ENDS Report Issue 431, December 2010
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News
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Power revolution aims to decarbonise UK electricity
- Cancún progress disguises post-Kyoto tensions
- Grant-aided electric cars launched
- Hatfield Colliery CCS firm enters administration
- DWI costs to be passed onto water customers
- Seven arrests in two agency waste raids
Green Strategy
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Food and drinks sector sets new environmental targets
- Purchases boost government’s carbon footprint
- Firms benefit from reporting emissions
- Well-being measure could include environmental data
- Consumer goods firms act on HFCs and forests
- Vodafone targets carbon intensity in emerging markets
- Stewardship code for asset managers lacks green focus
Carbon & Energy
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Climate change committee wants 60% carbon reduction by 2030
- Green Deal has to answer some big questions
- Mini-hydro surge runs into snags
- Compromise on zero-carbon homes target
- OFGEM grants funding for smart grid trials
- Anaesthetics are GHGs
Waste & Recycling
- Waste-to-energy incinerator juggernaut continues to roll on
- DEFRA explains reasons for scrapping PFIs
- High street fails to offer battery recycling
- Design boosts flat recycling
- Wales hits 40% recycling rate
- ENDS Infographic: UK waste and landfill
Water
- SEPA forced to revisit abstraction licences to meet water standards
- Phosphorus trial shows promise
- Water firm information ruling to be appealed
- Coal Authority to treat metal mine pollution
- South East Water to publish long-term plan
Pollution & Health
- 2009 OPRA scores show better environmental management
- Shell charged over gas terminal fire
- Legal threat to smaller London congestion zone
Products & Supply Chain
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Europe bans controversial plasticiser from baby bottles
- Registrations for REACH lower than expected
- ASA upholds complaint against Bosch ad
- Footprinting tool launched to track ad campaign CO2
Land & Ecology
- Tax could change diet and cut emissions, says climate committee
- Call to halt fall in tree planting
- UN approves panel on biodiversity
- Wales axes grants for contaminated land
Transport
Policy Briefing
National
- Mixed bag Energy Bill aims to cut buildings’ carbon emission
- DECC amends new nuclear liability
- Scotland issues consultation on zero-waste rules
- Doubts over revised WFD implementation
- Deadline looms for mine waste permits
- DEFRA sets out biodiversity offset thoughts
- Localism bill to spark planning revolution
- Government edges towards action on air
- SEPA consults on modernising regulation and sanctions regime
- Welsh councils to be liable for recycling fines
- DEFRA seeks out new sources of flood funding
- DEFRA consults on marine licensing fees
- Scottish Waste information rules
- DECC speeds review of Renewables Obligation
- EPUK issues Scottish biomass guidance
- DEFRA plans anaerobic digestion framework
International
Parliament & Politics
Law & Enforcement
- Richard Macrory legal commentary: Water companies avoid access to information law
- Repeat waste offender ordered to repay £116,000 in crime proceeds
- Firms fined for waste offences
- Skip hire boss sent to prison
- Illegal discharge costs firm £10,000
- Company fined for causing permit breach
- Waste offences cost businessman £40,000
- River pollution costs company £16,000
- Home insulator fined for oil spill
- NetRegs to close in website shakeup

