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Carbon price bad for business and environment
Introducing an independent carbon price floor could devastate UK industry’s ability to compete in Europe and harm the bloc’s efforts to cut emissions, warn MPs The Treasury’s plans to set a price for a tonne of carbon above that set by the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) have been labeled a revenue-raising exercise that will not help to encourage Sarah-Jayne Russell 27 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Price fall triggers call to halt ETS permits Budget special: Carbon floor price set at £16 a tonne Industry floored by carbon price Updated: Heavy industry to make millions from EU ETS read more

Suppliers’ CO2 cuts lag behind
Big businesses are being urged to do more to support their supply chains’ sustainability efforts, after survey reveals 15% gap in the number of firms successfully cutting emissions According to the latest survey from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), 43% of the multinational companies participating in its supply chain programme have reduced their carbon footprint, but only Sarah-Jayne Russell 2 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: The water footprint: water in the supply chain Carbon Trust service to aid energy-efficient procurement Future-proof procurement read more

Carbon price bad for business and environment
Introducing an independent carbon price floor could devastate UK industry’s ability to compete in Europe and harm the bloc’s efforts to cut emissions, warn MPs The Treasury’s plans to set a price for a tonne of carbon above that set by the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) have been labeled a revenue-raising exercise that will not help to encourage Sarah-Jayne Russell 27 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Price fall triggers call to halt ETS permits Budget special: Carbon floor price set at £16 a tonne Industry floored by carbon price Updated: Heavy industry to make millions from EU ETS read more

UK rivers healthier, but more must be done
Tougher rules on the amount of water businesses can take from UK rivers have improved the flow of 590 miles of waterways, but greater efficiency is needed, warns the Environment Agency (EA) The agency’s Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme investigates abstraction licenses granted to businesses in previous decades and which are enabling unsustainable and damaging levels o Sarah-Jayne Russell 31 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Water lags behind CO2 in boardrooms Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future Flooding presents £12bn climate change risk read more

Government loses FITs appeal
DECC will not be able to halve the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar installations fitted last year, the Court of Appeal has decided. In a unanimous decision, the judges upheld the High Court ruling in December, that to impose the lower tariffs proposed in a DECC consultation to arrays fitted ahead of that consultation’s cl Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March Updated: DECC to fight solar case verdict Solar threatened by speed of FIT changes read more

New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March
Reduced payments for small-scale solar under the feed-in tariff (FIT) will only affect panels installed from 3 March if the government loses its legal battle to implement changes earlier. In a bid to provide greater clarity over subsidies for home-scale solar power, energy secretary Chris Huhne has confirmed the new lower tariffs to be applied from 1 April and Sarah-Jayne Russell 20 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Updated: DECC to fight solar case verdict Solar sector slams halving of FITs read more

Environment Agency civil sanctions raise £200k
Local environment charities and projects have benefited from more than £200,000 in donations as a result of civil sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency (EA) in 2011. Leisure firm Fitness First, facilities management company MITIE and biscuit manufacturer Rivington Foods were among 26 businesses that donated cash to make amends for breaching environmental regula Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Environment Agency civil sanctions Environment Agency first to use civil sanctions read more

UK rivers healthier, but more must be done
Tougher rules on the amount of water businesses can take from UK rivers have improved the flow of 590 miles of waterways, but greater efficiency is needed, warns the Environment Agency (EA) The agency’s Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme investigates abstraction licenses granted to businesses in previous decades and which are enabling unsustainable and damaging levels o Sarah-Jayne Russell 31 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Water lags behind CO2 in boardrooms Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future Flooding presents £12bn climate change risk read more

IEMA wins international award for EIA work
IEMA has been awarded the International Association for Impact Assessment’s 2012 Institutional Award in recognition of its work on environmental impact assessment (EIA) The International Association for Impact Assessment’s (IAIA) Institutional Award is presented annually to a national or international government or non-governmental organisation that has made 2 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: Introducing the EIA Quality Mark First forum for EIA Quality Mark read more

Environment Agency civil sanctions raise £200k
Local environment charities and projects have benefited from more than £200,000 in donations as a result of civil sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency (EA) in 2011. Leisure firm Fitness First, facilities management company MITIE and biscuit manufacturer Rivington Foods were among 26 businesses that donated cash to make amends for breaching environmental regula Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Environment Agency civil sanctions Environment Agency first to use civil sanctions read more

New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March
Reduced payments for small-scale solar under the feed-in tariff (FIT) will only affect panels installed from 3 March if the government loses its legal battle to implement changes earlier. In a bid to provide greater clarity over subsidies for home-scale solar power, energy secretary Chris Huhne has confirmed the new lower tariffs to be applied from 1 April and Sarah-Jayne Russell 20 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Updated: DECC to fight solar case verdict Solar sector slams halving of FITs read more

