Day: 15 March 2016

Hugh’s war on waste: Coffee companies targeted over ‘misleading’ single-use cups

Celebrity TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has called on major coffee companies Costa and Starbucks to 'wake up and smell the waste', after accusing them of misleading the public over recyclable, single-use cups.

Climate watchdog hails Scotland as Britain’s low-carbon leader

Scotland's "vibrant renewable sector" and "bold policy approaches" will take the country beyond the UK's ambition on climate change and help deliver a 61% reduction in emissions by 2030 from 1990 levels, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said today (15 March).

Green Party targets zero-emission vehicles to tackle London’s air quality crisis

"Half-hearted" efforts to tackle air pollution in London would be replaced with a fully-integrated, zero-emission fleet of public transport vehicles and elevated congestion charges if the Green Party's Mayoral candidate Sian Berry is able to realise her capital-wide vision.

Zero carbon emissions target to be enshrined in UK law

The UK will enshrine in law a long-term goal of reducing its carbon emissions to zero, as called for in last year's historic Paris climate deal.

10 years to save £20bn: WRAP unveils revamped Courtauld Commitment ‘to transform food industry’

The Government's Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is today (15 March) urging Britain's food and drink firms to pledge major reductions in food waste and carbon emissions - which could deliver £20bn in savings for the UK economy - through its pioneering new Courtald Commitment 2025.

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