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Los Angeles poised to bin plastic bags for good

Plastic bags

City on the verge of banning stores from distributing single-use plastic grocery bags

20 Jun 2013

The Energy Bill - who will win the end game?

General Electric wind turbine

Ministers are confident significant green energy investment will flow by 2015, but experts remain concerned about the finer points of the Energy Bill

20 Jun 2013

Obama warns of "grim alternative" to inaction on climate change

Barack Obama and Angela Merkel in Berlin 19 June 2013

US President warns rising temperatures will lead to severe impacts, as his advisor confirms new climate measures will be unveiled in coming weeks

20 Jun 2013

Feed-in Tariff cuts put £23m of hydro schemes at risk, industry warns

Scottish Renewables says drop in incentives of up to 20 per cent should be delayed for a year

20 Jun 2013

Breaking: MEPs back measures to rescue carbon market

European Parliament Environment Committee approves backloading proposals, allowing vote to be put to the whole house in July

19 Jun 2013

Blue Chip firms urge EU to rescue carbon market

EXCLUSIVE: Shell, Ikea, Swiss Re and others urge MEPs on Environment Committee to vote in favour of backloading

19 Jun 2013

Labour hints at coal power crackdown

Following commitment to decarbonisation target, Labour shadow minister reveals plan to tighten coal power rules

19 Jun 2013

Backloading is a temporary fix, the emissions trading scheme needs bolder reform

Policy Exchange's Simon Moore makes the case for ambitious carbon market reform based on a demanding 2035 emissions cap

19 Jun 2013

Davey steps up calls for EU to halve emissions by 2030

Strong carbon reduction target without prescriptive green energy goal would encourage cost-effective low-carbon growth, secretary of state argues

19 Jun 2013

Breaking: G8 Summit admits "grave concern" over slow progress of climate change action

Final communique stresses that G8 leaders remain "strongly committed" to delivering ambitious global climate treaty

18 Jun 2013

US mayors commit to climate resilience plans

Nearly 50 mayors from cities across the country sign declaration advocating moves to cut environmental impacts and mitigate climate risk

18 Jun 2013

G8 Summit sidelines climate change agenda

World leaders unlikely to discuss global warming at two day summit, as Downing Street insists it remains fully committed to securing global deal in 2015

17 Jun 2013

Is Obama about to unveil his climate action plan?

Reports suggest long-awaited measures to curb US greenhouse gas emissions will be announced next month

17 Jun 2013

Bonn talks make "concrete progress" towards global climate deal

But Russia, Belarus and Ukraine condemned for blocking key negotiating track

17 Jun 2013

Are MEPs ready to deliver carbon backloading compromise?

Eight MEPs from ALDE group in European Parliament also call for urgent structural reform to the Emissions Trading System

17 Jun 2013

Zero carbon homes delay sparks fresh fears in building industry

But government insists Part L building regulations will be confirmed "very shortly"

14 Jun 2013

Northern Ireland seeks to double plastic bag tax

Environment Minister Alex Attwood also wants to increase charge for reusable bags in a bid to banish plastic waste

14 Jun 2013

Labour confirms manifesto commitment to decarbonisation target

Shadow energy minister Tom Greatrex confirms that decarbonisation target for 2030 "will be in Labour's manifesto for the next general election"

14 Jun 2013

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