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– 10th Mar 2008 by Sarah Whitworth
Although large companies continually grab the headlines with far-reaching announcements about carbon reduction, recycling and eco-friendly products, small businesses have just as much ability to affect the environment.
– 21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs
An article in The Observer brings home the harsh realities that consumers, business and government have to face in dealing with climate change.
– 15th Jan 2008
At the New Year, a food company called Whole Earth released the findings of a poll which found that two-thirds of respondents were baffled by the terms ’sustainable’ and ‘genetically modified’ and almost half thought that ‘macrobiotic’ meant a type of bacteria - I won’t sneer because I had to look it up too, Nick Cohen comments in The Observer.
– 15th Jan 2008
The UK government’s support for biofuels risks failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and could be environmentally damaging, the Royal Society, the UK’s leading scientific academy, said yesterday, writes Ed Crooks . The society called on the UK and the EU to reform biofuels policy to give more support to fuels that delivered greater cuts in emissions.
Event: 28th Jan 2008 – 1st Jan 2008
Under the umbrella of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign (SEE), the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, the European Institutions, the Slovenian Presidency and major stakeholders concerned with sustainable energy are together putting on the second EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW).
– 6th Dec 2007
France and Germany will present a joint alternative by the end of January to European Commission proposals that seek to break up big utility firms and spur competition in gas and electricity markets.
– 12th Nov 2007
A recent article reports that China has agreed to phase out incandescent bulbs in favor energy-efficient ones.
– 12th Nov 2007
Wal-Mart measures the energy use and emissions of the entire supply chain of seven product categories, and look into finding ways to increase their energy efficiency.
– 28th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
Those were the key elements of last night’s Powering the UK event in Manchester. Greenpeace hosted the event at Manchester City’s stadium. The club is set to unveil a very large wind turbine just outside the stadium in the coming months, working with Ecotricity and the Manchester City Council to provide power to the stadium as well the surrounding neighborhoods.
– 27th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs
Only through clear strategies that are informative and transparent to both business and consumers, backed by full government support and pressure, communicated by all types of media can there be a concerted global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Businesses having systems to measure data in place that are credible and verifiable will lead to the consumer trust that will change their buying habits.
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