The Earth was once covered in ancient forests, 80% of which have been either destroyed or degraded, according to conservationists. Half of that has been in the last 30 years. 2010-07-20T11:36:45+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/a-million-new-homes-could-be-uninsurable-782650.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/a-million-new-homes-could-be-uninsurable-782650.html#When:12:26:40Z A third of the governments planned target 3 million new homes are to be built on flood plains against advice from the Environment Agency, meaning many could be classed as ‘uninsurable’ by the insurance industry.   2008-09-18T12:26:40+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6921023.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6921023.stm#When:12:28:51Z Landmark buildings in central London are to be reassessed for flood vulnerability as uncertaintity created by climate change has forced authorities to develop a plan to deal with a worst case scenario. 2008-09-18T12:28:51+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6913392.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6913392.stm#When:12:30:21Z One of the greatest challenges facing the UK government after the recent flooding is finding the resources and skilled labour to rebuild infrastructure. 2008-09-18T12:30:21+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7387206.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7387206.stm#When:12:32:15Z A committee of MPs has said Britain’s Flood Defences are in a ‘chaotic state’ and that there is a ‘total lack of awareness’ as to how vulnerable certain parts of the country are to flooding. 2008-09-18T12:32:15+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7472564.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7472564.stm#When:12:34:48Z An independent review carried out by Sir Michael Pit has said that builder regulations must be stricter and planning better in flood prone areas and that urgent and fundamental changes are needed to improve flood defences. 2008-09-18T12:34:48+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7386959.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7386959.stm#When:12:38:39Z Hundreds of vital installations in the UK are vulnerable to severe flooding, a confidential government study says. 2008-09-18T12:38:39+00:00 http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/~/media/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/flooding_review/final_press_notice%20pdf.ashx http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/~/media/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/flooding_review/final_press_notice%20pdf.ashx#When:12:40:57Z The Pitt Review, ‘Learning lessons from the 2007 floods', released and calls for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased risk of flooding and called on the Government to set out publicly how it will make rapid progress, and be held to account, on improving the country’s flood resilience. 2008-09-18T12:40:57+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/4570950/Projects-built-despite-flood-risk-on-increase-warns-Environment-Agency.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/4570950/Projects-built-despite-flood-risk-on-increase-warns-Environment-Agency.html#When:10:40:09Z Hundreds of homes, a primary school and a ferry terminal were given planning permission last year despite concerns over flood risks, watchdogs have warned. 2009-02-10T10:40:09+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/08/climate-change-flooding http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/08/climate-change-flooding#When:11:54:14Z Rising sea levels pose a far bigger eco threat than previously thought. This week's climate change conference in Copenhagen will sound an alarm over new floodings - enough to swamp Bangladesh, Florida, the Norfolk Broads and the Thames estuary 2009-03-09T11:54:14+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7935159.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7935159.stm#When:14:42:03Z The global sea level looks set to rise far higher than forecast because of changes in the polar ice-sheets, a team of researchers has suggested. 2009-03-11T14:42:03+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/5566269/800000-homes-face-flood-risk-warns-climate-change-report.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/5566269/800000-homes-face-flood-risk-warns-climate-change-report.html#When:10:08:54Z Twice as many British homes will be at risk of flooding than previously thought because of the impact of climate change on sea levels, according to a report by government-appointed experts. 2009-06-18T10:08:54+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8460089.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8460089.stm#When:09:57:22Z Rising sea levels and an increase in the frequency of storms could leave many UK coastal areas vulnerable to extreme flooding, a report has warned. The project's findings, which include sketches and details of the proposed "new cities", will be presented in a exhibition that will visit London, Portsmouth and Kingston-upon-Hull. 2010-01-15T09:57:22+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/09/11/eaecotown111.xml http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/09/11/eaecotown111.xml#When:10:11:24Z A judge has ruled that a judicial review of the whole eco towns programme should go ahead 2008-09-12T10:11:24+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/property_and_mortgages/article4629875.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/property_and_mortgages/article4629875.ece#When:16:10:11Z A quarter of the developers on the Government's shortlist of 15 eco-towns have now abandoned the schemes, which have prompted widespread protests. 2008-09-18T16:10:11+00:00 http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/housingandregeneration.html http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/housingandregeneration.html#When:16:13:08Z The Housing and Regeneration Bill 2007-08 passed by Parliament in July aims to, among other things, reform social housing and social housing regulation, and support the delivery of 3 million new homes. 