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Milford Sound in New Zealand

PAS 2050 being adopted in New Zealand

Auckland-based carboNZero Holdings has become the first non-UK company to provide accredited carbon footprint certification under BSI specifications

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new car emissions

New car emissions fall

Average carbon emissions from new cars in the UK fell in 2011

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PassivHaus development

Setting the standard for new homes

The highly energy efficient PassivHaus standard is a radical way of reducing carbon emissions in housing development

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Thomson aeroplane

How to achieve Carbon Trust Standard success

More than 650 organisations have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard since it was launched in 2008

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power station

CCS competition revived

The Government has relaunched its carbon capture and storage technology competition with £1 billion of funding

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GHG emissions reporting

Delay to mandatory carbon reporting

No decision has yet been reached on whether to introduce mandatory GHG reporting

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Chinese coal-fired power station

China burning more coal

China’s coal consumption increased by 9.7% in 2011, the biggest year-on-year growth seen since 2005

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radiator

UK emissions rise on economic recovery

The UK’s GHG emissions rose 3.1% in 2010

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Himalayas

No ice lost in Himalayas over last decade

No ice has been lost in the high Himalayan peaks over the past 10 years

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meat

How to take half of Britain’s cars off the road? Go veggie

GHG emissions from the food we eat are the equivalent of 167 million tons of carbon dioxide, with meat having the highest footprint

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