China to stop taking many types of recycling material by year’s end

15th August 2017 | Recycling

China has confirmed it is to stop taking many types of recycling material by the end of the year, posing a major difficulty for Ireland and other EU countries. The Chinese Government recently notified the World Trade Organisation it intends to ban the import of “all scrap plastics and unsorted paper” by the end of…Read more

Ofgem set out new industrial strategy

8th August 2017 | Commercial Energy

Ofgem has set out its strategy aimed at driving innovation and supporting the transformation to a low carbon energy system. It believes the energy sector is undergoing “fundamental change” and regulatory and market arrangements will need to evolve to ensure this happens in a way that protects and advances consumers’ interests and enables them to…Read more

Burning policy puts pressure on recycling targets

7th August 2017 | Recycling

A boom in incinerator-building could make it impossible for the UK to meet future targets for recycling, a report says. The consultancy Eunomia says waste companies constructing new incinerators will need waste to feed them. And that could reduce Britain’s stated ambition to recycle more waste. A government spokesman said “great progress” had been made…Read more

London should lead in showing electric cars will not tackle air pollution

4th August 2017 | Commercial Energy

With more and more of the world’s population living in cities, we need to get urban transport right. That means making sure that people and goods can move around easily and cheaply. It also means ensuring that city transport systems don’t damage people’s health, as diesel and to a lesser extent petrol are currently doing…Read more

British Gas hikes electricity prices by 12.5%

2nd August 2017 | Residential Energy

The government rejected British Gas’ claim that its policy is forcing the company to raise electricity prices and said it is concerned that the price rise “will hit man people already on poor-value tariffs”. British Gas announced on Tuesday it is raising electricity prices by 12.5% for 3.1 million of its UK customers from September….Read more

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