Britain in line for rollout of plastic banknotes
The UK could see plastic banknotes in circulation as early as 2015, after the Bank of England revealed details of the process by which future money would be produced. An article in The Telegraph last week claimed that De La Rue – the company that currently prints the bulk of...
Visual evidence, not science, shown to sway climate sceptics
Recent spates of extreme weather events such as flooding, wildfires and superstorms have gone some way to changing the way sceptics view climate change, according to an Associated Press (AP) poll. The survey of just over 1,000 Americans found that while only 31% place complete or significant trust in...
Fracking debate: what the papers say
The government revealed yesterday that the controversial gas extraction technique, hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), would be restarted in the UK. Reaction has been mixed within the media, so here’s a round-up of the coverage. It was widely expected that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) would be...
Nominees sought for New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013
Do you know someone making serious leaps forward in the renewable energy or clean technology sectors? Well, now’s your chance to have their efforts recognised by industry professionals, as the New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013 prepare to receive nominations. The event, which has been renamed in 2013 to...
MPs blame bee decline on common insecticide
The House of Commons environmental audit committee has tabled evidence that links common insecticides to the declining number of bees. An inquiry was arranged in order to assess the claims that regulators were knowingly risking bee populations by allowing certain insecticides to remain in use. And according to The...
UN urges action as world welcomes billionth tourist of 2012
The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has revealed that as of today, a billion people have crossed international borders in 2012 – a new annual record – and outlined what each tourist can do to ensure they travel sustainably. The number of yearly tourists has grown from just 25 million...
Davey says fracking can resume in the UK
Energy secretary Ed Davey has revealed the government’s plans to allow hydraulic facturing (fracking) operations to restart in the UK, despite fears that the natural gas extraction method can cause seismic activity and groundwater pollution. Davey said that the verdict would assist the UK’s transition to a low-carbon economy,...
Tolkien about the environment
Today sees the UK launch of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, in which Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves set off on an adventure to reclaim a treasure stolen by the dragon Smaug. While this has caused a certain degree of childish glee here, JRR Tolkien’s work has...
Waitrose puts Shell partnership on hold after Greenpeace campaign
Waitrose has revealed that its planned partnership with Shell, which would have seen the pair collaborate at petrol stations across the UK, has been put on hold until after 2013 following a Greenpeace campaign that attracted over 40,000 people. For the last 10 days, the supermarket chain has received...
Ethical funds ‘exposed’ or the lesser of 3,000 evils?
As we reported on Saturday, the responsible investment campaign group FairPensions has released a challenging report on the state of ethical funds. The critical but welcome study demands more transparency, more aligned screening and greater investor engagement on the part of ethical funds. The FairPensions report could make uncomfortable reading...
Global firms see benefits of clean energy and sustainability
Many of the world’s biggest companies are setting themselves ambitious emissions reduction and clean energy targets despite faltering policy in their respective countries, according to a report by Calvert Investments, Ceres and WWF. The study, called Power Forward: Why the World’s Largest Companies are Investing in Renewable Energy, analyses...
Northern Rock: ‘bank error not in your favour’
Bailed out, repeat offender Northern Rock has cost the taxpayer another £270m, due to badly worded loan statements. Meanwhile, 152,000 borrowers stand to gain £1,775 on average in an early Christmas gift from the failed bank, as well as a Monopoly-sized £10 bill for every income taxpayer. Northern Rock...
The terrorist’s local bank: HSBC fined £1.2bn
HSBC was today fined £1.2bn (1% of market capitalisation) over US claims that it was engaged in money laundering for terrorists. Its “profoundly sorry” CEO, Stuart Gulliver, accepted responsibility for past mistakes and insists the bank was a “fundamentally different organisation”. The charge is that the bank laundered money from...
Cameron to face grilling on the environment from MPs
David Cameron is set to answer questions on the government’s environmental credentials at 4pm this afternoon, when he faces the House of Commons liaison committee. The committee – an alliance of all 32 chairs of the various select committees – will quiz the prime minister on whether the coalition...
Responsible journalism needed in fracking debate
Boris Johnson’s Telegraph column yesterday lauded fracking as “an answer to the nation’s prayers“. But, in a piece that originally appeared on his blog, Tim Fenton unpicks Johnson’s article, which contains facts as solid as the gas the Mayor recommends. As he is reputed to do every Sunday while waiting for his host...
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