Friday, May 17, 2024

People in glass houses grow tomatoes in West Suffolk

WORK on a £120 million glasshouse project to reduce CO2 emissions and bring hundreds of jobs to West Suffolk has started near Bury St...
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Policy Statement on draft Environment Bill sets out stronger environmental standards

In an update on progress towards the introduction of the first Environment Bill for over 20 years, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has issued a...

‘Post-coronavirus recovery could be used as opportunity to boost climate adaptation investment’

CHAIRS of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee and the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), have written to the Chancellor warning that time...

£21m wastewater treatment works opens in Scotland

A £21 million waste water treatment works which has the potential to reduce the amount of energy used during the treatment process by half...

ICON comments on utility companies offshoring ahead of Labour plans

TWO major utility companies have spoken publicly about offshoring parts of their business ahead of Labour's nationalisation plans. In their manifesto the party declared that...

SSE household energy deal with OVO concludes today

SSE plc is today completing the sale of SSE Energy Services Group Limited, its household energy and services business in Great Britain, to OVO...

Ofwat announces final in-period ODI determinations for 2020-21

Water regulator Ofwat has confirmed the payments due to companies or customers as a result of water company performance against their 2020-21 performance commitments. The...

New guide to be used to cut emissions of public sector buildings

A new guide to decarbonising public sector buildings and creating a net zero public estate has been launched by the Cabinet Office. The Net Zero...

John Lewis has become first high street retailer to supply its own water

JOHN Lewis has become the first high street retailer to provide its own water as Ofwat grants the store chain self-supply water and sewerage...

Morrisons to be rid of black plastic

MORRISONS has announced the removal of black plastic from all of its own-brand food and drink packaging to make it more easily recyclable. Removing black...