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Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to stop plans to increase the level of biofuels in UK petrol, saying it will do nothing to cut carbon emissions and cost motorists and businesses billions of pounds at the petrol pump.
A growing number of solar firms are seeking legal advice about compensation for losses incurred as a result of the Government’s move to retrospectively cut the Feed-in Tariff [FiT] for solar electricity, according to a leading legal advisor to renewable energy firms.
Rhonda Ascierto, senior analyst, Ovum, says investing in PC power management solutions can be a cost-effective way to reduce energy consumption, and therefore operating costs.
Energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to tackle energy costs in the workplace, but most businesses are still failing to implement even the most basic measures. Elaine Brass reports on the performance of some of the energy efficiency solutions out there and gets the low down from the users that advocate them.
Measures to drive up demand for the Green Deal, the Government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme, have been announced as part of long-awaited Government proposals to make Britain’s buildings greener.
British retailers have failed to meet a pledge to cut back on supply chain food and packaging waste, with thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables, milk and yogurt thrown away every year, after being rejected for being the wrong shape, size or standard.
The UK's five leading green media companies have joined together to impose a voluntary blackout of renewable energy companies looking to exploit consumer confusion surrounding the Feed-in Tariff (FiT).
Despite evidence that energy efficiency upgrades are saving businesses up and down the country thousands of pounds – sometimes with a payback of less than two years – one in three board directors remains unconvinced of the return on investment (ROI) on energy refits, new research shows.
Carmaker Ford said it will slash landfill waste by 70 per cent over the next five years across its European production arm, including at its three UK manufacturing plants.
The British Photovoltaic Association has come under increasing pressure today after the organisation claimed it did not act alone in unsuccessfully applying to have the Feed-in Tariff court case shelved.
The number of fish and seafood products certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has shot up by 41 per cent in the UK over the last year, as retailers and supermarkets respond to consumers' demand to know the provenance of the produce they buy.
Juliet Davenport, founder and chief executive of Good Energy, scooped the top award at the inaugural People & The Environment Achievement Business (PEAB) Awards 2012.
An investment fund, which supports the green refurbishment of UK commercial properties, has raised £100 million.
There are potentially big savings to be made by businesses that invest in energy efficiency upgrades. But how does a company know which are the right ones to invest in and how will it be able to afford to pay for them anyway? James Axtell, investment director of clean energy at Ingenious, talks to Louise Bateman about the group's new Energy Efficiency EIS Fund – which he claims has the solution to both problems.
Solarcentury has quit the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) in a row over its support for the Government's appeal bid on the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) cuts.