Oil & Gas UK welcomes Theresa May as PM

14th July 2016 | Rural Energy

Deidre Michie, Chief Executive of industry body Oil & Gas UK, has welcomed the appointment of Theresa May to the role of Prime Minister of the UK. She said that the organisation is keen to work with the new leader as it looks to support the North Sea oil and gas industry as it is…Read more

Best and worst recyclers

13th July 2016 | Recycling

The best recyclers in the UK are farmers it has been revealed. This is the finding of a British waste and recycling company – York-based businesswaste.co.uk – which surveyed various sectors of the UK economy to discover which group produced the highest percentage of recyclable waste, compared to waste sent to landfill or incineration. They…Read more

Dual fuel tariffs pulled since Brexit vote

12th July 2016 | Residential Energy

Since 23 June, twelve energy providers have pulled fixed-rate tariffs for domestic energy contracts and replaced them with more expensive alternatives. Uswitch, the energy comparison site, found that new offers cost up to £105 a year for the average customer: energy costs had been rising for the three months leading up to Brexit, and the…Read more

Does shale gas fracking make UK carbon targets?

7th July 2016 | Commercial Energy

The long-awaited report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) on whether large scale gas production via fracking can be compatible with the UK’s carbon reduction targets was presented before Parliament. The answer was yes, it is possible, but challenging. And to meet that challenge, the Committee stresses will require stricter regulation, significant emissions offsetting,…Read more

Landfill tax not enough to drive UK recycling

6th July 2016 | Recycling

Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia’s UK & Ireland Vice-President, has warned that landfill tax alone will not help the UK to pursue its reuse and recycling agenda following the Brexit vote, whilst giving evidence to and Environmental Audit Committee of MPs. She said that waste was being treated as “niche”, which is wrong given its economic potential….Read more

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