14th December 2017 | Commercial Energy
Top government scientists recommended that the exporting or disposing of waste should end. The lack of support for exports comes in a government-funded report which describes “waste” as an “enormous opportunity” in terms of resources, and promotes the idea of more recycling or reuse of materials within the UK. But while it has been published…Read more
11th December 2017 | Commercial Energy
The communications industry could use 20% of all the world’s electricity by 2025, hampering attempts to meet climate change targets and straining grids as demand by power-hungry server farms storing digital data from billions of smartphones, tablets and internet-connected devices grows exponentially. The industry has long argued that it can considerably reduce carbon emissions by…Read more
7th December 2017 | Recycling
China’s ban on imported plastic puts the UK at risk of environmental pollution owing to the recycling industry’s lack of capacity, according to an investigation by Greenpeace UK. The UK exports almost two-thirds of its total waste to China, with UK businesses shipping more than 2.7 million tons of plastic waste there and to Hong…Read more
7th December 2017 | Commercial Energy
A new report estimates that 12GW of subsidy-free battery deployment could be possible in the UK by 2021, despite only 0.6GW of capacity being installed and operational so far, but only if the Government learns from past failings in the solar market. Launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at its Winter Parliamentary Reception in…Read more
6th December 2017 | Recycling
Experts are warning that the UK will miss out on its 2020 target for household recycling as the latest figures show that current rates in England have stagnated at under 45%. Some argue that recycling rates have stalled in part because of EU targets which are based on weight rather than the value of resources…Read more
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