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UK retailers fail to meet food and packaging waste pledges

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.

Sharp rise in sustainable seafood products on sale in UK

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.

Vauxhall starts taking orders for range extended Ampera

Vauxhall has begun taking orders for its new hybrid saloon car, the Ampera E-REV.

Small wind firm Evance reports record year for sales

UK manufacturer of small wind turbines Evance saw a 200 per cent growth in sales in 2011, making it a record year for the Leicestershire-based firm.

Evoco issues 'brake' alert on wind turbines after series of failures

Wind turbine maker Evoco has today issued an alert to shut down all of its wind turbines after a series of spectacular failures.

Unilever: "We have an opportunity to re-invent consumption"

Unilever has set a target to double the size of its business by 2020 at the same time as cut its environmental impact by half. Forum for the Future's Martin Wright speaks to Unilever ceo Paul Polman about the bold move.

Shell wins ad watchdog challenge over green biofuel claims

The UK's advertising watchdog has ruled in favour of oil giant Shell over marketing claims its biofuels reduced CO2 emissions.

Big drop in public support for tackling climate change

UK consumers are reacting to the financial crisis and a wave of 'climategate' email scandals by keeping their wallets in their pockets when given the choice of going green.

Companies cashing in on solar Feed-in Tariff block information bid

British Gas has blocked a Freedom of Information request to identify the 20 leading companies that are cashing in on rent-a-roof schemes under the Feed-in Tariff programme.

Royal Bank of Scotland cancels climate change campaign sponsorship

Protesters have claimed a victory after the Royal Bank of Scotland pulled out of a major sponsorship deal with the UK's largest campaign to combat climate change.

Government announces £200m Green Deal ‘sweetener’

The Government has announced £200 million of extra funding to encourage households and businesses to sign up to the Green Deal when the scheme launches next year.

Carbon Trust and Met Office dragged into fresh Climategate row

Messages contained within the latest "Climategate" mass email leak expose behind-the-scenes wrangles between the UK Met Office, the Carbon Trust and the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Climatic Research Unit.

Troubled university attacks further 'Climategate' mass email release

The University of East Anglia has tonight confirmed it is looking into the release of further damaging emails ahead of next week's UN climate talks in Durban.

Broadcasters lose their nerve over BBC's climate change programme

The final episode of the BBC's Frozen Planet documentary series that focuses on climate change has been canned in the US and other countries, prompting fierce criticism.

EDF fined €1.5m for spying on Greenpeace

France's state energy firm EDF has been fined €1.5m by a Paris court for spying on Greenpeace.


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