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What is Sustainability Assurance?
Posted on 23. May, 2011 by Ross.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports are a great thing, right? They detail how companies are considering the communities and environments which their operations impact upon, and the sustainable efforts that they are going to in order to make these impacts positive ones rather than damaging. Since CSR reporting is now legally mandatory in many countries [...]
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When Do Greens NOT Want A Carbon Floor Price? When Nuclear Gets The Benefits
Posted on 16. May, 2011 by Ross.
The initial headlines were all about political wranglings and conflicts, but the latest UK agreement to reduce carbon emissions has exposed just how fragmented the environmental movement has become.
The Liberal Democrats saw less discord amongst party members for forming a coalition with the hated Conservatives than would have been expected last year. Even the diabolical [...]
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UK Budget 2011 - What’s Green And What’s Greenwash
Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Ross.
Here’s all the key green (or really-not-so-green!) changes in UK government policy in today’s 2011 Budget.
Fuel Duty.
Green policies? Run away!
Previous Labour governments declared war on motorists, consistently and unashamedly increasing fuel tax with an aim not just to make more money (although this was hardly a happy accident) but to also drive down the escalation [...]
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CRC Recycling Payments Scrapped In Spending Review
Posted on 20. Oct, 2010 by Ross.
In a move that will outrage business leaders, the UK government has switched the goalposts on participants of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme less than a month after the registration deadline expired.
In a piece of news buried in the Spending Review (point 2.108) and somehow avoiding being leaked in the run-up to the report, the [...]
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Carbon Trust Survives The Spending Review: Waits For Another Review
Posted on 20. Oct, 2010 by Ross.
After months of speculation, the Carbon Trust learnt it’s fate today in the UK coalition government’s Spending Review: that it was up for review.
Firstly, the fears that the Carbon Trust would be axed today proved unfounded, as recently predicted here at Energy-Saving News. With a raft of business support services all axed from the Department [...]
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Energy Saving Sweets: Carbon Trust Funds Confectionery Cuts
Posted on 01. Oct, 2010 by Ross.
The carbon footprint of Britain’s sweets could soon be cut (without sacrificing all those yummy calories!), thanks to a new energy-saving investment drive by the Carbon Trust in partnership with Dairy UK and the Food and Drink Federation.
In an eye-catching piece of publicity which will remind people that the Carbon Trust is still alive and [...]
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Carbon Trust Not Axed - Yet
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by Ross.
Want to know if you can still apply for those fantastic Carbon Trust interest-free loans for your business’s energy efficiency projects? Need to know if the Carbon Trust is facing the axe under the UK government’s planned spending cuts?
Today a list of quangos facing the axe was leaked by the Cabinet Office, showing almost half [...]
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Which Companies Are In The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme?
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Ross.
With the CRC deadline fast approaching, and thousands of companies still yet to register for the UK government’s new flagship cap-and-trade scheme, one of the biggest questions which is still to be answered is which companies are in the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme? Without a full list being available, let’s look instead at what we [...]
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CRC Deadlines: 4 Weeks To Register, 7 Months To Escape
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Ross.
The green media has been reporting that, a month before D-day for CRC registration, 1698 organisations of the 3-4000 CRC participants have already registered, putting the energy-efficiency scheme’ on course’ for the vast majority to register before heavy fines kick in.
What they remain unaware of, is that the same companies only have 7 months left [...]
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New CRC Strategy Guide: The Art Of CRC
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Ross.
Wondering what strategy you need to get to the top of the CRC league table? Are you still focused on the accounting side of the scheme formerly known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment, and haven’t looked ahead to what’s on the horizon? Haven’t you run any numbers yet, and not spotted the finer detail which [...]
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CRC Strategy Guide - Coming 19th July 2010
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Ross.
Update: The Art Of CRC strategy guide is now available. Click on the link to download it, or read more about the launch here.
Still scratching your corporate head about what to do about your environmental commitments under the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme? Is your company still one of the thousands still risking fines by not [...]
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