Copenhagen loopholes ‘make farce' of rich pledges

6 Aug 10 - Wealthy nations’ pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions could be made farcical by loopholes in the UN climate change treaty put forward in Copenhagen last year.

Canadian researchers hope to green the web

30 Jul 10 - Canadian researchers hope to stem the global IT industry's rampant output of greenhouse gas emissions by perfecting a way to host the Internet's content purely on green power.

UK might miss boat, warns green watchdog

23 Jul 10 - An independent watchdog group has advised the UK government to increase investment in low-carbon technologies in order to boost green, economic growth and to achieve the target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.

UK firm plants 50,000ha in jatropha

16 Jul 10 - British company VEPower says it has secured 40,000 tonnes of crude biofuel through an exclusivity agreement to finance a 50,000ha jatropha plantation in Ghana.

Businesses can shout about carbon neutral

9 Jul 10 - A new Carbon Neutral Program is to be implemented by the Australian Carbon Trust, the Government has announced.

US airlines challenge EU emissions rules

4 Jun 10 - American airlines have begun legal action to try to exempt themselves from a European carbon emissions trading scheme due to come into force in 2012.

Super Hornet carries biofuel sting in its tail

23 Apr 10 - The US Navy plans to test-fly its main attack aircraft, the Super Hornet, on a biofuel blend today, Earth Day, as part of an ambitious push by the Pentagon to increase US security by using less fossil fuel.

Air NZ looks at using CAP to cover emissions

9 Apr 10 - Air New Zealand is considering using the government CAP to account for its greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate change faces the trillion-dollar question

1 Apr 10 - Political and business leaders gather in London today to try to revive the world's faltering challenge to global warming.

Repentant Pachauri slips into neutral

1 Apr 10 - The outspoken chairman of the UN’s climate change body is to adopt a neutral advisory role and has agreed to stop making statements demanding new taxes and other radical policies on cutting emissions.

In 10 years, we'll be flying on flax and food scraps

19 Mar 10 - Within 10 years, passenger planes will be flying on jet fuel largely made from flax, marsh grass, and food waste as airlines seek to break away from the oil market and do their part to fight climate...

Arrogance undid Copenhagen summit, says Stern

19 Mar 10 - The "disappointing" outcome of December's climate summit was largely down to "arrogance" on the part of rich countries, according to Lord Stern.

Air NZ silent on damning biofuel report

26 Feb 10 - Air New Zealand is not talking about a damning report on its biofuel-of-choice – jatropha.

BA to build first green jet-fuel plant in Europe

19 Feb 10 - British Airways says it has signed a partnership to build Europe's first green jet-fuel plant.

How green policies could move UK out of the red

12 Feb 10 - Britain could slash its deficit by £12bn a year by scrapping tax breaks for carbon-intensive industries and halting investment in projects that will increase carbon emissions, according to a new...

Come on, Kiwis, let’s ride the green wave

22 Jan 10 - Les Mills International chairman Phillip Mills argues for the benefits of a green economy.

Can Obama yet save the day at Copenhagen?

13 Nov 09 - The world's first global treaty to combat climate change, the Kyoto Protocol, was agreed in December 1997 after exhausting, all-night negotiations in Japan that saw arguments, desperate phone calls...

Europe: Sign the deal and we’ll cut emissions 95%

23 Oct 09 - Europe tried to reassert its international leadership in the fight against global warming yesterday, offering to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95 per cent by 2050 and by 30 per cent by...

Airlines confident of reaching emission goals

16 Oct 09 - The airline industry will reach some ambitious emissions reductions goals, despite severe financial setbacks faced by airlines across the globe, says International Air Transport Association chief...

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