Ecology Monitor

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Who won the green war this week? No one, says poll


Who won the green war this week? No one, says poll

Patrick Wintour Political editor

The Guardian

17 Mar 2007



Neither of the main political parties has made a breakthrough in convincing the voters that they have the right policies to combat climate change, according to a poll conducted for the Guardian at the end of this week. The ICM poll, which saw David... read more...

Monday, March 12, 2007

EU sets climate plan, but uncertainty remains

EU sets climate plan, but uncertainty remains

By William Echikson And Adam Cohen

The Wall Street Journal Europe

12 Mar 2007



BRUSSELS—European Union leaders agreed to a plan to fight global warming, even though some countries said the targets may be unrealistic and the costs are unknown. The leaders agreed to a binding commitment to produce 20% of their energy from... read more...

Monday, March 05, 2007

UK plans to cut CO2 doomed to fail – scientists

UK plans to cut CO2 doomed to fail – scientists

James Randerson Science correspondent

The Guardian

05 Mar 2007



AnindependentscientificauditoftheUK’s climate change policies predicts that the government will fall well below its target of a 30% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 — which means that the country will not reach its 2020 milestone until... read more...