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'Overheating audit': How the Mayor of London is crafting extreme heat adaptation plans
EXCLUSIVE: City Hall has today set out a programme of work to help London adapt to a changing climate, focusing on the elderly and young children who are less able to control their environment
Greening the NHS: How sustainability initiatives could save the health service £250m a year
NHS Sustainability Day campaign launches annual impact report as work continues by expert panel commissioned by NHS England to investigate into how and when the health service can meet net zero
Schneider Electric completes expansion of Scarborough green grid plant
The expansion of the site, which produces manufacturing switch gear that will help the UK meet its climate goals, includes a new 1,000 square metre extension and a £1.5 million state-of-the-art paint facility
'Energy policy face palm': Heat pump firms call on government to rethink clean heat plans
Low Carbon Farming, Black Mountain and Zero Carbon Yorkshire have joined a campaign that calls on the government to revise its low carbon heat strategy to support the development of large-scale heat pumps, a sector they contend could help the UK drive...
Carlsberg confirms plans for plant promising to halve water use at Danish brewery
Water recycling plant is set to cut average water consumption at the brewery in half
Brewery repairs stall Carlsberg UK's progress on carbon cuts
Repairs to equipment following fatality at Northampton brewery in 2016 force reliance on diesel generators, driving up relative emissions
Tasty challenge: UK food service sector urged to 'turbocharge' climate efforts
Sustainable Restaurant Association serves up menu of three key areas - plastics, food waste, and meat consumption - for hospitality and food service sector to tackle
How the online shopping surge is driving greener warehouse machinery
To keep pace with growing demand, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is developing electric forklift trucks designed to maximise warehouse efficiency
Is this the UK's most sustainable shop?
Powered by renewables, IKEA Greenwich offers upcycling workshops, electric van deliveries and a rooftop garden - but is it the future of retail?
'Learning lab': IKEA unveils most sustainable UK store yet
Swedish retail giant's new 32,000sqm store places big focus on circular economy, green transport, sustainable food, and community events
AccorHotels food waste drive sees 26 UK hotels gain onsite veg gardens
Around 600 of company's hotels around the world now grow their own produce on site for use in its restaurants and bars as part of food waste drive
Power walking: SportsArt brings 'world first' energy generating treadmill to the UK
New ECO-POWR range includes Verde, a treadmill which generates electricity that can be fed into the grid to cut down on gyms' energy costs
Reykjavik, Prague, and Madrid head list of top cities for green space
Auckland, Bratislava, Gothenburg and Sydney also score highly in TravelBird's Green Cities Index 2018, which seeks to highlight the best urban holiday destinations for green-minded travellers
One's final straw? Queen declares war on plastic waste at Royal estates
Plastic straws to be banned at Royal residences, with internal caterers soon only allowed to use China plates, glasses, recyclable paper cups and compostable or biodegradable packaging
Survey: Businesses have 'false sense of security' on low carbon transition
Many companies are taking action to improve energy efficiency, but far fewer are responding to new technologies such as battery storage, microgrids or CHP, new poll finds
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin pledge end to plastic straw use at 33 hotels
Hotel group pledges to replace around 750,000 plastic straws used annually with paper-based straws in bid to reduce plastic waste
European retailers lagging behind on HFC phase-out, report warns
In drive to rid fridges and other products of harmful greenhouse gases, retailers must not lose focus on delivering energy efficiency, engineering firm Emerson advises
Here comes the sun's power: Abbey Road Studios signs up to renewable electricity tariff
Universal Music UK becomes latest high profile firm to ink deal with Ecotricity to source 100 per cent renewable power, as Apple signs fresh solar deal
The secret to greener schools: Flat pack walls and an open mind
BusinessGreen Building Technology of the Year award winner UK Energy Partners talks about its flagship low carbon Schoolhaus construction project
Dalmia Cement and Swiss Re raise the clean energy bar with EP100 and RE100 commitments
Cement maker and reinsurance provider become the first two firms to commit to both energy productivity and renewable energy schemes
Ford sets new target to drive down water use
Car maker announces new goal to cut water use per vehicle by 72 per cent in the next four years, compared with 2000
New online tool to aid green data centre planning
Free online RenewIT tool enables data centre operators to compare over 60 locations in Europe based on their renewable energy costs
Carbon Trust launches £7m Green Business Fund to help firms cut energy bills
Small businesses invited to take advantage of capital support for energy efficiency upgrades
Welsh wind turbine business blames market uncertainty as it prepares to close
Mabey Bridge fails to agree sale of renewable energy arm despite 'exhaustive' attempts
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