It was a property feature that had some of our readers commenting this week. We ran an article on the majestic 10 St Georges Crescent, a townhouse with a self-contained two-bed lower ground floor apartment. Situated at one of Carlisle s most desirable addresses, and set on a private tree-lined residential area, short walks to amenities, schools, and the city centre. The property is listed with Hayward Tod Associates and is on the market for a guide price of £675,000. More information is available at www.haywardtod.co.uk. If you don’t mind climbing some front steps after work or perhaps make it a part of your daily workout routine, you might enjoy this property in Carlisle.
Leak: EU executive moots tighter sustainability criteria for biofuels
The European Commission is considering a “targeted strengthening” of rules on biofuels, including stricter limits on the use of wood for energy production, according to leaked papers related to the forthcoming revision of the Renewable Energy Directive.
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Deforestion in Sweden. A leaked commission document suggests “possible national caps on the use of stem wood above a certain size for energy”. Photo: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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Interview: Lessons for policymakers as Europe’s carbon market moves from surplus to scarcity
Andrei Marcu, executive director of the European Round Table on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition, tells ENDS about the current “exuberance” in the EU emissions trading system and risks of carbon prices going too high.
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NGOs pull out of EU sustainable finance panel in protest over ‘greenwashing’
Five environmental groups have withdrawn from the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, accusing the European Commission of ignoring scientific advice in endorsing crop-based biomass and wood burning as “sustainable” energy sources.
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People in Toulouse protest against plans to clear but forests in the French Pyrenees, February 2021. In Brussels, NGOs have harshly criticised plans to label wood burning as green. Photo: Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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EU urged to ramp up efforts to remove obstructions to Europe’s rivers
The removal of just a few thousand of the million or so dams, weirs and other barriers across Europe’s rivers could restore as much as 50,000km of free-flowing waterways across the continent, campaign group WWF said on Monday.
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