- Liberal Democrats publish proposals to transform Britain into an international leader in tackling climate change, August 28 [1] topic
- Housebuilders win battle against green technologies - Government preparing to drop rules promoting renewables - Planners will be unable to set environmental targets, August 20 [4] topic
- Car use, obesity and CO2 - A new IEEP report [6] arugues for renewed efforts to promote walking as transport. This would be vastly cheaper than dealing with the consequences of the obesity epidemic and climate change. 40% of all journeys in the UK are under 2 miles in length – distances easily covered by up to 30 minutes of brisk walking. Nonetheless, 38% of these journeys are currently by car. August 13. topic
- Joint Committee of MPs and Lords examining the draft Climate Change Bill concludes that the Bill needs to be strengthened. It is the third committee of MPs to warn that the Bill does not go far enough. The failure to include international aviation emissions from the emissions reduction targets is a "serious weakness..." August 3 [7] topic
- Planning Disaster Coalition map highlights massive building plans for England and Wales, August 3 [8] The Coalition has made it easy for the public to make their voice heard in the Government consultation. All they need to do is send the Government an email via www.planningdisaster.co.uk. topic
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References
- ↑ Liberal Democrats, August 29
- ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, August 28
- ↑ The Guardian, August 24
- ↑ Guardian Unlimited, August 20
- ↑ Green Alliance, August 17
- ↑ Institute for European Environmental Policy, August 13 2007
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, August 3
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, August 3
- ↑ Living Streets, August 2