get with the programme

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) has rejected a motion calling for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Presentations to the WHC on environmental damage to heritages sites have failed to move the committee, which NGOs claim is afraid of the US and Canada.

insatiable demand for electronics

Too many electronic goods has wiped out efficiency gains:

The amount of energy used by consumer electronics and domestic appliances in UK homes will double by 2010, said a report from the Energy Saving Trust.