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Day: 9 May 2012

Hopes raised that Queen’s Speech will favour waste

Waste leaders have welcomed clarification on key legislation relating to the forthcoming Energy Bill and Green Investment Bank (GIB) outlined in the Queen's Speech today (May 9).

Businesses call on Clegg to introduce carbon reporting

Leading UK businesses and NGOs have called on the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to introduce mandatory carbon emissions reporting (MCR) for big companies.

Third of businesses blame UK drought on leakage

Water companies have once again come under fire from businesses, which believe that failure to take adequate action on leakage has contributed to UK drought, an edie poll has revealed.

Queen’s Speech: Business reacts with call for clarity

Businesses have welcomed the inclusion of Electricity Market Reform (EMR), the introduction of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) and a draft Water Bill in today's Queen's Speech - but said that clarity is needed on policy framework and clear leadership on the green economy.

Diageo partners up for zero waste in Belfast

Diageo is on track to reach zero waste to landfill by 2015 at its Belfast production plants in Northern Ireland by engaging in an industrial symbiosis programme.

Queen’s Speech promises commitment on GIB, EMR and water resources

Legislative commitments on the Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Electricity Market Reform (EMR) were both included in today's Queen's Speech, along with the promise of a draft bill dealing with the reform of the water industry.

Pasties are sexier than Gas Boilers

Following a recent visit to Portcullis House, Westminster to push for greater energy savings for consumer gas bills, I had a revelation: gas boilers are just not sexy enough for this Government!

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