Day: 13 December 2006

Zero-carbon home plan unveiled

The Government fleshed out its plans to make all new homes zero-carbon within a decade in the new Code for Sustainable Homes, with all homes to be rated on energy efficiency by 2008.

New renewable source ‘to generate 1GW by 2015’

A green energy source that could provide 1GW of power by harnessing the pressure of the earth's interior has officially been added to the UK's renewables mix after receiving renewable accreditation from Ofgem.

WRAP dishes up cash for food waste

Each UK consumer throws away £424 worth of food a year, warns the environmental organisation investing £8M to limit our waste.

Recycling and waste recovery to be Olympic winners

Beijing aims to become a model city in terms of waste management as it braces itself for temporary surge in its population as the 2008 Olympics draw ever closer.

Big is beautiful for waste facilities

Experts from countries with exemplary track records on waste disposal rubbed shoulders with those formerly wedded to landfill and still in the process of a messy metaphorical divorce this week.

Nuclear war would wreck climate say scientists

Even a small, regional nuclear war would cause lasting damage to the climate, according to researchers in the USA.

Court hears of state’s failure on noise laws

Luxembourg has run afoul of the ECJ for failing to fully adopt laws on noise pollution.

Environmental Case Law Summary, December 06

Once again Edie News and Semple Fraser team up to bring readers the latest on legal cases which impact on environmental industries in the UK and Europe. This month we see Finland hounded for allowing wolf hunting, Russia in trouble for forcing residents to leave a heavily polluted area without providing adequate compensation, Luxembourg rapped for failing to adopt a number of directives and several states before the courts for doing too little to treat waste water.

Russia fails to provide housing for those moved out of polluted zone

Russia has been found guilty of breaching the rights of residents living near a polluting steel works for failing to compensate them following their relocation.

Luxembourg lax on adopting water laws

Luxembourg has failed to adequately transpose the Water Framework Directive, according to the ECJ.

No impact assessment for waste plant lands Italy in hot water

Italy has failed to meet its obligations under European law by neglecting to carry out a detailed environmental impact assessment for a large waste recovery plant.

High cleaning costs no excuse for dirty water, Italy told

Failure to properly treat waste water from a number of communes because doing so would be too expensive has landed Italy in trouble with the European Court of Justice.

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