The growing airline industry is now responsible for the biggest increase in carbon emissions. As such, ministers in the European Union are due to come together to agree on the best strategy to cut the amount of greenhouse gasses being released into the atmosphere by the airlines. It is believed that ministers from throughout the Union will agree that emissions will have to be cut by 10 percent on 2005 levels by 2020. Some are however beginning to question whether such aims are practical. International Air Transport Association representative, Quentin Browell says that he does not think a figure of 10 ... Full Story

A three year study into how our cities will react to climate change has revealed some shocking truths. The report shows that CO2 emissions need to be cut dramatically and that we will all have to prepare for more extremes in the weather. Newcastle University’s Dr Richard Dawson is one of the authors of the study and he warns that as the earth warms up we can expect more heat-waves, flooding and droughts. The study used London as a model for how cities around the U.K. would have to adapt to the changes that will come with global warming. It said that ... Full Story

Reacting to a recent report by Friends of the Earth, the online travel company responsibletravel has said that it will no longer offer its customers the choice of offsetting their carbon emissions. The Friends of the Earth report says that the trend for offsetting ones carbon footprint was distracting people from actually reducing that carbon footprint. Managing director of responsibletravel.com, Justin Francis points out that offsetting is being used by people to justify their behaviour. People will use offsetting to justify taking a foreign holiday and that is distracting them from the primary aim of lowering carbon emissions. Saying that they ... Full Story

Evidence of the effects of an extended drought in Kenya is starting to compile in the most gruesome of ways.  Elephants and other wildlife in Kenya are thought to be dying by the dozens, as an extended drought has left much of the East African nation without water or food.  The drought, which has spanned more than three rainy seasons, is the worst that Kenya has suffered in over a decade.  It became apparent in a Kenyan airport that some hope to take advantage of the destruction, when a large amount of ivory was attempted to be smuggled out of ... Full Story

Three years of prolonged droughts have ravished Kenya leaving millions unable to find fresh water or food.  Kenya has seen very little rain during the prolonged drought, which many are calling the worst in over a decade.  Millions of Kenyans are now relying on foreign aid for survival.  However, it is not just the immediate survival that some are worried about but the prolonged future effects that the drought will have on Kenya's hope to progress in the future. The industry that has raised the most concern is the travel and tourism industry in Kenya, which supplies a large portion of ... Full Story

A three year absence of heavy rains during the rainy season has caused one of the biggest droughts in the recent history of East Africa.  Humans and wildlife alike have been suffering from lack of food and clean drinking water.  In Kenya alone at least four million people are relying solely on donations from aid organizations in order to survive.  This has led to violence around delivery points, which authorities feel will get even worse as the drought continues. One oft-overlooked aspect of the current drought is the effect it is having on one of Kenya's key industries, which is the ... Full Story

East Africa has been rocked by a drought that has left more than four million in Kenya needing handouts in the form of food and fresh water.  Three failed rainy season in a row have Kenya in the midst of its worst drought in over a decade.  Nearly twenty million people in East Africa are currently being affected by the droughts which have ravaged Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.  The lack of rain has at least four million in Kenya relying on foreign aid, which has been coming in more slowly than recent years.  The global recession has people and ... Full Story

The worst drought Kenya has suffered in over ten years is affecting both humans and wildlife according to recent reports.  Especially hard hit is the country's population of elephants and other large animals.  The current drought, which has been going on for at least three years, has become an issue of national preservation, as both humans and animals alike are suffering from a lack of drinking water.  This is just one of many problems plaguing Kenya. The global economy has had a big impact on many regions of Africa, especially those which rely on a large amount of foreign aid for ... Full Story

In two weeks time the final round of the British Car Championship will decide the overall championship at Brands Hatch after an exciting weekend at Rockingham narrowed the field down to a dogfight between two competitors.  Colin Turkington and Fabrizio Giovanardi will battle for the top spot after a weekend at Rockingham that lived up to its ecxiting reputation.  Turkington is the favorite for the championship after giving himself a little buffer in Rockingham. The final race of the afternoon provided the most excitement.  Jelley was clearly in the lead in the race, but most of the crowd focused on the ... Full Story

Aid agencies in East Africa are struggling to deal with the multitude of problems facing the region, as a combination of disasters has engulfed the area in a humanitarian crisis.  Civil war, the rising cost of food, and drought are all issues that East Africa is currently facing, and with all of them coming at the same time the people in the region along with humanitarian organizations are struggling to keep East Africa from a complete meltdown. The problems in East Africa are not new, nor are they unique to East Africa.  The entire African continent has at one time or ... Full Story

The UK Green Building Council has joined hands with other building industry leaders to launch a campaign for greener buildings. The UK-GBC says making greener, more energy efficient buildings could be one of the most effective methods to reduce carbon emissions. The campaign has been launched ahead of the Copenhagen climate change summit to be held in a few months, with the aim of effectively positioning the subject of green buildings on the agenda for the summit. The UK-GBC says that while the Kyoto Protocol has highlighted factors such as transport, deforestation and energy generation as major contributors to climate change, the ... Full Story

UK's efforts to promote greener, environmentally friendly practices gets a fillip from a local police department. The University of Kentucky Police Department has acquired two new electric motorcycles manufactured by the Polish Vectrix company, which it uses to patrol the university campus. Besides saving energy, the motorcycles are also expected to save the department  $10,000 annually, on fuel. The units cost $10,000 each, and Interim Police Chief Joe Monroe expects that they will have paid for themselves in the first year, by reducing the need to use the department's patrol cars. The electric motorcycles have a zero-emission count, as they release no ... Full Story