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Businesses can assess the carbon footprint of their goods and services and play a greater part in fighting climate change with BSI publicly available specification (PAS) 2050:2008 - Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services, a new standard launched by BSI British Standards, the Carbon Trust and [...]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday the global economic downturn would not affect a government drive to reduce the country’s carbon emissions. However, an industry executive cast doubt on the ability of the UK’s existing power transmission network to cope with planned increases in wind power output. Brown told a wind energy conference [...]

A satellite navigation system that can help drivers cut down their fuel expenditure and carbon emissions has been developed by Bedfordshire’s Cranfield School of Management.The VREAM is a vehicle routing device designed by Dr Andrew Palmer of the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain management at the campus.Using a digitised model of road networks and [...]

A scheme to reduce pollution and emissions while making residents healthier is to be launched in Lowestoft this month.The initiative, suggested by transport charity Sustrans, will see 25,000 households receive advice and travel plans to make better use of public transport and walking and cycling routes.TravelSmart Lowestoft will contact people by phone or in their [...]