2008-09-18T16:13:08+00:00 http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article4217719.ece http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article4217719.ece#When:16:16:19Z Government Housing Minister Caroline Flint says the 15 potential ‘eco-towns’ in the UK can provide more affordable housing in areas under pressure both in terms of supply and affordability, but admits some greenfield sites will be lost. 2008-09-18T16:16:19+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2194808/Millions-more-homes-needed-by-2020.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/2194808/Millions-more-homes-needed-by-2020.html#When:16:18:15Z The Government has been told that in order to make housing more affordable 3.48 million new houses need to be built by 2020. The article details which areas are most in need of new affordable houses to be developed and how this should be approached. 2008-09-18T16:18:15+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/3126788/House-building-at-lowest-level-for-50-years.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/3126788/House-building-at-lowest-level-for-50-years.html#When:10:11:34Z The number of new homes being built in Britain has fallen to the lowest level for more than 50 years, research suggests 2008-10-03T10:11:34+00:00 http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=2771 http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=2771#When:13:02:03Z The government’s eco-towns initiative has started a number of debates – about their size and the choice of locations, and how lessons from new towns can be applied to the existing built environment. 2008-10-06T13:02:03+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/3269522/Britains-environmental-heritage-at-risk-warns-CPRE.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/3269522/Britains-environmental-heritage-at-risk-warns-CPRE.html#When:10:56:00Z Britain risks losing its "fabulous inheritance of landscape and wildlife" as the Government allows developments - including its flagship eco-town projects - to spring up across the countryside, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned 2008-10-28T10:56:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/03/greenbuilding-ecotowns http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/03/greenbuilding-ecotowns#When:10:32:35Z The government should revise its target to build 3m new homes by 2020 in the light of the economic downturn, which gives ministers a chance to save greenfield land from development, a committee of MPs says today. 2008-11-04T10:32:35+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7708149.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7708149.stm#When:12:06:45Z Nearly all the locations earmarked for new eco-towns have question marks about them, ministers have acknowledged. 2008-11-04T12:06:45+00:00 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmenvaud/566/566.pdf http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmenvaud/566/566.pdf#When:14:19:56Z The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) release 'Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the Government’s housebuilding plans' 2008-11-04T14:19:56+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/04/ecotowns http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/04/ecotowns#When:12:24:36Z Just one of the 12 sites competing to become one of Gordon Brown's ecotowns is currently considered suitable by the government's green consultants. 2008-11-05T12:24:36+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5198945.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5198945.ece#When:16:47:04Z The Mayor of London refused to scale back his housing targets despite gloom in the sector, because while times were “incredibly difficult”, it “doesn’t mean for a second that we should abandon our ambitions”. 2008-11-20T16:47:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/dec/03/andres-duany-prince-charles-architecture http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/dec/03/andres-duany-prince-charles-architecture#When:12:06:16Z One of Prince Charles's allies in his battle against modern architecture has attacked the "disappointing to dismal" design of British postwar towns. 2008-12-03T12:06:16+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fierce-opposition-forces-brown-to-shorten-ecotowns-shortlist-1301568.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fierce-opposition-forces-brown-to-shorten-ecotowns-shortlist-1301568.html#When:12:36:56Z Only five proposals for environment-friendly settlements make the grade, officials say 2009-01-12T12:36:56+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7852546.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7852546.stm#When:14:12:30Z Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge to the government's plans to build as many as 10 "eco-towns". 2009-01-28T14:12:30+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5614919.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5614919.ece#When:10:21:32Z The biggest council house building programme since the 1950s was ordered by Gordon Brown yesterday as he urged town halls to rescue the construction industry and help to kick-start the economy. 2009-01-30T10:21:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/09/eco-homes-refit-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/09/eco-homes-refit-emissions#When:11:46:04Z More than one in four homes in the UK will be offered a complete eco-makeover under ambitious plans expected to be announced this week to slash fuel bills and cut global warming pollution. 2009-02-09T11:46:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/23/affordable-housing http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/23/affordable-housing#When:12:26:25Z Newly formed 2020 Group says building mroe homes would boost economy and save thousands of jobs 2009-02-23T12:26:25+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922578.