Britain plans to start phasing out incandescent lightbulbs starting next year in an attempt to save energy and help fight against climate change.

A Climate Change Bill is expected to be released by the British government and may lead to legally-binding commitments. The proposed target is a 60% reduction in carbon dioxide by 2050.

Britain’s new science adviser is calling for the development of green technologies to combat climate change. Big emitters like China and India also need to be encouraged to use clean coal technology, he says.

Many countries around the world are striving towards a lighter footprint. The publication “The Hot Topic: How To Tackle Global Warming And Still Keep The Lights On,” by Sir David King, the British Government’s chief science adviser, and academic Gabrielle Walker looks at some success stories around the world including Japan, France, Germany, Britain, Austin (Texas), Newcastle (UK) and Western Cape province (South Africa).

After warnings from the UN that climate change will have catastrophic impacts on poorer countries, Britain aims to increase its aid to developing countries to help research the effects of climate change.

The future of the world’s largest offshore wind farm and a symbol of Britain’s renewable energy future was thrown into doubt last night after it emerged that Shell was backing out of the project and indicated it would prefer to invest in more lucrative oil schemes.

Planet Ark

The world’s first commercial-scale tidal power turbine has supplied the British grid with its first surge of tidal electricity, Marine Current Turbines (MCT) said on Thursday.