Severn Trent fined £24k for polluting lake again
Lincoln magistrates’ court has fined water company Severn Trent £24,000 after the firm pleaded guilty to polluting a fishing lake for the fourth time in seven years. In April 2011, hundreds of fish died and more had to be rescued from Heapham Lakes near Gainsborough after effluent from a blocked sewer flooded into a local nature reserve. Sarah-Jayne Russell 9 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: Second fine for Thames Water over sewage Shipping firm to pay £95k for palm oil pollution 560 serious pollution incidents in a year read more

Suppliers’ CO2 cuts lag behind
Big businesses are being urged to do more to support their supply chains’ sustainability efforts, after survey reveals 15% gap in the number of firms successfully cutting emissions According to the latest survey from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), 43% of the multinational companies participating in its supply chain programme have reduced their carbon footprint, but only Sarah-Jayne Russell 2 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: The water footprint: water in the supply chain Carbon Trust service to aid energy-efficient procurement Future-proof procurement read more

UK examines viability of hydrogen cars
Car manufacturers and utilities firms are joining forces in a new government task force to assess whether widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles is a realistic prospect. Launched by the business department (BIS), the UKH2Mobility project is aimed at examining the potential role of hydrogen fuel-cell technology in

UK rivers healthier, but more must be done
Tougher rules on the amount of water businesses can take from UK rivers have improved the flow of 590 miles of waterways, but greater efficiency is needed, warns the Environment Agency (EA) The agency’s Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme investigates abstraction licenses granted to businesses in previous decades and which are enabling unsustainable and damaging levels o Sarah-Jayne Russell 31 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Water lags behind CO2 in boardrooms Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future Flooding presents £12bn climate change risk read more

Resource inefficiency risks $2 trillion
Failure by businesses to improve energy efficiency and resource use could cost the global economy trillions of dollars by 2030, warns the World Economic Forum (WEF) In its latest report, the WEF estimates that if governments and industry do nothing to address steel and iron shortages $2 trillion-worth of output will be put at risk. Sarah-Jayne Russell 23 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Resource efficiency key to growth, says CBI Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future read more

UK rivers healthier, but more must be done
Tougher rules on the amount of water businesses can take from UK rivers have improved the flow of 590 miles of waterways, but greater efficiency is needed, warns the Environment Agency (EA) The agency’s Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme investigates abstraction licenses granted to businesses in previous decades and which are enabling unsustainable and damaging levels o Sarah-Jayne Russell 31 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Water lags behind CO2 in boardrooms Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future Flooding presents £12bn climate change risk read more

Environment Agency civil sanctions raise £200k
Local environment charities and projects have benefited from more than £200,000 in donations as a result of civil sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency (EA) in 2011. Leisure firm Fitness First, facilities management company MITIE and biscuit manufacturer Rivington Foods were among 26 businesses that donated cash to make amends for breaching environmental regula Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Environment Agency civil sanctions Environment Agency first to use civil sanctions read more

Free tool predicts climate impacts on wetlands
Scientists have created a new online tool to predict the impact a changing climate will have on England and Wales’ wetlands over the next 50 years The free assessment tool, created by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), uses data from the UK Climate Projections programme to forecast the effect changing rainfall patterns, increasing te Sarah-Jayne Russell 3 February 2012 read more

New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March
Reduced payments for small-scale solar under the feed-in tariff (FIT) will only affect panels installed from 3 March if the government loses its legal battle to implement changes earlier. In a bid to provide greater clarity over subsidies for home-scale solar power, energy secretary Chris Huhne has confirmed the new lower tariffs to be applied from 1 April and Sarah-Jayne Russell 20 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Updated: DECC to fight solar case verdict Solar sector slams halving of FITs read more

Carbon price bad for business and environment
Introducing an independent carbon price floor could devastate UK industry’s ability to compete in Europe and harm the bloc’s efforts to cut emissions, warn MPs The Treasury’s plans to set a price for a tonne of carbon above that set by the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) have been labeled a revenue-raising exercise that will not help to encourage Sarah-Jayne Russell 27 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Price fall triggers call to halt ETS permits Budget special: Carbon floor price set at £16 a tonne Industry floored by carbon price Updated: Heavy industry to make millions from EU ETS read more

Flooding presents £12bn climate change risk
The damage caused by more frequent and heavier floods could cost the UK economy £12 billion by 2080, warns Defra In the government's first assessment of the risks posed to the UK economy by climate change, Defra reveals that a failure to adapt to hotter summers, more frequent floods and restricted access Sarah-Jayne Russell 30 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: UK infrastructure must adapt to climate change EA to advise on climate-change adaptation read more

