19th February 2019 | Residential Energy
British Gas and Scottish Power are the latest Big Six energy suppliers to announce they are increasing their standard variable tariffs after Ofgem upped the price cap. British Gas is raising its prices by 10.5 per cent, which will see the average dual fuel bill increase by £119.12 a year – costing the average SVT…Read more
19th February 2019 | Recycling
A penny on every shirt, skirt and stocking could fund better recycling and repairing in the fashion industry, according to a parliamentary report that recommends new taxes to end the throwaway consumer culture. The cross-party environmental audit committee also proposes tax incentives for companies that offer repair services for clothes, and urges schools to introduce…Read more
14th February 2019 | Recycling
The UK is not on track to meet EU targets to recycle half of household rubbish by 202, the latest Government data suggests. Figures for 2017 show 45.7% of household waste in the UK was recycled, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) said. Under the Waste Framework Directive, members of the EU…Read more
13th February 2019 | Commercial Energy
The fracking industry was doomed to fail from the start and now activists are putting the final nail in its coffin. The end is night for fracking in the UK, not that it ever particularly got started. Regulators at the government’s Department of Business, Energy, Innovation and Skills (BEIS) recently denied fracking pioneer Cuadrilla’s request…Read more
13th February 2019 | Commercial Energy
Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel alternatives in five European countries analysed in new research. The study examined the purchase, fuel and tax costs of Europe’s bestselling ca, the VW Golf, in its battery electric, hybrid, petrol and diesel versions. Over four year, the pure electric version was…Read more
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