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Climate change: the battle for public opinion »

Climate change is here to stay. In fact we are ‘locked in’ - destined as it were - to observe at least a certain level of warming over the next ten years. But this is by no means a doomsday prediction or a submission that future developmen...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Laura Morris | Read more »

£11 million investment for electric cars on Glasgow streets »

Cars in Edinburgh

More motorists will be encouraged to use electric vehicles in Glasgow under plans announced last week by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). The initiative will seek to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points available under a sch...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Madeleine Battersby | Read more »

Government must back industry over carbon capture, say experts »

A study challenging government and industry to "step up their commitment" to countering growing carbon emissions has been published in the journal Science following recent research from the University of Edinburgh. The research indicates that there is...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Chris Grainger | Read more »

UN Chief predicts US climate revolution »

Rajendra Pachauri

The chief advisor to the UN on climate change has claimed that a US revolution could come about as a result of proposed carbon cuts. The head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, claimed that if Barack Obama comm...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

Development of 'Carbon Hero' nears completion  »

A new device that can calculate the carbon emissions produced by daily travel is entering its final stages of development. The Carbon Hero uses GPS technology to analyze movements, which are then downloaded onto a mobile phone or computer where the exa...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

UK's largest wood-fired power station opens in Scotland »

The largest wood-fired power station in the UK has been opened near Lockerbie in a step towards biomass power generation targets set for 2050. The Steven’s Croft Power Station is expected to save up to 140,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually ...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

Edinburgh’s student unions support NUS led Carbon Academy scheme »

NUS President Gemma Tumelty

Student unions across Edinburgh have pledged to engage in the NUS Carbon Academy campaign to reduce their carbon footprint through training and establishing better practices in energy management.The project, supported by campaign groups People and Plan...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

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