cleantechnica.comPublished In fact, civil society groups in the UK representing approximately 12 million people said last week that this was the country’s best opportunity for switching to a low-carbon economy, and that such projects should get more government support.
environmental-expert.comPublished The UK and the Netherlands have today taken a major step towards the creation of a European super grid with the official opening of the 260km subsea electricity transmission cable between the two countries.
carbonoffsetsdaily.comPublished UK dairy processors are increasingly conscious of their environmental impact, according to Irish food board, Bord Bia. Peter Duggan, Strategic Information Services, Bord Bia, told FLEXNEWS: “Against a background of companies becoming increasingly...
bio-fuel-watch.blogspot.comPublished The demonstration will take place midway through a government consultation which will determine the future of agrofuel power stations in the UK. Right now and until mid-October, the government is consulting on the future of 'renewable electricity...
The UK government has been giving secret support at the very highest levels to Canada`s campaign against European penalties on its highly polluting tar sands fuel, the Guardian can reveal.At the same time, the UK government was being lobbied by...
Plastic bag use is increasing in the UK, while Ireland's tax on bags has had dramatic success Bibi van der Zee guardian.co.uk 17 Jan 11; Consumers in the UK now use nearly four times as many plastic bags as those in Ireland.
Renewable UK, the renewable energy trade association, is about to begin offering £20,000 a year in payments to communities who will agree to put up with the awful inconvenience of hosting clean energy.
The UK and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate for promoting low-carbon growth in China. The MoU will take forward the agreement reached during last year’s UK-China summit.
UK's largest coal-fired power plant could switch to biomass within 10 years guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 3 August 2010 18.11 BST But the opportunity to turn it into a renewable power company is an exciting one and makes sense for the UK's carbon targets...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, UK A report released by WWF-UK, the self-proclaimed "world's leading conservation body," concludes that the UK will need at least 1.7 million plug-in vehicles on its roads by 2020 and 6.4 million by 2030 to achieve...