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922578.stm#When:09:43:00Z A major Whitehall department lacks the skills needed to put vital policies into operation, MPs have said. 2009-03-04T09:43:00+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4969489/Number-of-new-homes-needs-to-more-than-double-to-meet-population-demand-by-2031.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4969489/Number-of-new-homes-needs-to-more-than-double-to-meet-population-demand-by-2031.html#When:12:30:00Z The number of new homes being built needs to more than double to meet population demand by 2031, official figures are likely to show today 2009-03-11T12:30:00+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/4974499/House-prices-could-fall-by-further-55-per-cent.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/4974499/House-prices-could-fall-by-further-55-per-cent.html#When:12:11:26Z House prices may fall by a further 55 percent and there is a "very real probability" that Britain will be bankrupted, a leading investment bank has warned in a private note to clients. 2009-03-12T12:11:26+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5908376.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5908376.ece#When:10:05:36Z Techniques for geo-engineering are coming under serious scrutiny as temperatures and CO2 emissions continue to rise 2009-03-24T10:05:36+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/176f2688-18d2-11de-bec8-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F176f2688-18d2-11de-bec8-0000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/176f2688-18d2-11de-bec8-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F176f2688-18d2-11de-bec8-0000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer=#When:15:22:26Z Gordon Brown’s plans for a generation of 10 new “eco-towns” have been further undermined after their financial prospects were questioned for the first time by the government’s own advisers. 2009-03-26T15:22:26+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/5114784/Eco-towns-cannot-go-ahead-without-support-of-local-community-say-townhalls.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/5114784/Eco-towns-cannot-go-ahead-without-support-of-local-community-say-townhalls.html#When:10:16:41Z Eco-towns could be illegal because of a failure to consult properly, according to legal advice given to town halls. 2009-04-07T10:16:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8125663.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8125663.stm#When:09:32:46Z Downing Street has denied reports that there is no agreement over funding for Gordon Brown's plan to build an extra 20,000 affordable homes in two years. 2009-06-30T09:32:46+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8152985.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8152985.stm#When:09:44:57Z The locations of four new "eco-towns" have been announced as part of scaled-down government plans. They are Rackheath, Norfolk; north west Bicester, Oxfordshire; Whitehill Bordon, East Hants; and the China Clay Community near St Austell, Cornwall. 2009-07-16T09:44:57+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6716256.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6716256.ece#When:08:42:59Z Ministers gave approval yesterday for the building of four “pioneer” eco-towns and insisted that at least 10,000 homes would be in place by 2016 in the face of local opposition. 2009-08-25T08:42:59+00:00 http://england.shelter.org.uk/news/october_2009/housebuilding_figures_down/_nocache http://england.shelter.org.uk/news/october_2009/housebuilding_figures_down/_nocache#When:15:08:54Z Revised figures published today for the past 12 months to June 2009 show that housebuilding is in even greater decline than shown in previous government figures released in August. 2009-10-28T15:08:54+00:00 http://www.cabe.org.uk/publications/grey-to-green?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=589867627&utm_campaign=GreytoGreenshiftingfundingfromgreytogreeninfrastructure+_+ujuitj&utm_term=GreytoGreenhowweshiftfundingandskillstogreenourcities http://www.cabe.org.uk/publications/grey-to-green?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=589867627&utm_campaign=GreytoGreenshiftingfundingfromgreytogreeninfrastructure+_+ujuitj&utm_term=GreytoGreenhowweshiftfundingandskillstogreenourcities#When:11:32:52Z New CABE report on how we shift funding and skills to green our cities. Green infrastructure does not receive anything like the investment or management that goes into grey infrastructure. 2009-11-26T11:32:52+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article6992053.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article6992053.ece#When:10:40:49Z Taylor Wimpey, the UK’s biggest housebuilder, today revealed it has entered the new year with a 28 per cent rise in orders for new homes as improved conditions and rising prices had enabled the group to reduce its debt. 2010-01-18T10:40:49+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8504050.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8504050.stm#When:18:11:44Z Four "eco-towns" due to be built in England are to receive a funding boost of £60m to be spread over the next two years, the government has announced. 2010-02-09T18:11:44+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7424158.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7424158.stm#When:13:26:43Z The prime minister has justified an increased usage of nuclear power with the continual rise in oil prices. Brown added that merely replacing the existing sites that currently supply 20% of UK electricity is not sufficient. 2008-08-01T13:26:43+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7535839.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7535839.stm#When:14:58:13Z A colossal increase in investment will launch China to the top of the global renewable energy rankings by 2009; this comes at a time when it faces criticism over air quality during the Olympics. It is expected to invest an average of $33bn annually to meet a target of 15% of energy from low carbon technologies by 2020. 