Day: 21 March 2012

Shadow minister calls for industry roadmap to decarbonise water

Shadow water minister Gavin Shuker has called on the Government to draw up a national roadmap to reduce emissions from the water and wastewater sectors.

Budget 2012: The industry reacts

Expert reaction to today's Budget announcement is mixed, however, it's clear that Mr Osborne's measures are a significantly lighter shade of green than many had been hoping for.

Budget 2012: Higher packaging targets announced

Higher packaging targets for plastic, aluminium, steel and glass will come into force from 2013, the Government has confirmed in its Budget today (March 21).

Budget 2012: The edie angle

'Cumbersome and bureaucratic' CRC scheme could be replaced by "alternative environmental tax" by the autumn says Osborne.

Pipe Dreams: How gas-focused energy efficiency improves National Security

Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, says the UK must start thinking strategically about its energy security and storage capacity in support of the strategic defence and security review.

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