As Yazz famously (?) sang in 1988, the only way is up, and that certainly seems true of UK CO2 emissions … Figures published by the DTI today show that UK CO2 emissions in 2006 rose 1.2% over 2005 levels, and are only down 5.3% over 1990 levels – compare that to the government’s target…
According to research released by Royal Mail today, 7 in 10 consumers used a free sample that they received through the door and 37.6 per cent redeemed a money-off voucher or coupon. This equates to more than 31.1 million free samples or money-off vouchers mailed by stores and brands in 2006 that were welcomed and…
Shoppers are being urged to choose Easter eggs with the minimum of packaging after research by Camden Friends of the Earth (FoE) found that plastic and cardboard makes up more than a third of the total weight of some products. From a random sample, the group was particularly impressed by Sainsbury’s approach – the proportion…
Who’s this Bill you ask, he always seems to be mentioned by Friends of the Earth but we’ve never seen him…. On March 13th 2007 the Government introduced the draft Climate Change Bill which should transform our economy and lead the world in tackling climate change. It will: Set a long term target for CO2…
Camden FoE again ran its annual stall at the Queens Crescent Market on 10th March as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. We noticed that customers were much more aware of the issues involved in fair trade and climate change than in previous years, which is really encouraging. There is now a wide-range of Fairtrade goods available,…
A copy of the minutes from our March meeting can be found here.
This week saw the launch of a series of screenings of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, attended by ‘leading’ politicians, campaigners and businesses. The launch night was attended by David Miliband MP, Sec of State for the Environment as well as most of DEFRA, a lot of MPs’ researchers, and journalists alongside us mere citizens. Camden FoE…
Camden FoE was recently invited to attend an Environment & Culture Scrutiny Committee meeting at Camden council, and to provide feedback on Camden’s draft Waste Strategy, which can be viewed here. Our response document can be viewed here.
This week Australia has announced its intention to phase out incandescent bulbs. Why has a country that won’t sign up to the Kyoto protocol beaten the UK to this simple step? – this will help Oz reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by 800,000 tonnes by 2012– the same move in the UK could reduce…
On 19th February, Camden FoE hosted a visit from Camden’s Environmental Policy Officer to learn about how the Council is tackling businesses’ impact on the environment. It appears that there is no lack of takers for their ‘better climate for camden‘ programme, which provides advice and hands-on assistance for all businesses in the borough. However,…