2008-08-22T14:58:13+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/fade-to-black-is-this-the-end-of-oil-845092.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/fade-to-black-is-this-the-end-of-oil-845092.html#When:15:04:45Z As oil barrel prices continue to soar with the dwindling availability of the resource business out on the North Sea oil rigs is also increasing. However the oil platform is being given a facelift as a major discovery of natural gas means it will continue to operate for at least 2 decades. 2008-08-22T15:04:45+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/07/biofuels.carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/07/biofuels.carbonemissions#When:16:20:20Z Critics argue that biofuels may cause more problems then they solve such as tropical deforestation and the majority does not meet UK Government’s green standards and should therefore be reconsidered. 2008-09-18T16:20:20+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3694859.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3694859.ece #When:16:24:52Z A new deep water device to generate electicity from tides on a large scale has just opened in Northern Ireland which if successful will lead to the development of the world’s first tidal farm 2008-09-18T16:24:52+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/14/alternativeenergy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/14/alternativeenergy#When:11:56:48Z The government must allow companies to build offshore wind farms much closer to shore, as part of a series of measures to revitalise a sector that has almost stalled due to insufficient support, competitive pressures and rising costs, an authoritative report warns today. 2008-10-14T11:56:48+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/winds-of-change-a-beacon-of-optimism-968693.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/winds-of-change-a-beacon-of-optimism-968693.html#When:11:30:14Z The Government claims Britain is ready for massive investment in wind energy, but the renewable energy sector warns there are big obstacles to overcome. 2008-11-04T11:30:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/02/portugal-wind-power http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/02/portugal-wind-power#When:12:10:14Z Europe's biggest onshore wind farm plugged itself into the grid today to provide enough electricity for up to a million people in northern Portugal. A total of 120 windmills are dotted across the highlands of the Upper Minho region of Portugal as one of western Europe's poorer nations continues to forge its reputation as a renewables champion. 2008-12-03T12:10:14+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/09/climatechange-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/09/climatechange-energy#When:12:09:17Z Green lobby and politicians hail agreement to use 20% renewables within 12 years as climate change landmark 2008-12-10T12:09:17+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/08/windpower-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/08/windpower-energy#When:10:59:43Z International Energy Agency accused of consistently underestimating potential of wind, solar and sea power while promoting oil, coal and nuclear as 'irreplaceable' technologies 2009-01-09T10:59:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/12/renewable-energy-initiative http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/12/renewable-energy-initiative#When:11:08:10Z Low-carbon grants to end with millions unspent. Funding hiatus will 'strangle initiatives at birth' 2009-01-12T11:08:10+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/14/nuclear-power-uk http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/14/nuclear-power-uk#When:12:02:08Z Two of the biggest gas and electricity providers in Britain have joined forces in their bid to build up to three nuclear plants in the UK in the latest sign of an increasing commitment to atomic power. 2009-01-15T12:02:08+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/20/one-million-jobs-wind-power-2010 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/20/one-million-jobs-wind-power-2010#When:10:35:38Z One million people will be employed in the world wind-power industry by the end of the decade, despite the impact of the financial crisis, it was forecast today. 2009-01-21T10:35:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7844782.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7844782.stm#When:14:00:45Z One of the world's largest wave stations is to be constructed off the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. 2009-01-22T14:00:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7850609.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7850609.stm#When:11:03:07Z A proposed shortlist of schemes to harness renewable energy from the tides of the Severn estuary has been announced by the UK Government. 2009-01-26T11:03:07+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/nuclearpower/4325012/Four-new-nuclear-power-station-sites-unveiled.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/nuclearpower/4325012/Four-new-nuclear-power-station-sites-unveiled.html#When:11:04:40Z Four potential sites for new nuclear power stations have been unveiled by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. 2009-01-26T11:04:40+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5592523.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5592523.ece#When:12:53:03Z A £22 billion tidal energy project that would provide almost 5 per cent of Britain’s electricity will receive taxpayers’ cash if it is approved, ministers indicated yesterday. 2009-01-27T12:53:03+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7857771.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7857771.stm#When:10:47:05Z A crucial scheme to control greenhouse gases is under threat due to the recession. 