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Find out more about the latest environmental news and green business news in the East Midlands from investments, funding and regulations to green technology and resources

More than 30 places bid to host Green Investment Bank

More than 30 locations across the UK have put bids in to host the £3 billion Green Investment Bank (GIB) – a third more than the Government was anticipating.

Met Office increases snow alert with forecast warning of worse to come

The UK Met Office has issued an amber Severe Weather Warning today as it forecasts a week-long polar blast of sub-zero temperatures.

Forecast of heavy rain sparks UK flood alert as Met Office issues warning

The UK Met Office has issued a severe weather alert warning of heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could trigger flooding.

Met Office raise weather alert as blizzards forecast to cause UK travel chaos

The Met Office has this afternoon stepped up the number of severe weather warnings for later this week as a huge snow storm and hurricane-strength winds threaten to cause severe disruption.

Leicester shopping centre gets behind water conservation game

A shopping centre in Leicester has got behind a new interactive game that tries to get people thinking about how they can save water at home.

UK manufacturer sees orders grow for its electric delivery trucks

A UK automotive manufacturer is seeing orders grow for its line of electric delivery trucks that can be outfitted to meet the needs of any supply company.

Sustainable design helps gardening SME make first move into consumer market

A Derbyshire-based gardening company has launched its first product onto the consumer market by altering the design of its products to make them more sustainable.

£8m centre to put Northamptonshire on sustainable construction map

Northamptonshire is looking to become a beacon for sustainable construction innovation and attract dozens of green building start-ups, with a new £8 million centre of excellence set to open next year.

Gulf storm threatens efforts to plug spill

BP Plc oil spill workers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared for a possible evacuation on Thursday as a brewing tropical storm threatened more delays in attempts to end the environmental disaster.

Germany targets switch to 100 per cent renewables for its electricity by 2050

Germany could derive all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2050 and become the world's first major industrial nation to kick the fossil-fuel habit, the country's Federal Environment Agency said today.

Industry welcomes move to let councils sell green electricity

The renewable energy industry has welcomed the decision by the Government to let local councils sell green electricity to the grid.

Free green audits help tourism businesses in Northamptonshire

A free green audit scheme is showing tourism businesses across Northamptonshire how simple measures can cut costs – in one case helping an attraction slash its electricity bill by as much as 90 per cent.

RDAs to be scrapped

The Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), which have been responsible for delivering climate change targets across England are to scrapped, it has emerged.

New software offers cost-effective solution to tackling ICT emissions

A newly-launched UK company has developed a piece of system management software that could help significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the information communication technology (ICT) sector, tackling the emissions and energy efficiency of even the smallest of data centres.

First sustainability ‘lab’ for retail industry to open in Leicester

A new state-of-the-art facility focusing on sustainability and efficiency within the retail industry will open in Leicester this month.


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