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EU summit highlights need to further diversify regions energy supply
EU leaders have agreed it is crucial to further intensify the diversification of Europe's energy supply and develop indigenous energy resources to ensure security of supply, reduce the EU's external energy dependency and stimulate economic growth. ...
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Westminster locks out metal theft with Taylor-made bin device
Westminster City Council will be rolling out a new waste bin container-locking device across the borough this summer following successful security trials earlier this year. ...
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Major UK businesses call for Government clarity on decarbonising economy
An alliance of the UK's largest businesses has called on the Government to set a 2030 decarbonisation target for the power sector, as this is "essential to stimulating new growth" in the economy. ...
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Scotland to fulfil potential with world's largest wave farm
Scottish Ministers have approved the installation of the world's
largest wave farm off the north-west coast of Lewis in Scotland. ...
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Illegal waste boss arrested on runway lands in jail
A 55-year old man was arrested on the runway of Heathrow airport as he tried to flee the country to avoid paying back the proceeds of his illegal waste business. ...
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Lord Deben: UK must commit to low carbon technology to achieve 2050 emissions target
Investing in a portfolio of low-carbon technologies between 2020 and 2030 rather than gas-fired generation will offer "significant economic benefits", new analysis from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) shows. ...
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Levi's shows real bottle in 'waste less' designer denim drive
Levi's has unveiled its latest innovation in sustainable design with the launch of jeans made from recycled plastic bottles and food trays.
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UN calls for greater collaborative effort to achieve global water security
The United Nations (UN) has called for stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natural resources, warning that unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends the world will run out of freshwater.
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Yeo slams DECC over unclear Green Deal targets
MPs charged with monitoring the progress of the Green Deal have
reacted at DECC's failure to provide a well-defined set of expected
outcomes. ...
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Ed Davey: Independent Scotland could damage UK renewables sector
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has suggested that the
rest of the UK would not be willing to subsidise Scottish
renewables if the country gains independence....
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Energy intensive industry receives Government compensation guidance
New government guidance is providing energy intensive businesses information on how to claim compensation to offset the cost of energy policy in their electricity bills. ...
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Too many strategies and not enough culture' says Unilever sustainability VP
Businesses do not always fulfil their "wonderful sustainability
strategies" due to a weak partnership with HR, according to
Unilever's Geoff McDonald. ...
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Environment Secretary Owen Paterson takes case for waste direct to investors
A strong business case for waste was put forward today during a government-hosted summit which brought the investment community together for the first time to discuss how to stimulate growth in the sector. ...
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Agrivert joins forces with Grundon to finance new AD plant
Anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Agrivert has struck a multi-million pound deal with Grundon Waste Management to finance its third AD plant at Trumps Farm near Chertsey in Surrey.
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EXCLUSIVE: UK must up its game as China races ahead on resource efficiency
The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) has called on the Government to provide incentives to stimulate greater resource efficiency in the UK economy.
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EEA data reveals 'encouraging' improvement of EU bathing waters
Europe's bathing water quality has improved with 94% of bathing sites in the EU now meeting minimum standards.
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Government proposes capacity market incentive for reducing electricity demand
The Government has announced plans to amend the Energy Bill to include financial incentives via the capacity market to deliver permanent reductions in the UK's electricity demand. ...
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Brits show growing appetite for sharing economy
The sharing economy - in which goods and services are based on collaborative
consumption - is now valued at 330bn globally and 22.4bn in the UK, according
to new research. ...
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EXCLUSIVE: RBS in move to save reputation through sustainability reporting
Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) deputy head of sustainability Duncan Young has
highlighted the importance of sustainability reporting in shrugging off the
negative reputation of his company. ...
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Coca-Cola hunts for the elusive 'black box' of recycling behaviour
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has revealed more detail on its international pilot project
to explore the social science behind recycling by studying people's waste habits in the
home. ...
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Carbon Trust launches £2m offshore wind project to increase energy yields
The Carbon Trust today unveiled its latest wind energy research project which aims to help the industry to improve prediction accuracy, reduce financing costs and optimise wind farm layouts. ...
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Sir David Attenborough hails Cory's landfill transformation
Sir David Attenborough has officially opened a nature park on a former landfill site in
Essex, hailing it a "new chapter" for the region's landscape.
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PG Tips targets tea bag recycling with Recyclebank
PG Tips has joined forces with Recyclebank to raise consumer awareness of tea bag
recycling through a social media campaign.
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'Tangible' sign of support as Government doubles renewable heat funding
The amount of funding available to households installing renewable
heat technologies through the Renewable Heat Premium Payment
(RHPP), has mostly doubled, it was announced by DECC today. ...
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Renewable energy debate needs 'more evidence' and 'less media hype'
A call for fact-based research on the role of renewables within the
UK's energy mix has been issued by cross-party think tank Carbon
Connect. ...
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Businesses asked how EU environment policies impact the UK
Defra and DECC have launched a consultation asking businesses and
organisations whether being a part of the EU helps or hinders their
work on the environment and climate change. ...
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More than a third of local authorities flouting European energy regulations
More than a third of local authorities across England and Wales are
in breach of a European energy efficiency directive, according to
the Property and Energy Professionals Association (PEPA)....
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Donald Trump turns to legal action as wind farm work marches on
American tycoon Donald Trump has launched a legal case against
plans to build an offshore wind turbine test facility off
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ...
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Defra minister unveils Agrivert anaerobic digestion plant
Defra resource minister Lord de Mauley officially opened Agrivert's second anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Oxfordshire this morning (17 May).
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ANALYSIS: Are designers waking up to lifecycle thinking?
There is growing evidence that resource scarcity issues are now spilling into the creative design industry, forcing designers to ask pertinent questions around product lifecycle analysis. ...
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New Partnership Creates 'One Stop Shop' for Sustainability Management
Footprint Communications is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Carbon Footprint Ltd to offer a fully-rounded approach to sustainability management and communication. ...
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British Water Innovation days bring about fast track market awareness for Haigh
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It's all fine and good if targets are set so as to make sure that everything that can't be recycled is turned into energy, bu...
More likely that the rest of the UK will be looking to purchase energy supplied by Scottish renewables!...
If householders know they are being analysed, they might alter their habits....
Interesting point about the obsession with having stock-loads of food on the shelf. From my time working at sainsburys, we we...
This sounds like a great initiative. Is the cheese maker claiming that its operations are carbon neutral or the product? For ...
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