Day: 7 January 2013

No ‘new green policies’ in Government’s mid-term review

Green groups expressed anger today after the Coalition Government's mid-term review document offered no new policies on climate change.

Thames Water curbs leakage through investment boost

Thames Water invested £498.6m on improvements last year and managed to keep leakage targets on track, according to its interim financial report.

EXCLUSIVE: Retailers look to exert pressure on supply chain waste

Greater supply chain collaboration to design out waste will dominate retailer efforts around sustainability this year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

DECC appoints new Permanent Secretary

David Cameron has approved the appointment of Stephen Lovegrove as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Southern Water on track for renewables target with new CHP plant

By harnessing human waste to generate electricity, Southern Water hopes to reduce carbon emissions from its Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works by around 1,400 tonnes a year.

Public to play part in environmental policy making

An €8.5m (£6.9m) project, which aims to empower the public to collect and contribute environmental data for use in policy formation and governance, is now underway.

Hobbit-like humans may emerge as global warming takes hold

Humans will have to cope with less food and shrink to the size of hobbits if they are to survive in a warmer world, according to scientists.

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