Suppliers’ CO2 cuts lag behind
Big businesses are being urged to do more to support their supply chains’ sustainability efforts, after survey reveals 15% gap in the number of firms successfully cutting emissions According to the latest survey from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), 43% of the multinational companies participating in its supply chain programme have reduced their carbon footprint, but only Sarah-Jayne Russell 2 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: The water footprint: water in the supply chain Carbon Trust service to aid energy-efficient procurement Future-proof procurement read more

New DECC team to drive energy efficiency
The energy department has created a new office to develop an economy-wide strategy to improve energy efficiency The new Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO) brings together 50 civil servants from across DECC to provide the government with expert advice on energy efficiency. Sarah-Jayne Russell 9 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: UK strategy for energy efficiency £20m extra for public sector energy efficiency Firms ignoring energy efficiency measures read more

Resource inefficiency risks $2 trillion
Failure by businesses to improve energy efficiency and resource use could cost the global economy trillions of dollars by 2030, warns the World Economic Forum (WEF) In its latest report, the WEF estimates that if governments and industry do nothing to address steel and iron shortages $2 trillion-worth of output will be put at risk. Sarah-Jayne Russell 23 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Resource efficiency key to growth, says CBI Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future read more

Clegg rebuffs call for cuts to wind subsidies
The deputy prime minister has reiterated the government's commitment to renewable energy after backbenchers called for dramatic cuts to onshore wind subsidies Joining the newly appointed energy secretary Ed Davey on his first official assignment, Nick Clegg rebuffed criticisms in an open letter signed by 106 MPs that stated it was unfair for taxpayers to Sarah-Jayne Russell 7 February 2012 read more

Free tool predicts climate impacts on wetlands
Scientists have created a new online tool to predict the impact a changing climate will have on England and Wales’ wetlands over the next 50 years The free assessment tool, created by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), uses data from the UK Climate Projections programme to forecast the effect changing rainfall patterns, increasing te Sarah-Jayne Russell 3 February 2012 read more

Flooding presents £12bn climate change risk
The damage caused by more frequent and heavier floods could cost the UK economy £12 billion by 2080, warns Defra In the government's first assessment of the risks posed to the UK economy by climate change, Defra reveals that a failure to adapt to hotter summers, more frequent floods and restricted access Sarah-Jayne Russell 30 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: UK infrastructure must adapt to climate change EA to advise on climate-change adaptation read more

Government loses FITs appeal
DECC will not be able to halve the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar installations fitted last year, the Court of Appeal has decided. In a unanimous decision, the judges upheld the High Court ruling in December, that to impose the lower tariffs proposed in a DECC consultation to arrays fitted ahead of that consultation’s cl Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March Updated: DECC to fight solar case verdict Solar threatened by speed of FIT changes read more

Environment Agency civil sanctions raise £200k
Local environment charities and projects have benefited from more than £200,000 in donations as a result of civil sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency (EA) in 2011. Leisure firm Fitness First, facilities management company MITIE and biscuit manufacturer Rivington Foods were among 26 businesses that donated cash to make amends for breaching environmental regula Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Environment Agency civil sanctions Environment Agency first to use civil sanctions read more

Resource inefficiency risks $2 trillion
Failure by businesses to improve energy efficiency and resource use could cost the global economy trillions of dollars by 2030, warns the World Economic Forum (WEF) In its latest report, the WEF estimates that if governments and industry do nothing to address steel and iron shortages $2 trillion-worth of output will be put at risk. Sarah-Jayne Russell 23 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Resource efficiency key to growth, says CBI Water efficiency crucial to UK’s future read more

Government loses FITs appeal
DECC will not be able to halve the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar installations fitted last year, the Court of Appeal has decided. In a unanimous decision, the judges upheld the High Court ruling in December, that to impose the lower tariffs proposed in a DECC consultation to arrays fitted ahead of that consultation’s cl Sarah-Jayne Russell 25 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March Updated: DECC to fight solar case verdict Solar threatened by speed of FIT changes read more

IEMA wins international award for EIA work
IEMA has been awarded the International Association for Impact Assessment’s 2012 Institutional Award in recognition of its work on environmental impact assessment (EIA) The International Association for Impact Assessment’s (IAIA) Institutional Award is presented annually to a national or international government or non-governmental organisation that has made 2 February 2012 Related Articles Related article: Introducing the EIA Quality Mark First forum for EIA Quality Mark read more

Northern Ireland to charge for carriers
Shoppers in Northern Ireland will have to pay 5p for single-use carrier bags from April 2013, the devolved government has announced. The charge forms part of the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment’s (DOE) bid to cut the number of disposable carrier bags used in the province each year, which now totals 250 milli Sarah-Jayne Russell 31 January 2012 Related Articles Related article: Single Use Carrier Bags Act (NI) 2011 read more