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Tesco targets 'soft plastics' with nationwide recycling point network
Retailer targets bread bags, crisp packets, cling film, and food pouches with aim to recycle 1,000 tonnes of soft plastics a year
Octopus Energy snaps up Configurable in boost for customised energy tariffs
New functionality aims to give energy giant the capacity to offer 'super-intelligent' energy tariffs, as rival Bulb debuts new EV charging app
Biffa to help Manchester bin air pollution with electric refuse vehicle fleet
Waste management firm has partnered with Manchester City Council to roll out 27 zero emission electric waste trucks, which are taking to the streets of the city this week
Cultivated meat has tenth of climate impact of conventional beef, studies suggest
Cultivated meat could cause 92 per cent less global warming and 93 per cent less pollution than conventional beef, two new studies have found
Nokia dials up net zero commitment to include supply chain and end product use
Nokia CEO warns 'climate change is a race against time' as telecommunications, IT, and electronics giant unveils enhanced 2030 climate goal
'23 million 40-tonne trucks': UN study uncovers extent of world's food waste crisis
The findings suggest an urgent need to ramp up efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve global food waste by 2030
All aboard for COP26: 22 electric buses planned for Glasgow ahead of Climate Summit
BYD, Alexander Dennis, and First Glasgow team up to expand city's electric bus fleet
eBay UK launches Certified Refurbished hub
Following roll out in the US and Australia, new hub debuts in UK in response to soaring lockdown demand for refurbished items
Funding boost for Storegga's vision of world-leading CCS on UK shores
The UK firm yesterday announced new investments from GIC, Mitsui and Macquarie
UK recycling rates tick up, but still only match 2017 levels
Latest DEFRA statistics on UK recycling rates put them on a par with 2017, although local authorities made some progress in diverting waste from landfill
Sweet smell of CCS: Coty and LanzaTech announce plan to infuse perfumes with captured carbon
US beauty firm Coty is partnering with alternative energy innovator LanzaTech to incorporate ethanol made from captured carbon emissions into its perfume products
HyPoint debuts prototype of air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell for aviation
US firm says its new solution boasts three times the power of a regular fuel cell by weight, providing a boost to hopes of hydrogen powered aircraft
New study warns plug-in hybrids are struggling to deliver promised emissions savings
Analysis from Which? finds that in real world driving conditions leading plug-in hybrids burn through much more fuel than advertised
'Simply no comparison': Fossil fuel cars produce 300 times more waste than EVs, study finds
Challenges caused by EV battery production 'pale in comparison' to environmental toll of fossil fuel vehicles, Transport & Environment study finds
Tech Zero Taskforce: 15 leading UK tech firms join government-backed green coalition
Firms including Bulb, allplants, Revolut and MoneySuperMarket Group join initiative which aims to sign-up 1,000 companies before COP26 in November
The model acquisition? Shell continues smart grid with Next Kraftwerke deal
Oil and gas major agrees purchase of German virtual power plant specialist as company further expands its clean tech portfolio
The steel industry will soon have little use for Cumbrian coal
Global market forces and the impending shift towards greener forms of steel manufacturing will likely render plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria redundant, writes Andrew Warren
Michelin and Bridgestone accelerate green tyre innovations
Michelin sets goal for 100 per cent sustainable tyres by 2050, as Bridgestone unveils latest ultra-durable tyre product
Inside the UK's largest domestic vehicle-to-grid project
Ovo's technology arm Kaluza provides BusinessGreen with a fresh look at the platform behind Project Sciurus, the world's largest domestic vehicle to grid project
Bulb co-founder steps down to focus on battery storage venture
Amit Gudka 'compelled to look further into exciting and emerging field' of energy storage but will remain on boards of Bulb and its charity foundation
Major retailers are backing these nine alternatives to single-use plastic bags
Could the planet-littering plastic bag be on the way out?
Government hymns ARIA's potential to boost net zero transition
New £800m Advanced Research & Invention Agency to be tasked with catalysing cutting edge research to tackle global challenges such as disease outbreaks and climate change
Bentley Motors partners with researchers to rev up rare earth magnet recycling
Rare earth magnet recycling project aims to develop materials for luxury automaker's electric and hybrid vehicle ranges
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