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Claire Perry: UK 'determined to drive up the pace of decarbonisation'
Climate Change Minister to tell New York Summit that UK leads the G20 in terms of emission reduction efforts
Dressing for success: Gap, Nike, and Levi Strauss push Science-based Targets Initiative membership to over 300 companies
Clothing giants join with AkzoNobel, HP, Nokia and others in becoming latest multinationals to agree to deep emissions reduction goals
Make 2050 climate target to 'zero carbon', urge Lib Dems
Britain will fail to meet Paris Agreement goals of limiting warming to 1.5C under current plans, the party warns
Most Britons 'dislike prospect of living near mini nuclear station'
Survey finds 62 per cent would not be happy living near the small modular reactors backed by government and industry
Daimler rolls out first electric trucks to postal giant UPS
Logistics giant UPS and four non-profits are the first customers for the new electric trucks, which have a range of around 100km
New York skyline targeted with energy efficiency upgrade rules
Mayor Bill de Blasio outlines new measures requiring 14,500 of City's least efficient large buildings to upgrade boilers, water heaters, roofs and windows
Kellogg, Estée Lauder, and DBS Bank join growing ranks of RE100 clean power initiative
Fresh wave of blue chip firms unveil 100 per cent renewable power commitments
PepsiCo: Green shoots for palm oil sourcing, but slow progress elsewhere
First report on food and beverage giant's new 2025 climate targets reveals some early progress, but company remains well short of 2020 goals
MPs to reopen inquiry into plastic bottle use
New inquiry will look into the viability of deposit schemes and taxes as ways to reduce impact of plastic waste on the environment
Government confirms 2020 renewable fuels target
But industry warns over plans to introduce a 'crop cap' to restrict the use of crops in the production of biofuels over time
Aquafil rolls out $10m for first carpet recycling plant in US
Italian textile recycling firm hopes its proposed Arizona facility is the first of many across the US
Bottoms up: EU drinks carton recycling rate pushes past 45 per cent mark
European paper mills continue to lap up drinks cartons with 430,000 tonnes recycled at 20 facilities in 2016
Elon Musk: Tesla electric lorry to be unveiled in late October
Electric Semi truck will be 'tentatively' ready for first test rides and is 'worth seeing in person', but can batteries and self-driving trucks really replace diesels?
Decarbonisation touted as the core of EU Industrial Strategy
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to make Europe a 'world leader' in decarbonisation
World's first hydrogen generated by tidal energy
Site in Orkney has produced hydrogen from electricity generated by tidal energy for the first time
Report: Closing coal plants would save US $10bn a year
By 2021 it will be cheaper to build and operate new gas plants than continue running coal power plants say experts
Delphis unveils world's first packaging made entirely from recycled plastic
Hailed as a 'closed loop breakthrough', the new recycled plastic bottle took five years to develop
Clean energy investment delays could cost UK £2.6bn
Rapid deployment of renewables will avert need for UK to build more expensive new gas plants
Drax eyes route into battery business
Power giant gives notice to Planning Inspectorate of intention to repower two coal units with gas and build huge battery storage units at Drax Power Station
Battery breakthrough? Anesco retains key subsidy accreditation for solar farms that charge battery banks
Landmark decision by Ofgem paves the way for wider roll out of grid-scale storage projects, developers say
WRAP plans to take bite out of food waste with new youth-focused campaign
New strategy to reduce household food waste will target those aged 18-34 to engage young adults when they experience food waste 'trigger points'
Fairfuel launches legal challenge to bring Mayor Khan's T-Charge to an emergency stop
Road campaigners argue the £10 charge for the most polluting vehicles is a 'cash grab' by the London Mayor
'Huge missed opportunity': Top brands accused of failing to quantify green gains
Major new report finds 42 per cent of telecommunications and consumer goods companies are failing to report on the financial value that results from strong environmental performance
UK cities expected to get millions of pounds for green energy projects
Ministers are thought to be planning to offer £3m for initiatives such as solar panels on social housing
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