2009-01-30T10:47:05+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/02/biofuels-health http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/02/biofuels-health#When:10:18:19Z Corn-based bioethanol has higher burden on environment and human health, says US study 2009-02-03T10:18:19+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-cuts-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-15-1544347.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-cuts-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-15-1544347.html#When:10:36:39Z The UK's carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1.5 per cent in 2007, according to official figures published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) today. 2009-02-04T10:36:39+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/05/china-energy-solar-wind http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/05/china-energy-solar-wind#When:13:41:22Z China will spend 580bn yuan (£59.5bn) expanding its energy sector in 2009 with plans for new solar and wind-powered generating capacity, but also nuclear and coal-fired plants. 2009-02-05T13:41:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/03/wind-power-eu http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/03/wind-power-eu#When:14:13:05Z More wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity-generating technology in 2008, according to data released yesterday. Europe installs 20 wind turbines a day and 10 EU states reach wind power capacity of more than 1GW 2009-02-05T14:13:05+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/05/sweden-nuclear-power http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/05/sweden-nuclear-power#When:11:50:42Z Green light for new generation of reactors in Sweden reflects change in sentiment towards nuclear power, government says 2009-02-06T11:50:42+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/4571967/UK-and-China-work-on-carbon-capture.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/4571967/UK-and-China-work-on-carbon-capture.html#When:10:42:58Z British scientists are working with their Chinese counterparts to develop a new technology to burn coal without harming the environment. 2009-02-10T10:42:58+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/united-on-climate-change-obamas-chinese-revolution-1604027.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/united-on-climate-change-obamas-chinese-revolution-1604027.html#When:10:49:51Z US President wants the world's two biggest polluters to form a partnership in the battle against global warming. Geoffrey Lean reports 2009-02-10T10:49:51+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5705182.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5705182.ece#When:10:39:41Z National Grid is drawing up plans for a new business unit that will pipe carbon dioxide emissions from UK power stations for storage in geological formations beneath the North Sea 2009-02-11T10:39:41+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/08/wind-farms-seek-state-funding http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/08/wind-farms-seek-state-funding#When:11:56:04Z Britain's wind industry is calling for ­government support to shield it from the falling pound and ensure existing wind farm projects go ahead. 2009-03-09T11:56:04+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article5884186.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article5884186.ece#When:13:33:32Z Up to 25 hydroelectric schemes generating enough renewable energy to power 40,000 homes may be sited on stretches of rivers including the Severn and the Trent. 2009-03-11T13:33:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/17/government-solar-energy-grant-carbon http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/17/government-solar-energy-grant-carbon#When:12:02:55Z The government ran into a storm of criticism yesterday after quietly closing its grant programme for solar energy last week, which campaigners said made a mockery of its commitment to build a low-carbon economy. 2009-03-17T12:02:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/21/renewable-energy-economic-crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/21/renewable-energy-economic-crisis#When:13:03:21Z Green power companies are heading for "crisis" and Britain should no longer rely on them to meet its energy security and climate change obligations, some industry experts are warning. 2009-03-23T13:03:21+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7959912.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7959912.stm#When:10:03:43Z There should be a significant increase in the number of wind farms built onshore in the UK, the RSPB has said. 2009-03-24T10:03:43+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/29/scotland-renewable-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/29/scotland-renewable-energy#When:10:14:31Z Plans to make Scotland 50% reliant on renewable energy sources are ahead of schedule, new figures released by the Scottish Parliament today suggest. 2009-03-30T10:14:31+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7997398.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7997398.stm#When:09:09:02Z Biomass power could become one of the worst emitters of greenhouse gases, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. 2009-04-14T09:09:02+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-wind-industry-jobs-growth-potential-at-risk-1668259.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/uk-wind-industry-jobs-growth-potential-at-risk-1668259.html#When:09:44:34Z Britain risks missing out on tens of thousands of jobs and failing to hit its renewable energy target unless the state steps in to rescue the struggling wind power industry, the Government will be warned today. 