Technology
Are developing countries being excluded from the circular economy?
Report argues concerted effort from business and governments needed to ensure developing nations can create circular strategies that meet their needs
Gove confirms plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds ban will go ahead
Long-expected move will see plastic drinks straws, stirrers, and cotton buds outlawed in England from April 2020
Plastic Pact helps spur single-use plastic revolution
A year after the UK's biggest supermarkets and food manufacturers signed the Plastic Pact, a new report reveals the progress that has been made
Coat hangers: First Mile confronts its latest waste villain
First Mile is launching a coat hanging recycling service aimed at the retail and fashion industries
Renewable energy is now a commercially attractive investment opportunity!
Dr. Frank Rijsberman of the Global Green Growth Institute offers an encouraging tour d'horizon across the world's fast changing energy markets
New smart tech rolled out to tackle water waste
With the Environment Agency warning Britain could run out of water by 2050, water companies are trialing smart home technology to reduce water waste.
UK computer recycler teams up with Danish IT firm to launch 'carbon neutral laptop'
Circular Computing's recycled ex-lease laptops to be sold in Denmark through collaboration with Elitecom
Waitrose awards £1m to plastic pollution-busting innovations
Plastic-free period products, biorecycling, and installation of water refill sites among projects to secure funding
Coventry to lead UK battery skills charge with £28m boost
Government earmarks new funding for 'national centre of excellence' in battery technology
Michael Gove: Food waste is a product of our profligacy
Industry giants sign up to food waste pledge as governments mulls mandatory reporting rules
Honda powers up backing for Moixa as part of new £8.6m funding round
Auto giant leads fresh funding round to support UK-based smart battery specialist's international expansion plans
Is the 'lunch on the go' habit fuelling the UK's packaging waste mountain?
New #FoodSavvy Lunch Club campaign from environmental charity Hubbub calls on businesses to help cut lunch waste
'Individual mobility without emissions': Mercedes-Benz unveils Ambition2039 and sets sights on carbon neutral fleet
Lord, won't you buy me a zero emission Mercedes-Benz
UN amends anti-dumping rules in plastic waste crack down
Changes to Basel Convention make it illegal to ship plastic waste between countries without prior consent, but fears remain over escalating plastic crisis
'Liberating force': Businesses urge government to simplify EV charging system
CBI chief claims EVs could catalyse 21st century economy, but warns more guidance is still needed from government to realise the technology's transformational potential
Survey: Energy entrepreneurs set sights on flexible supply as renewables growth slows
More than £3bn has been invested in independent renewable energy generation projects since 2012, according to SmartestEnergy's seventh annual Energy Entrepreneurs report
Hubbub: Success of creative recycling project sparks expansion to Wales and Scotland
Hubbub and Ecosurety are rolling out an initiative that has doubled recycling rates in Leeds City Centre, creating a replicable model for other cities to follow.
Refreezing the poles and greening the oceans: Centre for Climate Repair launches in Cambridge
Cambridge University has created a research unit dedicated to exploring radical approaches for repairing the Earth's climate, but concerns over geo-engineering remain
The rising tide of the blue economy
From bonds to ocean mining to plastics cleanup, more companies dipping their toes into the waters of ocean stewardship
ExxonMobil promises $100m for biofuels and CCS research
Oil giant announces latest clean tech R&D push
Coca-Cola bottler experiments with turning emissions into effervescence
Pilot project in Switzerland aims to establish a viable market for captured carbon
'The final countdown begins': Bosch promises to be carbon neutral by 2020
German engineering giant plans to buy more green power and offset 'unavoidable' CO2 emissions
Google and Carbon Tracker to use AI to track emissions from world's power plants
A $1.7m Google grant will see satellite imagery used to track emissions from the world's largest power plants
First Mile launches recycling service for compostable packaging
UK-wide collection service will ensure compostable packaging disposed of properly
