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Ed Davey takes over energy hot seat

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Huhne's vacated role as energy secretary has been given to a fellow Lib Dem with a history of speaking out on controversial issues.

Business reaction to Chris Huhne's departure

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne leaves office as a man who has taken environmental issues to the forefront of politics, but will be forever tainted by solar subsidies changes and a failure to tackle rising energy bills.

Weekly food waste collections eligible for Pickles £250m bin fund

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Food waste collections will be covered by the Government's £250m fund to help restore household weekly bin rounds, which is now open for local authority applications.

Recycled razor launch promises a greener shave

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Schick has developed what it claims is the world's most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging.

Kraft Foods cuts global manufacturing waste by half

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Kraft Foods has undertaken a huge recycling programme across all of its global operations, reducing manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005 with 36 of its facilities now sending zero waste to landfill.

Updated: Huhne quits cabinet as he faces trial over speeding points allegation

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Energy secretary, Chris Huhne, will face trial over allegations he asked his ex-wife to take driving license speeding points for him.

Water industry debates challenges post Water White Paper

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UK water industry experts gathered in London today (February 2) to discuss the future of the water industry following the release of the Government's Water White Paper (WWP).

Scottish landfill operator unveils cutting edge MRF/RDF facility

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A £20m recycling and refuse-derived fuel facility is one step closer to going live in Scotland for the treatment of residual waste.

UK green corporate spending forecast to grow rapidly

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UK sustainable business spending is set to grow twenty times faster than economic growth in 2012 and will be responsible for driving green growth, it has been claimed.

London restaurants opt for drinking straws ban to cut plastic waste

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

London restaurants, bars and cafes have joined forces to launch the UK's first 'Straw Wars' campaign in a bid to cut down on the use of plastic drinking straws by customers.

Compensation for false teeth lost in nuclear reactor 'rebuffed'

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An engineer who sneezed sending his dentures plunging to the bottom of a nuclear reactor was turned down for compensation.

Nuclear fuel recycling boost could achieve 80% recovery level

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers in Sweden are investigating ways to maximise the recycling of nuclear fuel for fourth-generation power systems.

Ford gears up to cut manufacturing waste by 70%

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Car manufacturing giant Ford has unveiled plans to slash landfilled waste across its European plants by 70% by 2016 as part of its new five-year sustainability strategy.

Biofuels tax drivers €18 billion but don't reduce emissions

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Motorists across Europe are to pay €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that do not to reduce emissions, according to new research today (February 2).

DECC ponders staggered FITs reduction option

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Plans for introducing a staged reduction to Feed-In Tariff (FITs) as an attempt to sort out confusion engulfing the solar industry are due to be announced next week.

DECC 'misled' Parliament on need for new nuclear

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) 'misled' MPs by claiming new nuclear was needed to meet the UK's increasing energy needs, according to a new report.

New evidence shows pylon plans need rethinking

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Government has 'greatly overestimated' the costs of burying electricity cables underground, according to anti-pylon campaigners.

British Gas and Thames Water to work on resource shortages together

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Tackling droughts and energy inefficient homes are at the centre of new partnership between two of the UK's biggest utility firms.

Plans to extend EU list of dangerous water pollutants 'fall short', says WWF

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Environmental group WWF has criticised plans by the European Commission to add 15 new chemicals to the current EU list of 33 dangerous water pollutants, arguing proposals "fall short".

National Trust chooses Reconomy as waste partner

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The National Trust has appointed outsourcing firm Reconomy to manage waste across all of its properties for the next five years.