New British Academic Center to receive £1b funding

(ClimateRadar.com) The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has been attributed to The Midlands Consortium. The Midlands Consortium is comprised of the universities of Birmingham, Loughborough and Nottingham – all with extensive and complementary energy related research activities. The new group will receive £1 billion to manage a national institute to develop cleaner energies.

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/newsflash/Newsflash.html

Swedish tycoon becomes UK PM climate change envoy

Gordon Brown has headhunted a leading Tory party donor to become his special envoy on the environment and climate change. Johan Eliasch, a Swedish sportswear tycoon, had lent the Tories £2.6 million and was until last week the party’s deputy treasurer.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2405478.ece

Carbon offset for EasyJet soon

Passengers using the budget carrier easyJet will soon be able to offset the carbon emissions from their flights using a scheme due to be introduced this summer. The airline is understood to be taking care to select a scheme that is accountable and whereby promised carbon benefits purchased can be verified.

http://www.ticketworks.co.uk/1/carbon_offset_scheme_for_easyjet_this_year_1185521578/#When:07:12:00Z

A sunshade for the planet

According to this article, even with the best will in the world, reducing our carbon emissions is not going to prevent global warming. Therefore new drastic technologies such as this one will be necessary. (subscription)

http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19526131.700-a-sunshade-for-the-planet.html

Australia sets no targets… and date

Although Prime Minister Howard announced plans for a carbon trading scheme, the government’s A$637 million plan sets no cap on emissions nor does it set a date for when the trading of emissions credits will begin.

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2007/2007-07-17-03.asp 

Renewable Energy Corp invests 1.35 bln nkr

Norwegian company invests more than $250m into solar wafers. The midnight suns keeps on shining…

http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2007/07/17/afx3919951.html