29th June 2017 | Recycling
WRAP chief executive Marcus Gover has said he is “sure” that the UK’s household recycling rate will reach at least 75% within the next 25 years. Speaking at the “Resourcing the Future” conference on 28 June, Gover laid out WRAP’s estimates on the UK’s flow of materials by 2040. It was calculated that, despite a…Read more
28th June 2017 | Recycling
The UK risks becoming the “dirty man of Europe” after Brexit with no plan to deal with the millions of plastic bottles dumped by consumers every week, according to politicians and leading environmental campaigners. The EU is currently drawing up an ambitious “circular economy” strategy which aims to make manufacturers take greater responsibility for the…Read more
28th June 2017 | Commercial Energy
Wave power can contribute 10% of global electricity demand by 2050 if governments and the private sector offer financial support and political stability. The UK is primed to act as the marine energy leader. This is the key finding form Marine Power Systems’ (MPS) Making Wave Power Work report. The report claims that Europe could…Read more
26th June 2017 | Commercial Energy
The UK’s ambitious target of slashing carbon emissions by more than half within 13 years is at risk because of government dithering on energy policy, industrial professionals have warned. A survey by the Energy Institute, the professional body for the energy sector, has found that four fifths of its members believe the UK is currently…Read more
23rd June 2017 | Commercial Energy
Britain’s deal with EDF to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant is risky and could lead to requests for more cash and electricity payment top-ups worth 30 billion pounds, a parliamentary watchdog has said. “Delays have pushed back the nuclear power plant’s construction, and the expected cost of top-up payments … has increased from…Read more