Ecoxiety eco-news 11/02/2007
Branson offers £25 climate reward (UK). Virgin boss Richard Branson has offered a $25US reward to scientists who help find a way to save the planet from the effects of global climate change, by extracting carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. Branson describes this as the largest prize ever offered.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2007/2007-02-09-09.asp#anchor1
Ethical fund top of league (UK). The Co-operative Insurance Sustainable (CIS) Leaders trust, a fund that buys shares only in ethical and green companies, outperformed other unit trusts in the UK All Companies sector in the year to the end of January, providing investors with a total return of 29.3%, more than double the 13.2% returns produced by the FTSE All Share index. http://environment.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/story/0,,2009625,00.html
Bishop agrees not to fly (UK). The Bishop of London, the Right Rev Richard Chartres, has agreed not to fly for a year. Last July the Bishop announced that "selfish" choices of flying on holiday and having a large car were "a symptom of sin". http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2008211,00.html
EU proposed tighter vehicle CO2 laws (EU). The European Union (EU) has announced legislation restricting CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by mid-2008. Under the proposals average emissions from new cars sold in the EU would have to reach a 120g CO2/km target by 2012. At present there are only 34 petrol or diesel vehicle models available with emissions of 120g/km or less, headed by the Toyota Prius hybrid. http://www.learninggrid.co.uk/news/08-02-07_23
Leading US Companies move on climate change (USA). A group of US-based companies and several environmental NGOs have created the US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) and are calling on the federal government to “enact strong legislation to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions”. The Alliance brings together Alcoa, BP America, Caterpillar, Duke Energy, DuPont, FPL Group, General Electric, Lehman Brothers, PG&E, and PNM Resources, along with leading environmental groups. http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/CSRfiles/page.php?Story_ID=1803
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2007/2007-02-09-09.asp#anchor1
Ethical fund top of league (UK). The Co-operative Insurance Sustainable (CIS) Leaders trust, a fund that buys shares only in ethical and green companies, outperformed other unit trusts in the UK All Companies sector in the year to the end of January, providing investors with a total return of 29.3%, more than double the 13.2% returns produced by the FTSE All Share index. http://environment.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving/story/0,,2009625,00.html
Bishop agrees not to fly (UK). The Bishop of London, the Right Rev Richard Chartres, has agreed not to fly for a year. Last July the Bishop announced that "selfish" choices of flying on holiday and having a large car were "a symptom of sin". http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2008211,00.html
EU proposed tighter vehicle CO2 laws (EU). The European Union (EU) has announced legislation restricting CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by mid-2008. Under the proposals average emissions from new cars sold in the EU would have to reach a 120g CO2/km target by 2012. At present there are only 34 petrol or diesel vehicle models available with emissions of 120g/km or less, headed by the Toyota Prius hybrid. http://www.learninggrid.co.uk/news/08-02-07_23
Leading US Companies move on climate change (USA). A group of US-based companies and several environmental NGOs have created the US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) and are calling on the federal government to “enact strong legislation to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions”. The Alliance brings together Alcoa, BP America, Caterpillar, Duke Energy, DuPont, FPL Group, General Electric, Lehman Brothers, PG&E, and PNM Resources, along with leading environmental groups. http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/CSRfiles/page.php?Story_ID=1803
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