9th January 2020 | Recycling
New analysis shows the government could be developing secondary material markets that encourage an additional two million tonnes of plastic to be recycled in the UK. This could provide 71% of the raw material needed by UK manufacturers of plastic packaging and products. The UK currently exports two thirds of plastic collected for recycling and…Read more
8th January 2020 | Commercial Energy
In the quest to cut carbon out of civilisation, the future of transport is key. Emissions from the sector have doubled in the past 40 years and continue to rise. Our travel habits are now responsible for one in four of the planet-warming molecules of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. While the transition to electric…Read more
7th January 2020 | Commercial Energy
Low-carbon power generation in the UK increased by just 1 terawatt hour (TWh), or less than 1 per cent of current capacity in 2019 – the slowest growth in a decade, according to sector-tracking website Carbon Brief. In an analysis, Carbon Brief said that growth will need to double in the 2020s to meet UK…Read more
6th January 2020 | Commercial Energy
The past year was the cleanest on record for the British grid as zero carbon technology exceeded electricity supplies from polluting fuels. Britain has reached an historic clean energy milestone with zero carbon electricity outstripping fossil fuels in 2019 for the first time, National Grid has said. The past year was the cleanest on record…Read more
5th January 2020 | Recycling
Politicians may flaunt their green credentials but a number of key targets – on air quality, tree planting, waste – are being missed. Air Pollution In 2020 the UK is set to achieve only three of the five targets for pollutant emissions set by the European Union, falling short on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) –…Read more
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