Full Coverage: Northern Europe

30.11.2006 Finnish human rights groups say that European Union leaders failed to raise human violations in Russia effectively enough at their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin here last week.

29.11.2006 from The Times:
The Tories want to replace the present climate change levy with a tax that will fall more heavily on the biggest polluters.

27.11.2006 If Sudan's president does not act to end the bloodshed in Darfur, he will have to answer to a war crimes court, a top UK diplomat said last week. "If there are more atrocities," he added, it will be because "a government denied protection to its people."

26.11.2006 from E-Petitions:
Petitions have long been sent to the Prime Minister. Now you can both create and sign petitions online meaning you reach a wide audience and deliver your petition directly to Downing Street. Plenty here on carbon issues. (I signed several - Ed.).

25.11.2006 from Adbusters:
'It’s time we made anti-consumerism cool!' Consumerism is turning the planet to trash. Why not explore alternatives?

23.11.2006 Hear scientists, artists and manufacturers who are combating Christmas waste with green designs for food, packaging and presents, in the Science Museum's Dana Centre on 6 December.

23.11.2006 from Carbon Trust:
Carbon Trust has launched a radical new initiative to help businesses cut carbon emissions in their supply chain and deliver low carbon products and services to UK consumers.

23.11.2006 from Green Living UK blog:
'I'm am researching green energy suppliers in search of the best company from which to buy my energy,' writes Gladia. Plenty of useful info here.

20.11.2006 from ICount:
Six school children have met Tony Blair to highlight their concerns about climate change and urge him to take action, including introducing a new law to cut UK carbon dioxide emissions.

19.11.2006 A talk about "Peak Oil" designed for people relatively new to the subject is being held on 25 November in Covent Garden.

19.11.2006 from The BBC:
A climate change bill will make the UK government's long-term goal of a 60% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 a legally binding target.

17.11.2006 from Green Car Congress:
'Chelsea tractors' (any vehicle emitting more than 225g/km of CO2) will pay a daily £25 congestion charge to drive in London, announces Ken Livingstone.

16.11.2006 from The BBC's Green Room:
If we want to curb climate change, carbon trading won't do. The aim of reducing emissions has been perverted, argues Kevin Smith.

16.11.2006 from Danish Wind Energy Association:
Thinking of installing a turbine? How do you work out whether it will work as you want it to and where you want it to? This excellent site gives you all the details you could possibly want. e.g. Click 'Know How' and take the 'Guided Tour'.

15.11.2006 from Guardian Unlimited:
Government attempts to be at the forefront of the fight against climate change are undermined by an opinion poll.

15.11.2006 from WWF-UK:
The Government is actively supporting projects around the world which are strongly detrimental to the climate.

14.11.2006 Harold Pinter, Tariq Ali, Wayne Smith, Victoria Brittain, Colin Burgon MP and speakers from Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia will explore political and social developments in Latin America at a conference, Latin America 2006: Making Another World Possible, in London on 2 December.

14.11.2006 An exhibition of photographs taken by disabled people in Bangladesh, Cameroon and the UK is being held in London in the week following the International Day of Disabled Persons 2006 (3 December).

14.11.2006 from Blue Planet blog:
Centrica will build a clean coal power plant with carbon capture at Teesside. Meanwhile, a Texas power company has made enemies of America's biggest environmental groups for its 'dirty' approach.

13.11.2006 from The BBC:
A Herefordshire farmer is warning of a shortage of blackcurrant squash and jam because of global warming.