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28 March 2013
Living near busy roads could account for 14% of childhood asthma cases, according to research published in the journal of the European Respiratory Society.
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13 February 2013
The central London congestion charge area could be turned into an ‘ultra-low emission zone’ (ULEZ) from 2020, mayor Boris Johnson said on 13 February.
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23 January 2013
The price of carbon allowances under the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) has hit a new low, dropping below €5 a tonne for the first time.
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17 January 2013
Policymakers have long relied on ‘critical loads’ of nitrogen pollution as safety thresholds to avoid damage to sensitive habitat types but new research suggests such thresholds may not exist.
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19 December 2012
The government has ignored widespread calls to extend existing carbon budgets to international aviation and shipping.
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13 December 2012
The energy and climate department (DECC) today (13 December) gave the green light for shale gas firms to resume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of rocks.
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4 December 2012
The Green Deal energy efficiency upgrade scheme has been exempted from a government ban on official advertising campaigns to boost low levels of awareness and uptake.
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24 October 2012
A group of ethical investors is putting pressure on some of the UK’s largest utilities and mining companies to improve their carbon performance.
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12 October 2012
The Carbon Disclosure Project's annual survey of carbon reporting among the 350 largest UK stock exchange listed companies shows one third of respondents do not meet the government's mandatory carbon reporting rules due to come into force in April 2013.
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4 October 2012
Air quality breaches recorded in the latest annual compliance report leave the UK open to EU infringement proceedings.
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