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Monday, 05 February 2007 09:51

Plumbers called on to help save the world

Last week plumbers and heating engineers were called on to help save the world by promoting the use of water and energy efficiency in homes.
Two connected consultations announced last week seek the views of stakeholders on important changes to water resources policy in England.

Late last night, Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) adopted the Summary for Policymakers of the first volume of “Climate Change 2007”, also known as the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4).

Areas of England most at risk of "serious water stress", and the factors used to identify these areas, were unveiled today by the Environment Agency.
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 09:09

Queensland will drink waste water

Queensland’s state premier has warned people in the south-eastern state that they will soon have to start drinking water containing recycled sewage.
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 09:06

Southern reservoirs full

Last Friday, Southern Water announced that its reservoirs are finally full. But this news came with a warning: customers must still conserve water as they supply only a small area of the South East...

Friday, 26 January 2007 10:31

Human link evidence in climate report

On 2 February the UN will release a report on climate change which is expected to provide the most damning evidence yet on the human link to global warming.

This week, the Saving Water in Scotland network (SWS) met at the Royal Society of Edinburgh to prepare an action plan to safeguard Scotland’s water supply from future droughts in the face of climate change.

Tuesday, 23 January 2007 09:36

Bush urged to fight climate change

Chief executives from the US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a coalition of nine of the largest companies in the US, are imploring President Bush to begin tackling global warming.
David Miliband, the UK Government's Secretary of State for the Environment, has delivered a speech at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit...
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