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Exclusive: Boiler checks could save businesses £400m a year

February 29, 2012, 1:08 am
business_green New Carbon Trust guides suggest simple boiler efficiency steps can cut heating costs by 30 per cent Read More »

Food giants cook up sustainable beef masterplan

February 29, 2012, 1:05 am
business_green McDonald's, WalMart and WWF behind new global organisation that aims to share sustainable supply chain best practices Read More »

"Let there be green energy," says Church of England

February 29, 2012, 1:05 am
business_green Ecotricity hooks up 450 properties to green electricity after being named Church of England's preferred supplier Read More »

FTSE accelerates green push with new Carbon Strategy indices

February 28, 2012, 3:09 pm
business_green FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy indices launched for Australia, Europe and Japan Read More »

Air pollution scrap intensifies as Spelman rejects damning report

February 28, 2012, 12:53 pm
business_green Clean Air in London resigns from Defra stakeholder group claiming government has "no intention" of complying with EU air quality deadlines Read More »

Obama angers green businesses with support for Keystone Plan B

February 28, 2012, 12:42 pm
business_green Work on southern section of controversial pipeline to get under way as green NGOs accuse president of betrayal Read More »

Breaking: EU politicians approve plan to withhold carbon permits

February 28, 2012, 12:21 pm
business_green Proposal to deal with surplus of carbon permits will be assessed by parliament and ministers after backing from committee Read More »

EU vote expected to back plan to prop up carbon price

February 28, 2012, 11:47 am
business_green Energy efficiency directive would withhold permits to help reduce surplus, but final decision rests with ministers Read More »

Cameron leads defence of wind energy policy

February 28, 2012, 11:18 am
business_green Ministers line up to reject calls to water down renewable energy policy Read More »

RenewableUK unites with UK's largest union to drive green jobs

February 28, 2012, 10:56 am
business_green New alliance could deliver 120,000 jobs in emerging wind, wave and tidal power industries, group claims Read More »

DECC dishes out first grant from £5m offshore wind supply chain pot

February 28, 2012, 1:09 am
business_green David Brown Gear Systems wins £1.2m to build lightweight gearbox as study reveals tremendous potential for UK offshore wind Read More »

Wind power still gets lower public subsidies than fossil fuel tax breaks

February 28, 2012, 1:05 am
business_green Financial support for renewable energy under attack as gas, oil and coal still subsidised to far greater extent, new data shows Read More »

Ernst & Young: Green energy investors turned on to UK opportunity

February 28, 2012, 1:05 am
business_green Wind projects and clarity over solar policy see UK rise to fifth in ranking of 40 countries' attractiveness to green investors Read More »

Campaign calls for link between £4bn carbon tax and Green Deal

February 28, 2012, 1:05 am
business_green Receipts from emissions trading and carbon floor price could be used to create jobs, lower emissions and reduce fuel poverty Read More »

Report: 1950s lighting technology costing UK industry £1.4bn a year

February 28, 2012, 1:05 am
business_green UK lighting start-up Vita Energia reveals huge savings that could result from new energy-efficient systems Read More »

Vince Cable sets out goal for long-term green growth

February 27, 2012, 6:10 pm
business_green Lib Dem cabinet ministers move to reassure firms of commitment to low carbon growth Read More »

Fairtrade boom shows why green firms need to start making more noise

February 27, 2012, 4:24 pm
business_green The surge in the market for Fairtrade and green goods deserves to be celebrated and supported, argues James Murray Read More »

Exclusive: Tyndall Centre seeks to record CO2 output of eight UK cities

February 27, 2012, 3:30 pm
business_green Climate change research centre says study could help businesses set carbon targets and compare cities' emissions Read More »

London's red buses get greener still with Routemaster launch

February 27, 2012, 1:27 pm
business_green New model expected to be twice as fuel efficient as a standard bus Read More »

EU urged to “refurbish Europe” through more ambitious efficiency goals

February 27, 2012, 12:37 pm
business_green New report from Build with CaRe project says greater progress on energy efficiency could boost economy and help EU meet carbon emission targets Read More »

UK edges closer to first CCS plant, as Davey pledges support

February 27, 2012, 12:05 pm
business_green Contract notice in EU journal last step before final tender for commercial-scale carbon capture and storage Read More »

Fairtrade boom drives green standards adoption

February 27, 2012, 11:42 am
business_green Sales of Fairtrade goods soar 12 per cent, providing a major boost to environmental standards Read More »

Wind energy companies fear government's commitment is cooling

February 27, 2012, 10:05 am
business_green Wind power firms express concern over future policy and reveal how investment in the UK's energy infrastructure is on hold Read More »

Empowering employee engagement with the Carbon Trust

February 27, 2012, 1:07 am
business_green Will Nichols takes a look at the online tool helping employees embrace workplace carbon-saving Read More »

China responds to solar glut by upping production targets

February 27, 2012, 1:07 am
business_green Government pledge to increase capacity suggests solar power costs will continue to fall Read More »

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