News UK November 2008

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Global News latest headlines 70% deforestation cuts for Brazil, December 1 [1] topic Obama Commits the USA to Climate Action! November 18 [2] topic Emissions of 40 industrialized countries rose by 2.3 percent in the time-frame 2000 to 2006, UNFCCC, November 17 [3] topic References ↑ BBC news, December 1 ↑ 350.org, November 18 ↑ UNFCCC, November 17

• Committee on Climate Change recommends a minimum 34% cut in GHG emissions by 2020, November 30 ^[1] topic

• Wildlife indicators show improvements, November 27 ^[2] topic

• Monthly mass cycle ride in London not unlawful, law lords rule, November 26 ^[3] topic

• Eco-quarter proposed for Thames Gateway, November 26 ^[4] topic

• Energy Bill now includes legislation to introduce a feed-in tariff (FIT) for renewable electricity and renewable heat incentives, November 18 ^[5] topic

• Fewer than one in twelve councils using Well Being Power, November 17 ^[6] Nottinghamshire County Council has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by using the Wellbeing Power to create a non-profit renewable energy company.

• New Local Government Network (NLGN) welcome this week’s Commons vote to establish Regional Select Committees in England, November 14 ^[7] topic

• China and UK strengthen partnership on sustainable agriculture, November 10 ^[8] topic

• Progress on recycling targets by English local authorities, November 6 ^[9] topic

• New climate change duty and parliamentary scrutiny will strengthen Planning Bill, say Government, November 4 ^[10] topic

• Public consultation opens on "toughest ever" green standards for eco towns, November 4 ^[11]

• Defra launch their Third Sector Strategy, November 3 ^[12] topic

• An area of countryside equivalent to the City of Birmingham will be lost if the Government continues to impose top-down policies on regional decision-makers, November 3 ^[13] This is the finding of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) following its investigation into existing and emerging Regional Spatial Strategies, which set out regional policies, including levels of housing development. topic

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References

1. ↑ Committee on Climate Change, November 30
2. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 27
3. ↑ Friends of Earth, November 26
4. ↑ Communities and Local Government, November 26
5. ↑ Friends of the Earth, November 18
6. ↑ Communities and Local Government, November 17
7. ↑ New Local Government Network, November 14
8. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 10
9. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 6
10. ↑ Communities and Local Government, November 4
11. ↑ Communities and Local Government, November 4
12. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 3
13. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, November 3