2009-04-14T09:44:34+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/08/utilities-pfi http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/08/utilities-pfi#When:09:46:41Z The Treasury today stepped in to rescue a £635m waste-to-energy project in Greater Manchester, the largest such project in Europe. The scheme, being funded under the private finance initiative, had stalled after banks refused to lend enough to complete it. 2009-04-14T09:46:41+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/nuclear-sites-revealed http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/nuclear-sites-revealed#When:09:44:50Z The energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, says nuclear power is part of Britain's low-carbon future 2009-04-15T09:44:50+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004975.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004975.stm#When:20:57:54Z The US government is to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, having decided that it and five other greenhouse gases may endanger human health and well-being. 2009-04-17T20:57:54+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5189868/UK-set-to-miss-climate-change-targets.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5189868/UK-set-to-miss-climate-change-targets.html#When:09:53:08Z The UK is set to miss climate change targets despite a reduction in greenhouse emissions caused by the recession, analysts have warned. 2009-04-21T09:53:08+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/22/wind-renewables http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/22/wind-renewables#When:12:05:51Z British Wind Energy Association welcomes package, but planning and grid connections still restrict renewables revolution 2009-04-23T12:05:51+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/26/offshore-wind-power http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/26/offshore-wind-power#When:10:17:51Z It's official: it's getting windier down south. This unexpected quirk of climate change has given a much needed boost to offshore wind-farm developers. 2009-04-27T10:17:51+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/28/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-close http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/28/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-close#When:10:26:28Z Vestas is to shut down its Isle of Wight factory in the face of collapsing demand from a wind-farming industry hobbled by the recession and red tape 2009-04-29T10:26:28+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6395498.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6395498.ece#When:10:24:19Z Terry Barker, director of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, predicts that by 2030, half the carbon emission savings gained from more fuel-effi-cient transport, buildings and industry will be cancelled out by a corresponding rise in consumption of fossil fuels. 2009-06-02T10:24:19+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/5625487/Every-British-home-to-be-powered-by-offshore-wind.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/5625487/Every-British-home-to-be-powered-by-offshore-wind.html#When:10:08:43Z Every home in Britain will be powered with electricity generated by 7,000 new wind turbines around the coast, under government plans. 2009-06-25T10:08:43+00:00 http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8150919.stm http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8150919.stm#When:09:16:39Z A huge expansion of wind power, home insulation and "smart" electricity meters are among measures being planned to build the UK's low-carbon future. Ministers hope their Carbon Transition Plan will help them meet 2020 targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and expanding renewable energy. 2009-07-15T09:16:39+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/27/wind-power-miliband-loans http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/27/wind-power-miliband-loans#When:09:42:32Z The government will today demonstrate its willingness to exert influence over Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group by announcing £1bn of lending to wind farm developers whose schemes have been becalmed by a lack of cash. 2009-07-29T09:42:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/20/tony-blair-cars-china http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/20/tony-blair-cars-china#When:10:13:39Z Despite a projected tripling of traffic in China over the next decade, the focus should be on low-carbon technology rather than sacrifice, says a report by Tony Blair's Climate Group 2009-08-21T10:13:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8241016.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8241016.stm#When:07:36:39Z Japan's next leader has promised a big cut in greenhouse gas emissions, saying he will aim for a 25% reduction by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. 2009-09-07T07:36:39+00:00 http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/08/hello-sunshine/ http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2009/08/hello-sunshine/#When:10:51:58Z A bold new project aims to power Europe with electricity captured from African desert sun 2009-09-14T10:51:58+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8265974.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8265974.stm#When:10:03:33Z The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks' time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister has said. Gordon Brown has become the first world leader to offer to go to the Danish capital to help seal the deal 2009-09-21T10:03:33+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/oct/22/climate-change-map-miliband http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/oct/22/climate-change-map-miliband#When:12:05:56Z Foreign secretary David Miliband, his brother, the energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband, and the government's chief scientific advisor John Beddington describe what the world would be like after a 4C rise in temperature. 