News
MPs criticise government’s green failures
16 Jul 2008
An inquiry led by a cross party group of MPs has criticised the government’s green policies for commercial buildings.
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Major food producers agree to cut transport miles
16 Jul 2008
Some of the UK’s best known food and drink manufacturers, including Birds Eye, Mars and Unilever, have today signed up to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Environmental...
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Other News
- Lotus leads the way with new eco model - 14 Jul 2008
- Government tells businesses to place emphasis on green goods - 14 Jul 2008
Interview
Yes Minister!
Richard Anderson asks Malcolm Wicks, Minister for Energy, about the government’s renewable energy policy and what his department is doing to encourage UK businesses to be more environmentally responsible
Why does the UK produce less renewable energy as a percentage of its overall mix than every country in the EU apart from Malta and Luxembourg, especially considering the UK's abundant resources in terms of wind and tidal power? And what specifically is the government doing to rectify this?
Traditionally the UK has been self-sufficient in oil and natural gas, so in terms of renewables we are starting from quite a low base.
But we’re working to rectify that. You’re right...
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Lead Story
Wind of change
For businesses wishing to use green energy, Britain's planning system seems as efficient as a becalmed sky says Colin Chinery. So will the new Planning White Paper start to drive the turbines through their restrictive red tape?
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Features
npower business vs British Gas
The power sector currently contributes 24 per cent of greenhouse gas released into our environment, so if the UK is to meet the 60 per cent carbon reduction by 2050, energy providers seriously have their work cut out for them
Keeping it under WRAP
The food industry disposes of millions of tonnes of organic waste each year, yet new legislation means that landfill will soon cease to be an option. Jayne Flannery looks at the processes which the most far-sighted in the industry are adopting
Green compliance
With environmental legislation increasing at a rate of knots, how are businesses expected to maintain the legality of these changing practices? Ruari McCallion looks at the current framework and asks what's next on the Government's agenda?
