Latest Environment News
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Sun sets on Daylight Saving Bill
27 January 2012The private members' bill has stalled after being blocked in the House of Commons by hostile MPs
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New green guidance for event organisers
27 January 2012The Global Reporting Initiative has published guidance to help reduce the impacts of conferences and other events
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Heavy industry resource efficiency could save £1.3trn
26 January 2012Carbon, steel and iron sectors have been urged to show leadership on sustainability by improving their own resource efficiency
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Environment features in public health indicators
26 January 2012New yardsticks for measuring public health improvements include noise, fuel poverty, air pollution and sustainability
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Special Reports
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ENDS Directory 2012
December 2011The complete guide to environmental consultants and eco-service providers
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CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme 2011
December 2011The CRC’s first performance league table has been published. ENDS mines this wealth of new data on corporate carbon cutting activities.
Document Watch
Quick links to key documents and reports
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27 January 2012
DfT report on public attitudes to climate change and the impact of transport in 2011 -
27 January 2012
UNFCCC Private Sector Initiative database of actions on adaptation -
27 January 2012
Environment Agency note on monitoring oxides of nitrogen -
27 January 2012
EFSA conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of five substances
Top Story
UK's first climate change risk assessment launched
The government has published thousands of pages examining the threats and opportunities posed by inevitable climate change, in order to encourage adaptation.
In This Issue
January 2012
- Taking water: changing the rules of the game
- BT makes the carbon reduction connection
- Huge rise in ‘shut-down’ payments to onshore wind farm operators
- Agency secures first pollution civil sanction
- Aquifer diverts high-speed rail
- Carmakers zoom past European carbon targets
- DEFRA plans a jump in recycling targets for packaging waste
- Little evidence Whitehall has switched to green catering
- Small emitters offered way out of EU ETS
In Depth
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Recast WEEE directive sets high collection targets
26 January 2012More waste electrical goods will have to be collected and recycled under changes agreed by the EU
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MPs call for tighter EU ETS cap
26 January 2012A parliamentary committee has called for action to prop up EU emissions trading scheme's carbon price
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Green Deal proposals still lack credibility
25 January 2012Consumer trust, together with high levels of coverage, quality control and value for money are vital if the Green Deal is to succeed say stakeholders
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Taking water: changing the rules of the game
23 January 2012Simon Inglethorpe examines prospects for abstraction licensing reform in the wake of the water white paper
