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Green Virgin To Rock The Low Carbon Boat

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

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The rise of the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs across the world saw an explosion in world shipping trade, with 85% of worldwide cargo travelling by ship, and so it’s no surprise that shipping is a major contributor to climate change.
Always one to spot a keen business opportunity - even if it’s to the benefit of [...]

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Carbon Trust Building The Low-Carbon Workplace: £350 Million Commercial Energy Efficiency Fund

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

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Is £100 million in interest-free loans to UK companies for energy efficiency projects through the Carbon Trust’s Big Business Refit not enough? The Carbon Trust seems to think so, as it is now amassing a new fund in order to push forward the retrofitting of commercial properties into new high-specification, low-carbon environments.
By collaborating with fund [...]

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CBI: We Want Energy Efficiency On Driving Tests

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Ross.

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Business lobby organisation the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for mandatory energy efficiency testing as part of the driving test, doing a U-turn on its growing resistance to UK low-carbon legislation in the wake of the failed Copenhagen conference.
Smooth driving and the avoidance of sharp braking or acceleration can reduce fuel use by [...]

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CBI Misses Point: Energy Efficiency = Competitive Advantage

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Ross.

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The UK is only on track to meet its self-imposed carbon reduction targets because of the current recession, leading the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to issue a stark and misguided choice in the aftermath of the failed Copenhagen conference: maintain competitive advantages or chase carbon targets.
The UK economy has suffered its longest recession on [...]

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After Copenhagen, The Carbon Tariff Trade Wars Begin

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Ross.

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In the aftermath of the global economic collapse, the industrialised world looked back at the lessons of the 1930s and realised that the fastest way out of recession was to avoid protectionist trade wars and to keep international markets as open as possible, in order to try to keep trade flowing as freely as possible [...]

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Carbon Trust Farms Interest With Free Agricultural Loans For Energy Efficiency

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by Ross.

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Five months after the initial announcement by the government, the Carbon Trust is now officially extending its interest-free business loan scheme to UK farms in an effort to promote energy efficiency within the agricultural sector.
The move was initially part of the UK government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan back in July, which set for the first [...]

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Copenhagen Conundrum 4: Aviation And International Shipping

Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Ross.

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One part of the Copenhagen conference trying to quietly slip under the radar is the inclusion on shipping and aviation emissions into national carbon reduction targets.
Few people remain ignorant of the environmental cost of flying: worldwide aviation emissions have risen by 50% since 1990 on the back of cut-price aeroplane operators and rising affluence. (Having [...]

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Environmental 10:10 Campaign Prefers War To Flying

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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In a rather callous approach to fighting climate change, the UK 10:10 emission reduction campaign has welcomed an arms manufacturer with open arms whilst rejecting for the first time an airport authority.
MBDA Missile Systems are a UK-based arms manufacturer who produce over 3,000 missiles a year, including the big-brand Exocet missile. By joining the 10:10 [...]

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Carbon Trust Helps Manufacturing Slash Costs With Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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Capitalising on the tsunami of companies now looking to maximise their profits by cutting energy costs, the Carbon Trust is now investing an extra £15 million in funding to help manufacturers become more energy efficient.
The new scheme, called the Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, is designed to spark a ‘low carbon industrial revolution’ by helping manufacturers [...]

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Car Park Light Switch-off Leaves Call-in Councillor In The Dark About Savings

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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Devon County Council should have been basking in the glow of ecological enlightenment this week, after announcing on Monday that they were turning off their street car park lighting from 12:30am-5:30am in order to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions.
Instead, a clueless councillor on a local BBC radio show was left floundering when asked about [...]

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£18 Pints Of Beer: The Shocking Cost Of Climate Change

Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Ross.

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£6.50 for a loaf of bread, £7 for a box of cornflakes and £18 for a pint of beer - these are the eye watering prices we could face in 2030 unless urgent action is taken to prevent dangerous climate change.
According to the latest figures released by Friends of the Earth (PDF), the price [...]