24th September 2019 | Recycling
The aviation and shipping sectors should formally be included in Britain’s target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, the government’s climate advisers said on Tuesday. Britain earlier this year became the first G7 country to set a net zero emission target although the shipping and aviation sectors were not explicitly…Read more
23rd September 2019 | Recycling
As part of Recycle Week (23-29 September), the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP has released the results of its 2019 Recycling Tracker, an annual survey of UK households that collects information on recycling attitudes, knowledge and behaviours. Key findings in the results highlight that over the past years 60 per cent of UK households…Read more
17th September 2019 | Residential Energy
The UK’s biggest energy suppliers have been accused of making more than £1.5bn a year by keeping customers on expensive standard variable tariffs. Standard variable tariffs are among some of the most expensive energy tariffs and can cost hundreds of pounds more than the best deals on the market. Automated energy switching service Switchd has…Read more
17th September 2019 | Commercial Energy
The drone attack which knocked out half of Saudi oil production is likely to put up energy bills for UK consumers, an analyst said. Craig Lowrey, senior consultant at Cornwall Insight, said the Brent crude price rise witnessed in the aftermath of the assault would be reflected in higher tariffs and the possible withdrawal of…Read more
16th September 2019 | Recycling
Britain’s largest coffee chain claimed there was no evidence a 25p environmental “latte levy” on single-use cups would work and “obstructively lobbied” the government just before proposals to introduce the tax were binned against MP’s advice. Costa Coffee – which sells nearly half a billion drinks in takeaway cups every year – argued against the…Read more