Incentives
Unilever seeks to boost UK recycling rates with Comic Relief fundraiser
Greenredeem and Unilever join forces to encourage more people to recycle and donate rewards to charity
First government auction pays companies to power down
UPDATED: Pilot auction awards £1.28m to help save enough power at peak times to make 37 million cups of tea
World must end 'distorting' fossil fuel subsidies, says Prince Charles
Former EU Climate Commissioner joins Prince in arguing that low oil prices make it the ideal time to phase out support for fossil fuels
Government to re-launch Green Deal grant scheme with £30m fund
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund to be re-opened from this Wednesday, offering households up to £5,600 off energy-efficiency improvements
Incentives help to nearly double recycling rates
Research from recycling rewards firm Greenredeem suggests incentives more effective at boosting recycling rates, compared with compulsory schemes
British firm Ineos accused of ‘bribes and bulldozers’ approach to fracking
The company is offering six per cent of future shale gas revenues to those sitting on reserves or affected by their extraction
Hong Kong aims to halve greenhouse gas emissions
City administrator outlines plans to incentivise businesses to build greener buildings or reduce power use
MPs: Green Deal needs stamp duty discounts to drive home insulation
Energy and Climate Change Committee warns government that the Green Deal will continue to remain unattractive to most consumers without new incentives
Tesla's battery Gigafactory lands in Nevada
Work on plant set to build batteries for 500,000 electric cars already underway outside Reno
Pickles launches £5m recycling reward scheme in latest bin collection salvo
Funding scheme offering vouchers to household that recycle is only open to councils with weekly bin pick ups
Report: Japan to crank up green car grants
Government poised to offer incentives worth nearly $30,000 to early adopters of new hydrogen car
Over £2.6m dished out as Green Deal cashback scheme gets off to flying start
Government reports a surge in interest in energy efficiency scheme following last week's launch of new cash incentive
EU approves Czech renewable incentives scheme
Czech Republic renewables sector receives a major boost as European Commission grants state aid approval to new feed-in tariff scheme
Will flexible working really shrink your carbon footprint?
Carbon Trust analysis reveals homeworking only delivers net carbon savings for those who live far from their offices
Npower fined £125,000 by Ofgem for green energy reporting error
Company handed penalty by Ofgem after using incorrect data to calculate the amount of electricity supplied to customers
DIY renewables: Offering a share to local communities
Rebecca Willis, co-chair of the government's new Shared Ownership Taskforce, sets out plans to ensure communities benefit from new wind farms
Concerns escalate over fresh solar subsidy reforms
EXCLUSIVE: Imminent review of solar support schemes expected to tilt market in favour of large rooftop installations, but move fuels fears among solar farm developers
Are women failing to break through the green glass ceiling?
Women earning less than men in sustainability roles reports major new salary survey
Anaerobic digestion industry laments "slap in the face" for developers
Trade association warns bankruptcies a real possibility for companies specialising in small-scale AD projects
Blow to anaerobic digestion industry as subsidy rethink ruled out
Exclusive: Cuts to support levels for anaerobic digestion plants to take effect from April, but ministers hint improvements to policy regime could be in pipeline
Are recycling incentive schemes working?
Serco-backed study shows that local authorities that operate recycling incentive schemes are sending less waste to landfill, but lack of data makes analysis difficult
EU urged to scrap confusing A+++ energy labels for white goods
Commission review of eco labels warns inflated ratings for washing machines and dishwashers confuse customers and fail to drive innovation
Directgreen launches to help small retailers invest in environment
New service aims to make it easy for businesses and their customers to reduce their environmental impacts
Businesses urged to offer bonuses to greenest employees
Business in the Community Leadership Summit urges chief executives to drive responsible behaviour into the heart of business
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