News from 12 April 2013 on edie

New smarter cities centre appoints new head

Peter Madden has been appointed chief executive for the new centre for innovation and future cites, which aims to make cities 'smarter and more forward thinking', giving businesses the opportunity to develop solutions that tackle climate change and improve resource efficiency.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin and BA prepared for ‘increase in turbulence’ caused by climate change

Global airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have said they are adequately prepared to deal with the effects of climate change and the potential increase in turbulence over the next half century.

Waste industry ‘must create its own social value’

Unless the waste industry, third sector and local authorities collectively agree on a methodology to calculate social impacts, the opportunity to generate social value from waste will be missed.

EU ETS faces ‘severe crisis’ if backloading gets no vote

A group of prominent environment ministers, including Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey, have called on the European Parliament to support the implementation of backloading for the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

EfW under the spotlight at circular economy debate

The role of energy-from-waste (EfW) in an emerging circular economy will be debated at a special Resource Revolution session held at Sustainability Live next week.

Heineken surpasses water reduction target but misses out on energy goal

Heineken has beaten its 2012 water reduction target, achieving a consumption level of 4.2 hectolitres (hl) of water per hl of product.

Is the great British public being conned on recycling?

Recent headlines in the Daily Mail which claimed millions of tonnes of household waste were being dumped abroad in foreign landfill sites may be scaremongering, but the industry isn't helping itself, argues Chris Dow

Circular economy

Government to support European funding for CCS

The Government has committed to support the winning projects of its £1bn carbon capture and storage (CCS) competition, if they choose to apply for European finding, under new guidance published today.

Unilever: it’s time to challenge our value chain on sustainable sourcing

Unilever's chief procurement officer Marc Engel has promised to be "relentless" in driving the company's efforts to reach its goal of sourcing 100% of raw materials sustainably by 2020.

Renewable by nature: Ensuring resources for today and tomorrow

The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK CEO Richard Hands considers the concept of natural capital and the value business should be placing on it

Energy

Ofwat announces hands-off approach to renewable energy in the water sector

Water services regulator Ofwat has said it will take a step back from renewable energy policy and will not provide specific guidance on carbon mitigation or renewable energy at the next price review in 2014.

Day: 12 April 2013