Climate change UK news Apr-Jun 2007


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News June 2007

 * Ministers praise East Midlands for being the first English region in which all local councils have signed a voluntary pledge to tackle climate change - a year ahead of schedule, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, June 14


 * Second competition for youth Climate Change Champions announced, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, June 5 / Education UK, Youth & sustainability, Climate Change Champions 2006

Comment June 2007

 * Rogue department needs to join in efforts to tackle climate change, Transport 2000, June 21 / Reduced dependence on cars UK news


 * "The government is getting distracted producing web gimmicks when it should be focused on delivering results," Greenpeace comment on David Milliband's carbon calculator, Greenpeace, June 20

News May 2007

 * Step forward on reducing climate change impacts from products - Carbon Trust and Defra join with BSI British Standards to develop a standard method for measuring the embodied greenhouse gases emissions in products and services, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, May 30


 * London to gain from $5bn Climate Initiative to make cities' buildings cleaner and greener. GLA, May 16


 * Women demand more action on climate change, WEN, May 15 / Women’s Environmental Network


 * Defra conducts "deliberative public engagement" exercise on climate change. The event is described by Defra, (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) as involving "a representative sample of 150 people... recruited from six locations around the country (London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham)." Prior to the event, described by Defra as a "summit", "...participants took part in regional workshops where they discussed issues around climate change." Defra, May 12


 * Business in the Community launches consultation on the climate change questions of its leading corporate benchmark, the Environment Index, Business in the Community, May 8 / Towards Sustainable Economies


 * Business in the Community’s Environment Index 2006 shows nearly 80% of companies choosing to publicly report their performance on climate change, Business in the Community, May 6 / Towards Sustainable Economies


 * Over a 1,000 businesses commit to act on Climate change, Business in the Community, May 2 / Towards Sustainable Economies

News April 2007

 * The Climate Group launches its 'We're In This Together Campaign', www.together.com. Defra, April 23


 * Spring becomes summer. New signs of climate change emerging from leading phenological survey - records of hawthorn flowering and swifts returning come streaming into the Springwatch survey. Woodland Trust, April 18 / Biodiversity UK news


 * Climate change is happening now - world needs to respond urgently, Defra, April 6. Climate Change Minister Ian Pearson promises a 'Citizens Summit' that "will engage directly with the public on this important issue."

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