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DEFRA’s ‘radical’ changes to environmental guidance and reporting
Analysis
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FROM Sustainability
RSPO standard slides to 'lowest common denominator'
16 May 2013Founder of palm oil roundtable WWF says progressive companies should go beyond its requirements as revision disappoints
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FROM Sustainability
EU mandatory CSR reporting plans to catch more UK firms
16 May 2013Up to 30,000 British companies could have to disclose their environmental management policies under proposals from the European Commission
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FROM SpecialistMarine designation ‘could be pointless’
30 April 2013The draft legal definition of marine conservation zones could make for weak protection. ENDS looks at the legal precedents in related legislation
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FROM PoliticsNo end in sight for court cases over wind turbine buffer zones
24 April 2013The High Court has quashed a controversial planning policy that would have enforced strict separation distances between wind farms and homes. But the decision will not stop such policies flourishing
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FROM BusinessInfographic: How do Welsh councils tackle household waste?
23 April 2013Welsh councils sent 341 thousand tonnes of dry household waste to be recycled between April 2011 and March 2012
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FROM EnergyDistrict heating: Slow growth for vital networks
23 April 2013District heating networks when combined with low-carbon heat sources make fundamental sense in decarbonising UK cities. Philip Lightowlers investigates whether networks are developing or if new growth incentives are needed
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FROM PoliticsConservative Party: Trimming the greenery
23 April 2013Will the Tories swing to the right in 2015, and what could it mean for environmental policy? Alex Marshall reports in the second of a series of features looking at parties' early election preparations
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FROM SpecialistBiodiversity offsetting pilots: one year on
23 April 2013Biodiversity offsets seem to be flavour of the month but official pilots are making slow progress. Simon Evans finds out why
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FROM BusinessWaste infrastructure: Residual doubts over capacity
23 April 2013Two leading environmental consultancies seem unable to agree on whether the UK is building too much or too little residual waste capacity. Simon Inglethorpe finds out why
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FROM PoliticsCarbon leakage re-enters airport expansion debate
12 April 2013The government commission investigating airport expansion appears to have accepted arguments that restricting capacity would do little for carbon emissions. The government’s pro-expansion views have also been seen in a planning decision for Lydd airport
Comment
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FROM PoliticsComment: Making a beeline for pollination
23 April 2013There are complex reasons for declining bee populations. It's not only dodgy weather patterns; a certain group of insecticides are also in the frame
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FROM SpecialistComment from Tom Tew: Biodiversity offsetting - a new way of thinking
23 April 2013Offsetting the impacts of development can restore the environment and rejuvenate the economy
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FROM PoliticsTom Burke's political comment: Only trust in science will stop the decline of bees
23 April 2013Unwillingness to trust in the research findings of other parties in the neonicotinoids debate will not help save bees. A better way of engaging science is needed.
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FROM SustainabilityComment from Alan Knight: Boardrooms’ role in the sustainability challenge
23 April 2013Board members have a crucial part to play in identifying the ‘unique contribution’ their business can make, through more sustainable goods and services, to meet the challenges of a changing world.
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FROM ComplianceRichard Macrory’s legal commentary: Taking responsibility for leaky sewerage pipes
23 April 2013Determining whether leaked sewage is waste can be an involved matter as a ten-year legal battle has shown. And firms may need to assume it is a serious criminal offence.
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FROM PoliticsComment: Budgeting for a nuclear future
26 March 2013A balance of power supply and environmental support needs to be reached, maintained and ring-fenced from raids on government coffers
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FROM ComplianceRichard Macrory's legal commentary: EIA discretion leaves door open to litigation
26 March 2013Discretion over the need for environmental impact assessment in EU legislation creates opportunities for litigation, as an otherwise straightforward wind farm application shows
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FROM PoliticsTom Burke’s political comment: Fracking nuisance - shale gas may be worse than wind turbines
26 March 2013When the practical realities of fracking in the English countryside become apparent, shale gas may fall from favour as a solution to the UK’s energy needs
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FROM EnergyComment by Brian Hoskins: Two degrees or not two degrees?
26 March 2013As 2015 approaches we must strive for a global warming target as close to 2°C as possible. Anything higher risks business as usual
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FROM BusinessComment from Angus Macpherson: PRN lesson from 2012
26 March 2013Last year saw great fluctuations in packaging recovery note prices, catching firms out as doubts were raised over whether targets could be met
ENDS Report Blogs
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ENDS Report on Twitter
- 20 May 2013 16:21 TheENDSReport: Low-carbon sector in export led growth dash http://t.co/gasd2bhkTP
- 20 May 2013 15:47 TheENDSReport: DECC/DEFRA ask if EU’s the best place for environment and climate policy http://t.co/XWwMMpjRcQ
- 20 May 2013 09:29 TheENDSReport: Brothers get jail for ‘deplorable’ illegal waste activity http://t.co/emkFzC3caK
