Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that he is backing the proposals to increase targets for UK emissions reductions with full force. The new Climate Change Committee is expected to report on whether the current target of 60% reduction in emissions should be increased to 80% by 2050.
Today he gave his first speech on the environment, [...]

A revolutionary alternative to mini wind powered generators has been introduced in this year’s Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Conference. Ecogeek.org has reported on the “wind belt”, which works differently to conventional turbine wind-powered generator. Instead of a turbine, the new approach consists of a birdge made out of a taut kite fabric which vibrates in the [...]

New Zealand has banned the construction of new state owned coal and gas power plants as part of their aim to generate 90% of their power from renewable sources by 2025, according to ecotality.com. This ban will soon be extended to the private sector. Currently, 70% of their power comes from wind, hydro and [...]

Australia will soon be building a giant 1000 Megawatt wind farm in the New South Wales province that will be capable of powering 400,000 homes. This comes as part of its plan to hit the target of “generating 15 per cent of its energy needs from “low polluting” sources by 2020″, according to The Register. [...]

Volvo has launched the first ever CO2 free vehicle plant, the Ghents truck plant in Belgium according to this press release:
The Ghent plant decided to construct three wind power plants on the site, which will cover half of the plant’s electricity requirements. The remaining electricity consists of certified green energy supplied by the Belgium energy [...]