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Friday, 05 Apr, 2010
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LHR new runway under threat: Big UK companies must buy credits: gas pump tourism under threat: more countries set targets: undercover energy millions fund carbon deniers
Times Online Mar 29 2010
The judgment on Friday found that ministers had failed to take account of new, legally binding targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions when they approved the expansion of Heathrow.
BBC News Apr 1 2010
The initiative will require large firms and public sector bodies to buy allowances to cover their energy use
Reuters India Apr 1 2010
Luxembourg should raise car fuel prices to discourage "gas pump tourism" by motorists from nearby countries and combat a rapid rise in carbon dioxide emissions, the OECD said Wednesday.
Forestry Commission Apr 1 2010
The Forestry Commission has launched the Woodland Carbon Task Force charged with kick-starting a major increase in new woodland planting to help the UK curb and adapt to climate change.
Nikkei Net Interactive Apr 1 2010
The Tokyo metropolitan government has launched a mandatory scheme to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from large office buildings and factories, involving Asia’s first cap-and-trade program allowing entities to purchase emissions credits
AFP Apr 1 2010
Seventy-five countries accounting for more than 80 percent of greenhouse gases from energy use have filed pledges to cut or limit carbon emissions by 2020, the UN climate convention said on Wednesday.
Australia backs carbon markets
Herald Sun Apr 1 2010
Australia has stressed the importance of carbon markets in raising billions of dollars to help developing countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions at high-level talks in London.
Telegraph Mar 31 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7538934/Oil-conglomerate-secretly-funds-climate-change-deniers.html
An oil conglomerate has allegedly spent nearly USD 25m on campaigns to discredit climate change and clean energy policies, according to a new report.
Business Week Mar 30 2010
Utility company FPL Group spent USD 750,000 lobbying in the fourth quarter on climate change, renewable sources of electricity and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
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British Airways passengers endure 11-hour 'flight to nowhere'
CLIA: Anti-cruise demos could cause itinerary changes in Europe
Gatwick braces for strike
Co-pilot faints, easyJet flight issues ‘red alert’