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The article discusses the possible prosecution of Great Britain for failing to meet its targets, or goals, in reducing emissions in the country, including in regard to the impact that British environmental policy has on its emissions and emissions' impact on climate change. An overview of the use of renewable energy in Great Britain, including its use of biomass, is provided.

The article looks at international cooperation on climate change and greenhouse gas mitigation. It reports that several countries and regions including the European Union (EU), the U.S., and Mexico have announced national carbon dioxide emission reduction goals in advance of an international meeting on the subject planned for December 2015 in Paris, France. It notes the disagreement over binding agreements versus voluntary commitments as the outcome of the meeting.

The article looks at research on the possible harm to bees caused by insecticides and the potential impacts of the study on the British government's pesticide policy. It discusses the controversy over possible misinterpretation of a study by researcher Helen Thompson on the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee colonies which it says was used by British government officials in 2013 to justify their opposition to a European Union (EU) ban on such pesticides.

The article presents 2015 information on a variety of science related topics, including rules in the European Union which make it easier to impose bans on farmers to prevent them from growing genetically modified crops, a climate action plan submitted to the United Nations by Switzerland in March of 2015 and the explosion of a U.S. military satellite called the DSMP-F13 satellite which was launched originally in 1995 to gather weather data.

The article looks at the health hazard posed by ozone smog and related European and U.S. regulations. The author says that while the European Union ozone limit appears lower than that under U.S. law, when definitional differences between the laws are taken into account the U.S. law may be more stringent in practice. Topics include how ozone smog occurs and the proposal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under U.S. President Barack Obama to strengthen U.S. ozone regulations.

The article discusses the mood of diplomats at the 2014 Lima Climate Change Conference in Peru in December, prior to a 2015 meeting in Paris, France. Topics include an agreement by 28 European Union (EU) countries, including a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and China, to cut carbon emissions to below 1990 levels by 2030 and cash contributions to the Green Climate Fund, which helps poor nations deal with climate change, and emission reduction targets in developing nations.

Focuses on the European Commission's drafting of directives aimed at reducing emissions of microscopic particles of soot and dust. Linking of particles to premature deaths from heart and lung disease; Comparison of proposed European standards to those laid down the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States.

Reports on the exclusion of some of Europe's wildlife sanctuaries from the European Union's Habitats Directive. Omission of the Scottish sea lochs, hay meadows, water meadows and snowbeds containing rare plants from Great Britain's list of sites that need to be protected.