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80%

The UK is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Ed Miliband, Energy and Climate Change Secretary

15-55%

In 2005, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that CCS could contribute 15-55% of the overall global efforts to reduce emissions this century.

2015

In March 2007, the EU stated its intention to have 10 CCS demonstration projects running by 2015.

3

UK wind energy has passed the three gigawatt mark. From just one gigawatt of installed wind capacity in 2005, the UK will pass three gigawatts.

64billion

The global voluntary carbon market grew to US $64billion (47 billion) in 2007, more than doubling over 2006.

England

"Biggest threat to green and pleasant land is not the wind turbine it is climate change" Ed Miliband, Energy Secretary.

18%

Further cuts needed in emissions by 2020

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Gordon Brown: EU cuts must go deeper to get Copenhagen climate deal

Gordon Brown is pushing European leaders to commit to deeper cuts in carbon emissions in an attempt to seal a global deal, he revealed as representatives of 192 countries began negotiations at the climate change summit in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen Gets Down to Business

To start with the basics: I don't expect this week's United Nations Climate Change Summit, a.k.a. COP15, to produce much from the perspective of global political change. I'm guessing, cynically perhaps, that the two-week event will yield more posturing and pageantry than productive policies.

Carbon price rises ahead of Copenhagen

The price of EU carbon emissions futures rose nearly three per cent to a three-week high of €13.96 (£12.69) yesterday as banks stepped up purchasing activity ahead of the Copenhagen climate change summit next week.