Day: 5 February 2010

Lobby group calls for action on resource efficiency

Green business lobby the Aldersgate Group is calling for policy makers to take a closer look at resource efficiency, arguing that those economies that get ahead of the game in this area stand to profit in the long term.

Winter Olympics get bronze for environmentalism

Organisers of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics deserve only a bronze medal for environmentalism according to a Canadian green group.

Benn: consign waste to the dustbin of history

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has said it is time to scrap not just waste itself but the very concept and should see it for what it is - a resource to be utilised.

‘Glaciergate’ should not derail international climate efforts: Lord Smith

The chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Chris Smith, has hit out at the backlash of public opinion in the wake of repeated reports in parts of the media questioning the validity of climate science.

Environment Agency boss hits back at climate sceptics

One or two scientific scandals should not be allowed to detract from the overwhelming evidence that climate change is real and must be addressed, says Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith

Energy

Brief Round-up: January

A whistle-stop tour of the legislation published in January.

Social sustainability

British business counting pennies, not carbon

It seems that the carbon-conscious consumer really began to make a difference to the products and services sold in the UK last year, says Cisco's green ambassador Richard Roberts.

Energy

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