Day: 21 May 2013

Government proposes capacity market incentive for reducing electricity demand

The Government has announced plans to amend the Energy Bill to include financial incentives via the capacity market to deliver permanent reductions in the UK's electricity demand.

John Woodruff urges councils to engage with AD industry

The chair of the National Association for Waste Disposal Officers talks to Stuart Spear ahead of this year's UK AD & Biogas event

Circular economy

Brits show growing appetite for sharing economy

The sharing economy - in which goods and services are based on collaborative consumption - is now valued at £330bn globally and £22.4bn in the UK, according to new research.

EXCLUSIVE: RBS in move to save reputation through sustainability reporting

Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) deputy head of sustainability Duncan Young has highlighted the importance of sustainability reporting in shrugging off the negative reputation of his company.

Coca-Cola hunts for the elusive ‘black box’ of recycling behaviour

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has revealed more detail on its international pilot project to explore the social science behind recycling by studying people's waste habits in the home.

Carbon Trust launches £2m offshore wind project to increase energy yields

The Carbon Trust today unveiled its latest wind energy research project which aims to help the industry to improve prediction accuracy, reduce financing costs and optimise wind farm layouts.

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