Comment UK September 2009

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Leaked document reveals Rio + 20 sustainable development goals, 10 January ^[1]

Rio + 20 must empower the grassroots, 8 December ^[2]

Oil will decline shortly after 2015, says former oil expert of International Energy Agency, January 5 ^[3] topic

How the European Program to Reduce Carbon Pollution From Aviation Works, Jake Schmidt, 1/5/12 ^[4] place, topic

David Pencheon: Sustainability by stealth – 8 steps to heaven, 13 Dec ^[5] topic

Local CO₂ Mapping Takes Off (With Your Help!), John Geraci, November 29 ^[6]

Please Stop Talking About Global Warming, John Geraci, November 17 ^[7] topic, topic
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Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons probably twice as bad as figures suggest, says the government's new chief energy scientist, September 30 ^[1] Reductions since 1990 "an illusion". topic

Workplace Parking Levy would be an excellent way for Nottingham to fund serious carbon cuts, FoE, September 24 ^[2] topic

Sounds like a good idea: Sir Tim Berners-Lee goes to Downing Street to talk open data, September 15 ^[3] Mention of a next phase, but neither any detail nor timetable. topic

Make better use of the estimated 3,500 hectares of unused brownfield land – the equivalent size of 25 Hyde Parks – to create new community allotments, NLGN, September 14 ^[4] topic

Time to dethrone old King Coal: CPRE says new coal will accelerate climate change and destroy communities and landscapes, September 9 ^[5] Since 1999, the Government has approved 120 new opencast coal mines, often overruling local councils. And since 2003, it has spent 20 times more on extending coal mining than on marine renewables, spending just 5% of its marine renewables budget. If the UK is to move away from unsustainable energy sources like coal that damage our countryside and the planet, the Government must spend the money it has budgeted for clean energy sources. topic

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