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The Government has launched its principal weapon in the fight against greenhouse house gases to coincide with The Hague's international conference on climate change, arguing that 'real cuts in emissions at home' are the key to tackling climate change.
European Union member countries have agreed to demand tough rules for compliance with the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, ahead of talks in The Hague.
Following the "wake-up call" of the most widespread floods since 1947 across Britain, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, announced an extra £51 million in flood defence expenditure, spread over the next four years, and 'recovery teams' for hard-hit areas.
The Scottish Environment Minister, Sam Galbraith, has refused planning permission for the proposed development of a superquarry at Lingerbay on Harris, saying that there was no justification for giving the development the go ahead.
As The Hague's international climate summit on the Kyoto Protocol begins, Australia's position, emphasising flexibility, is certain to conflict with that of European and low-lying island states.
In a stinging attack on the Green Party presidential candidate, a leading environmentalist accuses Ralph Nader's campaign as being flawed, dangerous and reckless.
The Department of Energy has announced that CO2 emissions increased 1.3%, and all greenhouse houses gases by 0.8% in 1999.
Industry and Energy Minister Brian Wilson has announced a government consultation on measures to help smaller power generators operate under the New Electricity Trading Arrangements (NETA).
The continued mistreatment of water in Australia will limit the country's future economic growth, says one of Australia's most eminent water scientists.
The government of Vanuatu has committed the archipelago to becoming a hydrogen based society and cease importing petroleum products by 2010, becoming the first nation on earth to solely use renewable energy.
The UK Government has taken the first step toward complying with the EU-required reduction in the amount of biodegradable waste going to landfill sites.
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