Australian carbon tax announced
Cornwall issues tender for Solar Power Plants
Carbon Capture and Storage in Australia gets animated
Siemens increase stake in Archimede solar thermal
Caroline Lucas is UK’s first Green MP
Petrofac acquires CO2 storage company CO2DeepStore
Sigma Capital invests in Ampair wind turbines and Energyflo filtration
Deutsche Telecom signs smart grid deal with ABBEmissions»
Australian carbon tax announced (0)
The Australian government has revealed its plans for the much debated carbon price, a precursor to a full blow Emissions Trading Scheme. The scheme will begin with a flat price on carbon of A$23 ($25; £15) starting in 2012. The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has staked her political future on the innovative scheme.
Initially the carbon […]
Green Business»
Sainsbury’s ‘milk bags’ save 1.4m Kgs of packaging (2)
According to Sainsbury’s, Britons consume 9.3 billion pints of milk every year - that’s enough to fill 2,000 Olympic sized swimming pools, and only 1 in 4 plastic milk bottles are actually recycled. The remaining 3 in 4 cartons go to landfill creating unnecessary waste. Sainsbury’s reports that sale of their ‘milk bags’ currently stand […]
Green Energy»
Government loses court appeal to cut solar Feed In Tariffs (2)
The UK government has lost a appeal to overturn a High Court ruling which deemed the timing of its decision to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes as unlawful. The government’s only remaining option is to taking the case to the Supreme Court. The High Court had ruled that Department of […]
Green Technology»
UK Boiler grant provides vouchers for biomass and heat pumps (2)
Thousands of households will be able to apply for vouchers giving them £400 off the price of a new boiler under a “scrappage” scheme to cut carbon and help people save money on bills.Up to 125,000 households with working boilers with the lowest “G” rating in England can apply for vouchers from the Energy Saving […]
Recycling»
All food waste in Wales set to be recycled (0)
According to Wales Online, every household in Wales will be recycling all its food waste within 12 to 18 months, says the chair of Waste Awareness Wales.At the moment most of Wales’ 22 counties are recycling some food waste, with all planning to phase in complete collection services. At the end of this month Wrexham […]
Transport»
Bridgestone sponsors Eco Rally 2010 (34)
Bridgestone have stepped up as the sponsor of this year’s Brighton to London Eco-Rally. As the sole supplier of tyres to F1, Bridgestone is bringing well-known F1 names to the event, although exactly who is being kept under wraps and will be revealed at a later date. Launched in 2007 by HRH Prince of Wales, […]
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