Articles Posted in the Energy & Resource Use Category
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Tougher recycling targets to stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill
Proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets that will stop 400,000 tonnes of packaging going to landfill by 2017 have been announced today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. The new targets for packaging producers will also…
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Homes responsible for one quarter of European greenhouse emissions from energy
Home energy use is responsible overall for 25% of energy-related greenhouse-gas emissions in the European Union (EU), according to a new analysis from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report calculates emissions based on their…
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Smart energy systems to cut BT’s energy bills by £13M a year
BT is set to shave £13M a year off its energy bills, and reduce its carbon footprint by five per cent, by introducing an innovative smart-energy management and control system across thousands of its offices,…
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Innovative inhaler recycling service now available across the UK
Those of us with asthma or who have asthmatic family members will be familiar with this quandary: what to do with used inhalers? So great news today as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that it is…
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British business identifies uncertainty over return on investment as barrier to significant investment in energy-reduction measures
Investment by British business in energy-reduction measures is in danger of grinding to a halt new research has warned. The research, commissioned by Ernst & Young, which polled board members in 250 of Britain’s leading…
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Call for new European ‘supergrid’
Connecting the UK’s electricity system with neighbouring countries via a new European ‘supergrid’ would allow the National Grid to balance supply and demand more effectively, as intermittent sources of electricity become more important in our…
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Earth almost spent up for the year
Humanity is surpassing nature’s budget for the year, and is moving into the ecological equivalent of overdraft, according to data from Global Footprint Network, an international research organisation with offices in California and Geneva. The…
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When Back to School can mean points for recycling
The School’s in Session Points Giveaway is a new competition celebrating the start of the new school year by rewarding UK schools for saving waste packaging from landfill. Launched by recycling company Terracycle, The School’s…
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Living Green Visitor Centre
On 5 November 2011 the National Trust will open a new Living Green Visitor Centre in Morden Hall Park, a green oasis in a densely populated area of south west London. This is the culmination…
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Microgeneration sees significant increase in take up in past year
The rate of growth in microgeneration continues to increase with the capacity and number of installations rising significantly across the UK, according to new figures released by energy & environmental consultancy AEA. The growth in…
