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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

  • Recycling
  • 18 February 2015
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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

  • Efficiency
  • 04 February 2015
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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

  • Energy
  • 28 January 2015
Department of Energy & Climate Change
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

  • Efficiency
  • 07 December 2014
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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

  • Recycling
  • 16 October 2014
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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

  • Energy
  • 29 September 2014
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Hong Kong aims to halve greenhouse gas emissions

City administrator outlines plans to incentivise businesses to build greener buildings or reduce power use

  • Buildings
  • 24 September 2014
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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

  • Policy
  • 15 September 2014
Tesla Model S and Roadster - photo Tesla
Tesla's battery Gigafactory lands in Nevada

Work on plant set to build batteries for 500,000 electric cars already underway outside Reno

  • Automotive
  • 05 September 2014
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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

  • Recycling
  • 29 August 2014
Report: Japan to crank up green car grants

Government poised to offer incentives worth nearly $30,000 to early adopters of new hydrogen car

  • Automotive
  • 28 July 2014
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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

  • Efficiency
  • 19 June 2014
Onshore wind turbine construction
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

  • Energy
  • 12 June 2014
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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

  • Management
  • 21 May 2014
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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

  • Energy
  • 19 May 2014
Wind farm construction
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

  • Energy
  • 30 April 2014
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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

  • Solar
  • 29 April 2014
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Are women failing to break through the green glass ceiling?

Women earning less than men in sustainability roles reports major new salary survey

  • Management
  • 09 April 2014
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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

  • Policy
  • 20 February 2014
Anaerobic digestion plant
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

  • Policy
  • 19 February 2014
Kerbside recycling photo courtesy of Veolia
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

  • Recycling
  • 19 February 2014
EU energy label
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

  • Incentives
  • 10 February 2014
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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

  • Incentives
  • 07 February 2014
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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

  • Incentives
  • 06 February 2014
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