Day: 20 October 2014

Sainsbury’s to stop Nectar points for bag reuse

Retail giant Sainsbury's has announced that it will stop rewarding shoppers with Nectar points for every bag they reuse from April next year, as part of wider changes to its loyalty programme.

Record-setting Sunday: Wind supplies a quarter of UK power

A blustery Sunday saw 24% of the UK's electricity supplied by wind.

Government scraps solar subsidies for farmers

Solar farms on agricultural land could soon be a thing of the past following an announcement from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) that farmers will lose their right to claim subsidies for fields filled with solar panels.

Defra’s ‘stepping back’ from waste letter – one year on

It has been exactly one year since Resource Minister Dan Rogerson wrote to the industry to 'regretfully' inform them that Defra would be stepping back from some of its waste policy work. But just what impact has that letter had on industry over the year? Liz Gyekye reports.

Edie explains: Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

Improved energy efficiency could add £62bn to the UK economy according to a recent EU report, and ESOS is the UK Government's attempt to encourage best practice.

Energy Institute to provide first ESOS lead assessors

The Environment Agency has certified members of the energy professionals' body, the Energy Institute (EI), to conduct audits for companies looking to comply with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).

Britain’s ‘Big Five’ banks urged to divest from fossil fuels

A new campaign calling for banks to stop funding fossil fuels and climate change has been launched as part of Good Money Week today (20 October).

The autumn of recycling: Why science and sociology must meet

Battling negative perceptions surrounding food waste collections can prove challenging. Some members of the public view it as messy and problematic. However, Keith Riley argues that there is a solution to this problem - a new innovation that combines science with sociology. Here, he unpicks the issue.

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