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Sustainable homes
When it comes to green or sustainable homes, installing solar panels on the roof or a small wind turbine will do something to cut down on your home's carbon footprint, but more and more people, as well as construction firms, are making an attempt to make homes as environmentally as possible from the foundations upwards.

European energy dependency to increase?
In the past, EU Infrastructure has discussed how reliant Europe's gas supplies are on Russia and how the continent needs to diversify its energy supplies. However, today comes news that European energy dependency could increase, with a European Commission Green Paper predicting Europe could get as much as 70 percent of their energy supplies from external sources over the next years.

The carbon footprint of World Cup 2010
While South Africa and the rest of the continent may be pursuing renewable forms of energy, the world's biggest sporting event will have anything but an environmental benefit with a report saying the carbon footprint of World Cup 2010 will be six times that of the last competition four years ago in Germany.

How the World Cup fuels infrastructure investment
When it comes to sport, nothing sees mass infrastructure investment than a big tournament such as the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup. The United Kingdom are currently throwing everything into the 2012 Olympics to ensure they are a success, and South Africa has heavily invested in its infrastructure to make it is up to hosting the World Cup this year.

UK air pollution could cost £300m
Despite renewable energy initiatives and pledges from the past Labour government and the new coalition government, the UK air pollution levels are still dangerously high.