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  • 19 May 2013

    46 per cent of homebuyers don’t want to take on Green Deal finance, Which? says

    Awareness of the Green Deal is rising among the public, but many say they would be unhappy about taking on a Green Deal finance plan when they bought a property, a new survey by Which? reveals.

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  • 17 May 2013

    Defra's climate change adaptation team slashed from 38 to six officials

    The number of people employed by the government to work on the UK's adaptation to the effects of climate change has been cut from 38 officials to only six, in a sign of how the response to global warming has been rapidly downgraded within Whitehall under the Coalition.

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  • 17 May 2013

    Shanks' waste business hit by slump in construction industry

    The recession and a slump in construction sent profits falling at leading sustainable waste management company Shanks Group Plc, years end results show.

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  • 16 May 2013

    97 per cent of climate change research unanimous that humans are the cause

    A survey of thousands of peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals has found 97.1 per cent agreed that climate change is caused by human activity.

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  • 15 May 2013

    On the buses: retrofit hybrid engine innovators scoop Shell Springboard Award

    Two young British entrepreneurs who have designed a diesel-electric hybrid engine that can be retrofitted to double-decker buses have been crowned winners of the coveted Shell Springboard Award.

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  • 15 May 2013

    European Ministers agree on watered-down fish discards

    Fisheries Ministers from across Europe came to an agreement on a sweeping reform of fisheries policies early on Wednesday morning, but fell short of the most ambitious changes that green campaigners had demanded.

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  • 15 May 2013

    Brands want ‘UK Dream’ to make sustainable ‘sexy’

    Big brands, including M&S, Unilever and Mars, are embracing a new sustainability initiative that aims to make sustainable 'sexy’ to disinterested UK consumers.

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  • 14 May 2013

    Green Deal “cowboys will not be tolerated”, says Barker

    The Government has issued a stiff warning to any Green Deal participants found to be acting fraudulently following reports that cold callers are posing as Green Deal assessors and charging administration fees.

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  • 14 May 2013

    Britain’s SMEs drive low carbon export boom

    The number of UK small businesses exporting low carbon goods and services has more than doubled in the last two years, according to a major new study to be launched today.

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  • 13 May 2013

    Government’s 400MW biomass capacity cap is “flawed”, says REA

    Government plans to introduce a capacity cap on new biomass developments to limit public spending is "flawed" and will lead to "a rush" of projects seeking to meet it, the industry said today.

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