Shortlist revealed for New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013
Some of the UK’s most innovative companies have been shortlisted for prizes at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013, which take place on March 21 in London. Renewable energy developers, investors, entrepreneurs and companies are in the running for gongs at the event, which is now in its...
Hollywood star Helen Hunt: ‘we’ve all witnessed the impact of climate change’
Environmental group Global Green’s annual pre-Oscar party took place on Wednesday with over 1,500 guests – from celebrities, eco-luminaries, business and political leaders and leading environmentalists – in attendance to help support attempts to tackle climate change. With standard green event rules in place – using public transportation, carpooling...
No Dash for Gas protestors being sued for £5m by EDF
No Dash for Gas – the protest group that halted operations at a Nottinghamshire power station during a seven-day occupation in October last year – is being sued for £5m by the owner of the plant, EDF Energy. A total of 21 activists have pleaded guilty to trespass at...
Carbon Trust honours companies with inaugural water reduction award
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Sainsbury’s, Branston and Sunlight are the first four organisations to win a new Carbon Trust award for water reduction. The quartet were revealed as winners on Wednesday, when the Carbon Trust launched their inaugural water standard prize. The organisation says the award aims to “catalyse business action...
Organisations add strong backing to decarbonisation target calls
Over 35 organisations, from energy companies to membership groups, have signed a joint statement to MPs, calling for a decarbonisation target to be added to the energy bill. The letter from the alliance, which has been co-ordinated by the WWF, comes after Conservative MP Tim Yeo and Labour’s Barry...
Kansas geophysicist accused of vested interests after tabling anti-sustainability bill
Dennis Hedke, Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives in the US, has proposed a bill to the country’s energy and environment committee that discourages sustainable development initiatives. If implemented, the bill, HB 2366, would stop funds from being used “either directly or indirectly, to promote, support, mandate,...
Four UN bodies form green partnership across 30 countries
A new partnership has been launched this week by four United Nations (UN) agencies, aiming to support seven years of strengthening and expanding national green economy strategies across 30 countries. Prospects of reducing environmental risks and poverty, whilst generating new jobs and skills are some of the proposed outcomes...
E.ON revealed to have called for ‘dissuasive’ sentences for eco-activists
Energy company E.ON, referring to a group of activists due to be sentenced for aggravated trespass at its Kingsnorth coal power station, has warned that sentences should try to avoid accidents in the future. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) papers show Paul Golby, chairman and CEO of...
International response urgently needed for the Arctic, says UN
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has declared that an international response to challenges in the Arctic is “urgently needed” in its review of the past year. As melting ice increases, new opportunities including easier access to oil and gas, minerals and fisheries are developing. UNEP’s 2013 yearbook, called...
Water efficiency could provide 3.7m jobs by 2020
A comprehensive report released by US thinktank the Pacific Institute has highlighted the vast potential in job growth connected with increased investments in water efficiency. The study, Sustainable Water Jobs: A National Assessment of Water-Related Green Job Opportunities, demonstrates how investments into the sector can help tackle contamination, drought...
Horsemeat saga exposes holes in cheap meat food chain
The horsemeat scandal has cast a long shadow over cheap meat, and the implications are far more serious than just outrage over poor food labelling. Our Nutrient World, a report by the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management, produced for UN Environment Programme (UNEP), highlights the critical situation concerning nitrogen and phosphorus:...
Ofgem: increased energy imports could raise bills
Energy regulator Ofgem warned yesterday that consumers will face higher bills because of the decline of gas produced in the UK – meaning more will have to be imported in the coming years. Chief executive Alistair Buchanan said plans to renovate old, polluting power stations will cause a fall...
Government set to provide nuclear with four-decade financial backing
The government is ready to provide nuclear power subsidies for up to 40 years, in order to help the industry build new power stations. In 2010, the coalition announced that new nuclear stock would only be approved if no public funds were required, but economic difficulties in the sector...
Campaigners criticise ‘short-sighted’ government energy policy after oil boost
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been criticised by environmental campaigners for a “short-sighted” approach to future economic growth in the energy sector, after it gave consent to a £4.6 billion oil development in the North Sea. Statoil has been granted permission to begin drilling at...
Greenpeace aims Twitter decarbonisation campaign at MPs
Environmental group Greenpeace is calling on individuals to tweet MPs, telling them to support an amendment to the energy bill that would see a 2030 electricity decarbonisation target added by April. Conservative MP Tim Yeo and Labour’s Barry Gardiner tabled the additions earlier this month, calling for the government...
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