2009-10-27T12:05:56+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/oct/22/climate-change-carbon-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/oct/22/climate-change-carbon-emissions#When:12:08:32Z A map launched at the Science Museum in London has been developed using the latest peer-reviewed science from the Met Office Hadley Centre and other leading impact scientists. It shows that the land will heat up more quickly than the sea, and high latitudes, particularly the Arctic, will have larger temperature increases 2009-10-27T12:08:32+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/money-is-the-key-to-the-success-of-copenhagen-1813177.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/money-is-the-key-to-the-success-of-copenhagen-1813177.html#When:10:53:38Z Developing countries want up to £245bn to reduce their carbon emissions while the EU thinks it should cost them as little as £20bn. 2009-11-03T10:53:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8341186.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8341186.stm#When:09:57:45Z Solar power could be produced cheaply in specially designed optical fibres, say researchers. The work, published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, makes use of nanometre-scale wires built around optical fibres like bristles. 2009-11-05T09:57:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8349715.stm#When:10:21:25Z Ed Miliband has said the UK cannot afford to "say no" to nuclear power as he prepares to announce plans to fast-track a new generation of reactors. 2009-11-09T10:21:25+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible#When:11:50:43Z The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 'battle plan' for climate change includes geo-engineering and nuclear power 2009-11-13T11:50:43+00:00 http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2709 http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2709#When:11:36:36Z The US President will be making a one-day stopover during the first part of the UN climate conference in the Danish capital where he is expected to announce an American emissions reduction target of 17 percent. 2009-11-26T11:36:36+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8380106.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8380106.stm#When:11:38:49Z China has unveiled its first firm target for limiting greenhouse gas emissions, two weeks before a global summit on climate change in Copenhagen. Beijing said it would aim to reduce its "carbon intensity" by 40-45% by the year 2020, compared with 2005 levels. 2009-11-26T11:38:49+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/29/siemens-uk-wind-turbine-plant http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/29/siemens-uk-wind-turbine-plant#When:16:02:38Z The government will receive another boost to its green manufacturing momentum this week when Siemens of Germany announces plans to create hundreds of jobs in Britain and invest more than £75m in a new wind turbine plant. 2010-03-29T16:02:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10235242.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west_wales/10235242.stm#When:15:09:23Z Construction work will begin next year on one of the largest offshore windfarms in the world, an energy firm has announced. The £2bn Gwynt y Mor windfarm will have 160 wind turbines around 10 miles off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. 2010-06-04T15:09:23+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/africa-needs-gm-food-says-top-scientist-922489.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/africa-needs-gm-food-says-top-scientist-922489.html#When:10:38:46Z The Government's former chief scientific adviser,Sir David King, says that advanced approaches to agriculture, such as GM crops, are the only way Africa will be able to feed itself. 2008-09-18T10:38:46+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2262217/Analysis-How-George-W-Bush-became-an-African-hero.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2262217/Analysis-How-George-W-Bush-became-an-African-hero.html#When:10:49:01Z President Bush has made America the biggest single donor to the Global Fund for Aids, tuberculosis and malaria, contributing one third of its Pounds 5 billion 2008-09-18T10:49:01+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/rich-nations-are-betraying-africa-859091.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/rich-nations-are-betraying-africa-859091.html#When:10:52:27Z The world's richest nations will today be told by Gordon Brown to stop backsliding on their pledges to double aid to Africa by 2010. Backing Bob Geldolf, who warned yesterday that high energy prices are starving the super-poor in Africa. 2008-09-18T10:52:27+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/overseas-aid-aid-package-stays-true-to-pound9bn-promise-made-at-g8-396477.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/overseas-aid-aid-package-stays-true-to-pound9bn-promise-made-at-g8-396477.html#When:10:54:03Z Increases in international aid announced yesterday by the Government will enable Gordon Brown to keep promises given to Bono and Bob Geldoff at the Gleneagles summit on doubling support for Africa. 2008-09-18T10:54:03+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/bob-geldof-aid-isnt-the-answer-africa-must-be-allowed-to-trade-its-way-out-of-poverty-478355.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/bob-geldof-aid-isnt-the-answer-africa-must-be-allowed-to-trade-its-way-out-of-poverty-478355.html#When:10:56:16Z Sir Bob Geldof advocates a "stand-alone" trade deal for Africa's poor, to enable poorer states the chance to reduce their poverty through a more balanced global trade regime. 2008-09-18T10:56:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/25/africa-entrepreneurs-charity http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/25/africa-entrepreneurs-charity#When:10:42:31Z Donors are now focusing less on charity and more on the continent's small entrepreneurs 2009-05-26T10:42:31+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8217449.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8217449.stm#When:10:10:03Z The leaders of 10 African countries are gathering in Ethiopia to try to agree a common position on climate change. 2009-08-24T10:10:03+00:00