Day: 8 October 2013

Solar ‘central’ to UK energy mix as Government unveils roadmap

Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has said solar PV energy will be "central" to the growth of renewables in Britain, at the launch of the Government's much anticipated solar roadmap today.

7.5 million tonnes of organic waste now recycled

The UK sent 1.69 million tonnes of organic waste for treatment by anaerobic digestion (AD) last year, while a further 5.85 million tonnes was composted.

Growth and consumption wiping out corporate efficiency gains

Major companies must do "radically more with radically less" if the planet is going to provide for the nine billion people predicted by 2050, says AkzoNobel's director of sustainability, André Veneman.

Biodiesel bonanza from London’s takeaways

Used cooking oil could fuel a fifth of London's bus fleet, according to new figures published this week.

Business ‘concerned’ by overlapping energy and carbon reduction schemes

The increasing introduction and overlap of energy and carbon reduction schemes is "causing business concern", according to a consultation response to the Government's proposed Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).

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