The Stories That Matter To The Environment
The greenhouse gas emissions of the UK dropped by about 2% in 2008, according to official figures released today.
The estimates for 2008 indicated a drop of 1.9% in the set of six greenhouse gases as well as a 2% fall for carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas.
The drop was caused by the continuous use [...]
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The United Nations on Sunday passed a key deadline for the submission of emission cutback goals by countries to the international body as part of the recently discussed Copenhagen Accord.
Fifty-five nations made commitments to the UN. However, 139 countries still have not shown support for the political statement. This led the international organization to move [...]
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Fifty-five nations have officially pledged to limit or reduce their emissions in an effort seen by the climate change body of the UN as a crucial move towards a lawfully binding international agreement.
The countries included are India, Indonesia and Brazil, as well as economic powers like China and the US, and all countries in the [...]
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About 24 communities in Texas have obtained permits to catch and butcher deer as a measure to control the populations of animals, and to give the venison to the less fortunate.
On Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle detailed that Walden, which is located on Lake Conroe, has joined the initiative because the population of the animal has [...]
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Europe has pledged to financially support the building of the new Jason altimeter spacecraft which will be used to observe changes in the behaviour of Earth’s oceans.
The decision should ensure that the 18-year mission of monitoring the sea-surface would continue up to the later years of the decade.
The Jason project made it possible to trace [...]
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