The Environment Agency published rules for ‘standard permits’ for eight types of waste sites for consultation on Friday Full article Environment Agency consultation Consultation document Draft standard rules
UK car manufacturers are not cutting their vehicles’ carbon emissions fast enough to meet proposed EU targets, according to research by the Brussels-based Transport and Environment group of NGOs Full article European Federation for Transport and Environment press release Report Friends of the Earth press release Friends of the Earth Europe press release
UNFCCC opening press release UNFCCC closing press release Programme UN press release WWF press release Greenpeace press release
Call for carbon capture and storage research proposals Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council call for proposals
Business Department (BERR) publishes regulations implementing EU rules on batteries BERR press release SI 2008 No. 2164 The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 Explanatory memorandum Guidance
A report from thinktank Policy Exchange has said that afforestation, preventing deforestation and stopping the destruction of peatland makes more economic sense than biofuel subsidies. Policy Exchange press release Report
Pesticides Action Network press release Background paper Legal summary
The PSD has revoked authorised uses for a large number of pesticides in view of the new EU maximum residue levels that come into force on 1 September. Pesticides Safety Directorate press release Revoked products and uses
The Sustainable Development Commission has published research on stakeholder views of options for a proposed instrument to provide incentives for domestic consumers and suppliers to reduce carbon emissions. Sustainable Development Commission report Appendices
The Stockholm Environment Institute and Help the Aged have produced the first national report on the impact of climate change as the population ages. Stockholm Environment Institute press release SEI and Help the Aged report Report summary
Research by the Energy Saving Trust has revealed that estate agents could be under-estimating the price of greener homes, with more than half of householders willing to pay more for them. Energy Saving Trust press release Report
According to the Bellona Foundation, Sellafield's THORP nuclear waste reprocessing facility will probably not be shut down in three years time. Bellona Foundation press release
World Bank consultation Draft strategic framework on development and climate change Annexes
Department for International Development / European Commission report
International Electrotechnical Commission press release Standard
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