Forcing German industry and energy companies to buy permits for their greenhouse gas emissions from 2013 at auction will drive up energy prices and burden power customers, energy users’ group VIK said on Tuesday.
VIK put the possible cost to German industry of auctioning permits to emit carbon dioxide, the most prevalent greenhouse gas, at […]

The United Nations is to set up a task force to tackle the global food crisis.
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, said the rise in food prices around the world had turned into a challenge of global proportions.
The task force, chaired by Mr Ban, will be made up of the heads of UN agencies and […]

New research demonstrates that curbing harmful antioxidant processes in the brain’s vasculature can reverse some of the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. A natural enzyme of the immune system — NADPH oxidase — has been found to have toxic side effects, producing free radicals in the brains of mice. Identification of the enzyme’s role […]

Responding to the announcement of a deal between the Government and energy providers to help households with fuel bills, Kate Jopling, Head of Public Affairs at Help the Aged, says:
‘While it is promising that the Government and energy providers are working together to try to alleviate fuel poverty, this initiative will only just begin to […]