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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

Alex Steffen - Founder of WorldChanging.com

We talk to one of the world's leading voices on sustainability.

Can the UK ever be sustainable? / Focus / Alex Steffen - Founder of WorldChanging.com

INTERVIEW: Professor Richard Burdett

Discussing the growth of urban populations, the future of cities and environmental and social sustainability.

Adapting to an urban future / Focus / INTERVIEW: Professor Richard Burdett

Countryside in Crisis?

Challenges / Countryside in Crisis?