Britain

Britain wants to slow the large-scale adoption of biofuels, for fear that the food prices will increase greatly, and the environment will suffer an imbalance. Ruth Kelly, secretary of the Ministry of Transport in the UK said that the biofuels use means less carbon emissions, but there are a lot of questions about their use.

When the British Government announced their most recent budget earlier this year, there was much applause from green groups after chancellor Alistair Darling announced almost draconian increases in taxation on gas guzzling cars.

But how effective are these taxes?

Designed to accommodate the latest battery and motor technology and reflect its 100% electric power and performance, the electric Lightning prototype is being hand-built by a small team of passionate British engineers, designers and collaborators.

England's River Severn is targetted for a barrage project - using tidal stream technology - much to the protests of local environmental groups.

I'm no scientist, but I always thought UHT stood for 'ultra high temperature', a belief that a quick google-search backs up. So I can't help being sceptical from the start about the government claim that switching from fresh to UHT milk would benefit the environment.

The government says the regulation is designed to "help kick start the market for zero-carbon homes, encourage microgeneration technologies, and raise public awareness of the benefits of living in zero-carbon homes".

Home buyers can save up to £15,000, but the building industry warns that not many are likely to benefit soon.

The UK's Taxpayer Alliance (TA) manages to confuse tactics with outcomes as it calls for an end to green taxes.