UK's first emissions zone begins
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Heavily polluting lorries face Â£200 charges to enter London as Britain's first low emission zone comes into force.
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Government ministers have granted planning approval for the UK's first desalination plant in east London.
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California air-quality regulators have adopted the nation&#39;s first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt tough
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Npower unveils plans to build the first new coal-fired power station in the UK for two decades.
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China&#39;s first plan for climate change  will seek to fortify the country against damage from global  warming but also against international pressure to cut  greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
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Europe&#39;s first train operated on environmentally friendly bio-fuel went into service Thursday with prime minister-designate Gordon Brown travelling on its maiden journey.
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The Kyoto Protocol, which aims to slow down global warming, will come into effect on Wednesday.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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California air-quality regulators on Friday adopted the nation&#39;s first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt
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The Kyoto Protocol, a global agreement on reduction of greenhouse gases, comes into force on Feb. 16 next year, seven years after it was negotiated.
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British scientists are claiming a world first after finding a way to use hydrogen to fuel cars.
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The British government approved Thursday a new generation of nuclear power stations, infuriating environmentalists who are considering a legal challenge.
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The mayor of London on Tuesday announced the city's first comprehensive plan to cut carbon emissions, stressing that global warming must be tackled locally.
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Science & environment: Landmark agreement brings aviation into union's emissions trading scheme
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The suit is the first attempt to hold automakers accountable for the greenhouse gases that vehicles produce.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first  country to propose legislation setting binding limits on carbon  dioxide emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new  global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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A world plan to fight global warming went  into force on Wednesday, feted by its backers as a lifeline for  the planet amid sniping at the United States for staying out.