Climate Change
Flooded car park during 2007 floods in Oxfordshire
Many human activities release what are known as greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, these gases include carbon dioxide, methane and low level ozone. The overwhelming body of evidence shows that the level of these gases in the atmosphere is increasing, and that they are starting to warm the planet. In the UK this warming effect is expected to give us warmer, wetter winters and hotter summers with an increased threat of droughts.
The main greenhouse gas of concern is carbon dioxide, or CO2, which is released when we burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. National and international efforts to reduce CO2 emissions have focused on attempts to set limits on CO2 emissions, and encouragement for technologies that can reduce CO2 emissions.
Environmental Protection UK's work in this area focuses on the links between climate change and air quality. Here many of the sources of both CO2 and local air pollution are the same (e.g. vehicle exhausts, factory chimneys, etc), and great benefits can be realised if both issues are tackled in an integrated way.
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London Assembly Investigation into City Airport Expansion
12 Mar 2010
An investigation into expansion of London City Airport has been launched.
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Report on Air Pollution by Ozone Across Europe
11 Mar 2010
Technical report on air pollution by ozone across Europe in summer 2009.
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