News from 16 March 2015 on edie

New energy-from-waste plant ‘signals industry shift’

A £51.6m renewable energy power plant which will provide the equivalent of 17,000 homes with electricity generated from waste wood has been given the go-ahead to be built in Northamptonshire.

Oxford University defers decision on fossil fuel divestment

Oxford University has deferred its decision on whether to divest fossil fuels from its £3.8bn endowment, saying the matter needed "thorough consideration".

Greening the game: The world’s most sustainable stadiums

Sports stadiums and pitches often require vast amounts of energy, water and raw materials to maintain them, with little prior thought given to sustainability. But the vast amounts of money involved in professional sport lends itself to exciting innovations, and the stadiums are no different.

Energy

Collaboration drives success for Anglo American

One of the world's largest mining companies has released its 2014 sustainability report, revealing large drops in energy use, water consumption and emissions.

Electrolux makes progress against target to be ‘sustainability leader’ in home appliances

Home-appliance manufacturer Electrolux has released its sustainability report for 2014, outlining good progress against its objective "to be the sustainability leader in our industry".

Insurers: Governments must help us prepare for natural disasters

Insurers managing more than $9trn in assets have called on governments around the world to tackle climate change and build resilience to increasingly-common natural disasters.

Tetra Pak caps climate impact while growing business

A host of eco-innovations developed by Tetra Pak in 2014 have put the multi-national food packaging and processing company "well on track" to hit its 2020 sustainability targets.

Human heartbeat could shake-up wave power generation

A new technology inspired by the human body may have the ability to revolutionise the wave power sector, according to test results revealed on Friday.

Global emissions stall in 2014 following slowdown in China’s economy

A slowdown in China's economic growth helped the world to a pause in the upward rise in greenhouse gas emissions last year, according to data released on Friday.

Day: 16 March 2015