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WWF UK Lead Challenge on New Heathrow Runway
WWF UK is leading a coalition of environmental groups, alongside councils and residents, to battle against the government's decision to expand Heathrow airport with a new runway. The coalition claims that the third runway will breach UK legal limits on noise and air pollution that in turn will seriously undermine government climate change targets.
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ASDA Commitment to Green Issues
ASDA has continued their environmentally friendly shopping experience with the unveiling of their latest high efficiency store in Bootle, Merseyside. The 40,000 square foot supermarket is ASDA’s latest energy efficient store, with a total cost of an estimated £16m.
Opened last November, the timber-framed store boasts a host of sustainable features, including, recycled bricks, a recycled [...]
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WWF Calls for Part Rejection of EU Climate and Energy Package
The WWF UK is calling on the European Parliament to reject parts of the deal agreed by European Head’s of Government for the EU Climate and Energy Package. The agreement has been jointly condemned as a failure by the Climate Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF.
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WWF and Greenpeace Unite Against Heathrow Expansion
The Government is now facing a critical test of its environmental stance due to the continued expansion of UK airports. Last month the Government signed up to the most ambitious long-term climate change targets in the world after pledging an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The WWF UK is asking the Government to [...]
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WWF and Greenpeace Call for Government Stance
The latest WWF and Greenpeace report calls on the Government to take a serious stance about renewables and energy efficiency, not build major new power stations.
If the Government were to achieve its commitment to the EU’s renewable energy targets, then new power stations would not be needed to meet electricity requirements. The report also [...]
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Greenpeace Warn Australia to Go Solar
4 activists from the Greenpeace charity climbed to the top of a 140metre smokestack at a coal fired power plant in Queensland, Australia. In sub zero temperatures the 4 climbers occupied the smokestack for 33 hours overnight, whilst writing ‘Go Solar’ on the chimney – a clear message to the Australian Parliament.
Of the 13 activists’ [...]
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Are the Government Sparking a Green Energy Revolution?
The WWF charity has praised the Government’s latest renewable energy strategy which could herald a much needed energy revolution through incentives to entice UK home owners to go green.
The UK is currently the third worst performer in the EU on renewable fuels, with measures now in place to make this energy source more attractive to homeowners. [...]
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