Day: 6 May 2016

London set for ‘clean energy revolution’ as Sadiq Khan wins mayoral election

Labour's London Mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan - the contender proposing to become the "greenest Mayor ever" - is poised to be swept into City Hall after defeating the Conservative Party's Zac Goldsmith by a clear majority.

QUIZ: How well do you know ESOS?

With the three-month grace period for compliance with the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) now over, its clear that a number of businesses and energy managers are still yet to get to grips with the scheme and its potential benefits - are you one of them?

Why experience without reflection is just repetition

Claudine Blamey, chair of the ICRS and head of sustainability and stewardship at the Crown Estate on why time for reflection is an under rated leadership skill.

Sainsbury’s set to expand AD scheme to power more stores from food waste

A scheme which sees a number of Sainsbury's supermarkets powered by renewable energy generated from food waste is to be rolled out to a further six stores, after a successful first year saw green gas produce 10% of the retailer's entire national energy consumption.

Coalition for Urban Transitions launched to accelerate global climate commitments

A new coalition consisting of 83 affiliated cities, a global economic commission and the Word Resources Institute (WRI) was launched on Thursday (5 May), with the aim of using metropolitan areas as an "evidence base" to highlight the sustainable climate solutions available to policy makers.

M&S Energy re-launches £350,000 community energy fund

Marks and Spencer (M&S) Energy has launched the second edition of its Community Energy Fund to offer local energy projects across the UK up to £350,000 in funding.

Green transport target will be scrapped post-2020, EU confirms

EU laws requiring member states to use "at least 10%" renewable energy in transport will be scrapped after 2020, the European Commission confirmed, hoping to set aside a protracted controversy surrounding the environmental damage caused by biofuels.

Why the new world of sustainability leadership lies in products

EXCLUSIVE: Companies that are tackling key environmental and societal issues through they way they design, make and sell products will become the leaders of the low-carbon economy, as customer-facing begin to diversify their services in favour of sustainable business.

Coffee bean roads and the Green Wall of Africa: the best green innovations of the week

In a week that will define the future of London as a sustainable city, edie rounds up the latest low-carbon technologies and innovations that could turn the capital from a polluting mega-city to a bastion of the green revolution.

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