The Kyoto protocol is the closest the world has come to a global agreement to combat climate change – and it is running out. Signed in 1997, it was designed to stabilise emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Ratified by 167 countries, it has been ignored by major polluters such as the US and China and expires in 2012. The UN's own scientists in the form of the IPCC are clear that Kyoto did not go nearly far enough and fraught negotiations on a new framework – dubbed the "Son of Kyoto" – have been under way for some time. It is now widely accepted that carbon trading will form the basis of any new agreement. Read the rest here.
Timetable set to phase out high-energy light bulbs
A bid to phase out all high-energy light bulbs on sale in British shops was announced by the Government today.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said he wanted to see the energy wasting bulbs start to disappear from the shelves in January and phased out by 2011. Read the rest here.
A bid to phase out all high-energy light bulbs on sale in British shops was announced by the Government today.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said he wanted to see the energy wasting bulbs start to disappear from the shelves in January and phased out by 2011. Read the rest here.
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