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Environment
Tidal energy project ‘will be funded by taxpayer’
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.
Future of low carbon energy / In The News / Tidal energy project ‘will be funded by taxpayer’
Biofuels more harmful to humans than petrol and diesel, warn scientists
Corn-based bioethanol has higher burden on environment and human health, says US study
Future of low carbon energy / In The News / Biofuels more harmful to humans than petrol and diesel, warn scientists
‘Green Nobel’ for forest champion
A campaigner who was jailed during his battle to save the rainforest in Gabon has received a top international award.
Razing the Rainforest / In The News / ‘Green Nobel’ for forest champion
China unveils emissions targets ahead of Copenhagen
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.
Future of low carbon energy / In The News / China unveils emissions targets ahead of Copenhagen