SEDA are delighted to hear that Howard Liddell, one its co-founders, has been awarded an OBE for services to ecological design and charity. Howard, one of SEDA's most staunch supporters since helping to establish the organisation in 1991, commented that he hopes the citation to be "an acknowledgment of the ...

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Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings was introduced to promote and improve the energy performance of buildings and to reduce the amount of carbon they produce. The European Parliament and council have agreed to a revision of the Directive (referred to as a 'recast') to extend the scope ...

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Population Action International s mapping website shows how climate change and population dynamics will change the world over time. New features on the site include country profiles which contain maps, graphs, videos, and additional resources that offer a closer look at population, gender, and climate change trends in Ethiopia, Kenya, ...

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An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, Lucy Seigle examines the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Coming at a time when the global financial crisis and contracting of consumer spending is ushering in a new ...

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Building zero carbon homes is too costly and difficult in the current economic climate, a survey of 20 developers has claimed. http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/sustainability/zero-carbon-homes- too-expensive -to-build/6518051.article

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