Environment Agency articles

Defra aims to save firms £1bn by cutting "green tape"

Red tape

Businesses urged to give their views on how environmental compliance information could be made easier to find

17 May 2013

UK businesses urged to prepare for more extreme weather

The Ship Inn York during September 2012 floods

Environment Agency says Britain flooded one in every five days last year but was also in drought on one in four days

04 Mar 2013

CRC champion BAM slams league table sham

Construction cranes in the city

Construction companies admit huge carbon reductions are largely caused by nature of recently scrapped fuel reporting rules

26 Feb 2013

Delayed CRC league table to be published next week

Environment Agency has told businesses to expect final ranking next Tuesday

18 Feb 2013

Sellafield admits sending radioactive waste to landfill

Environment Agency prosecutes company after four bags of mixed general waste failed to end up at specialist facility

08 Feb 2013

UK industrial pollution: at a glance

Key data from the Environment Agency's latest report into pollution from regulated industry in the UK

01 Nov 2012

'Green' and 'growth' must not happen in isolation

Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith says businesses' efforts to become more sustainable are boosting the economy

01 Nov 2012

Industrial pollution edged up in 2011 as cold winter kicked in

Environment Agency report shows businesses emitted more sulphur oxides and PM10 in 2011 than 2010

01 Nov 2012

Climate change a factor in spiralling weather disaster costs

Munich Re says North America has racked up losses of over $1,000bn over the last 30 years because of extreme weather

18 Oct 2012

Stay afloat or sink: how businesses can tackle rising flood risks

Jessica Shankleman investigates the impact of flooding on business operations and explores the best way to prepare a response plan

17 Oct 2012

Firms fined £99,000 for failing to report CRC data

Four companies, including the maker of Pritt Stick, penalised for missing deadline to submit data for Carbon Reduction Commitment

02 Jul 2012

London remains in drought as restrictions removed across England

Wet April sees 19 counties declared drought free but Environment Agency remains concerned at groundwater levels

11 May 2012

Environment Agency chief backs shale gas – but only with CCS

Lord Smith admits much-debated energy source has potential, but insists UK cannot afford a dash for gas without carbon capture

08 May 2012

Environment Agency: Drought could last beyond Christmas

Businesses urged to conserve water as 17 more regions move into drought status

16 Apr 2012

How to protect your business from a super drought

BusinessGreen looks at the top ways your company can cut its water footprint

17 Feb 2012

Old Christmas trees find second life as flood defence

Environment Agency hails success of project that lines riverbanks with unwanted conifers

04 Jan 2012

Will the solar subsidy fiasco spark a hydropower renaissance?

Environment Agency hydro boss predicts feed-in tariffs will remain the same despite next year's consultation

29 Dec 2011

The Queen's hydro energy scheme slots into place

Environment Agency confirms UK's largest hydropower scheme has been installed in the River Thames near Windsor Castle

21 Dec 2011

Environment Agency taskforce orders businesses to bin waste crime

New £5m investigative agency will be charged with closing the estimated 600 illegal waste sites in England and Wales

09 Dec 2011

Top of the CRC league table - at a glance

BusinessGreen hails the 22 organisations that topped the new Energy Efficiency Performance League Table today

08 Nov 2011

Corporate reputations on the line ahead of CRC league tables launch

First year of data from high-profile energy efficiency scheme to be published today, but questions remain over credibility

08 Nov 2011

Dual-track regulation could cut red tape for green firms

Terry A’Hearn of WSP Environment & Energy says the government should overhaul environmental regulations to support green businesses

09 Sep 2011

Nine out of 10 firms meet Carbon Reduction Commitment reporting deadline

Businesses that failed to meet July reporting deadline told to fall into line or risk fines

16 Aug 2011

Government steams ahead with shale gas plans

But response to Commons Energy Committee downplays prospect of offshore shale gas extraction

27 Jul 2011

« Previous 1 3 4 Next »

NEWSLETTER

INSIGHT

In the Green Room

JOB OF THE WEEK

Offshore Wind Structural Engineer

The Green Recruitment Company is representing one of the UK`s leading renewable energy firms, specializing in offshore wind projects.

 

Find out more >

catechnologies

How to measure, report and analyse carbon emissions across your business

See how Tesco wanted to tackle climate change with an ambitious programme and aggressive carbon reduction goals

catechnologies2

Overcoming the green supply chain challenge

Accelerate sustainability results with visibility and accountability across the value chain