Day: 5 May 2015

IEA: Governments must triple low-carbon spending

Public spending on low-carbon technology must be tripled if we are to stay within global warming limits, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

IEA Report: Energy Technology Perspectives 2015

Energy technology innovation is central to meeting climate mitigation goals while also supporting economic and energy security objectives.

Energy

Election 2015: Ecotricity develops ‘Green Britain’ vision

The next government could deliver a £5bn surge in GDP by adopting electric cars; a saving of almost £8bn on Britain's annual oil import bill; and £1.25bn in health and environmental benefits, if it is willing to tackle the nation's energy and environmental issues head-on.

Volkswagen revs up bid to become world’s greenest carmaker

German carmaker Volkswagen has released its 2014 Sustainability Report, revealing good progress towards its plan to become "the world's most sustainable automobile company".

Summertime (part 2)

Following on from Summertime (with another to come) this talks about small changes to your heating set up that will reduce Summer consumption.

Energy

Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan drives business growth

The business case for sustainability couldn't be clearer: Unilever's 'Sustainable Living' brands accounted for half of the company's growth in 2014 and grew at twice the rate of the rest of the business, chief executive Paul Polman has revealed.

Power surge for Scottish solar

Scottish homes with solar panels saw 100% of their energy needs met by the sun during a bright April.

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