Day: 18 June 2012

Urgent call for resource security remanufacturing base

A report out by the World Bank suggesting that global municipal solid waste (MSW) is set to rise from 1.3bn to 2.2bn tonnes by 2025 should set alarm bells ringing for UK plc.

Defra lends backing to circular economy taskforce

A business taskforce has been created to encourage the Government to bring in policies that will help move the UK towards a circular economy.

Sustainable food, energy and water are UK’s Rio+20 targets

The UK Government delegation to Rio+20 this week will press for the creation of new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused on food, energy and water says Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.

Flood-hit homeowners should seek insurance advice

Home owners hit by flood damage across the UK could needlessly spend thousands of pounds rectifying ruined homes because they do not understand what is covered under their buildings insurance policies, according to Drain Claim.

Gorbachev warns Rio+20 against ‘backsliding’ on climate change

World governments have been accused of 'backsliding' on climate change by the highly influential Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) who also said that the final document from this week's Rio+20 meeting will be meaningless.

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