Day: 16 February 2018

In Practice: The UK’s first Energiesprong homes

A pioneering new pilot project in Nottingham aims to make select households ultra-low carbon and fit for the future by renovating them using the 'Energiesprong' techniques used in the Netherlands.

UK is plugged in, as global car industry speeds away from fossil fuels

Church of England and ClientEarth give up plastics for Lent

The Church of England has provided worshippers with a calendar of tips to avoid using single-use plastic during Lent, with MPs and environmental law firm ClientEarth also agreeing to the pledge.

One-fifth of commercial energy efficiency standards drop ahead of MEES deadline

Energy efficiency standards have fallen in almost one-fifth of commercial properties ahead of major new legislation arriving in April.

Report: Green businesses double performance of fossil fuel peers

Clean energy investments have almost doubled the performance of fossil fuel energy stocks over the past year and a half, new figures have revealed.

OECD urges countries to tax dirty energy

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has encouraged governments to start taxing CO2 emissions more aggressively, in a new report which warns that current taxation levels are not enough to fight climate change effectively.

Balearics launch pioneering plan to phase out emissions

The Balearic islands' government has launched a pioneering plan to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, potentially setting itself on a collision course with the Spanish government.

Mine shaft energy storage and post-consumer packaging: the best green innovations of the week

In a week of business breakthroughs for sustainability, edie rounds up the low-carbon and resource-efficient innovations that could shape the future.

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