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Grasping the opportunities for growth presented by a sustainable construction and property sector will be the main priority for the new Green Construction Board, which held its first meeting today.

UK businesses could save up to £110m a year by taking simple low and no cost actions to improve their compressed air systems and processes, according to new guidance published by the Carbon Trust

The Government's  decision to set a unilateral Carbon Price Floor could have a "devastating effect" on UK industry and will artificially raise electricity prices for consumers, while having no overall impact on emissions – MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee have warned

 

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Today the Court of Appeal rejected Government attempts to overturn last month's High Court ruling that its botched solar plans were illegal

 

EDF Energy have outlined billions of pounds of opportunities on its UK nuclear new build programme as more than 350 companies gather for its third National Supply Chain event

 

The UN climate talks in South Africa have been heralded a success after a climate change deal was struck in the early hours of Sunday morning.194 parties have spent the past two weeks in Durban discussing how to cut emissions to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees to avoid dangerous climate change

 

A four-year government-funded programme that aims to develop new technologies to help meet the needs of the UK’s future power systems will kick-off with investment of £2.4 million in feasibility studies that will stimulate innovation in automated power distribution and demand management

 

An independent review of suppliers' energy accounts by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has identified a number of reforms to increase transparency in the energy market. These changes are part of Ofgem’s wider drive to make energy prices, bills and annual statements easier for consumers to understand

 

Speaking following the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the High Court ruling on Feed-in Tariffs, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne said;

 

Umbrella company and holiday cottages are first two successful applicants to low carbon heating incentive.

 

Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible as the UN climate talks in Durban went well beyond the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth hours

 

In a step designed to protect the taxpayer and provide investor certainty, the Government has set out statutory guidance for new nuclear operators to produce plans for funding the decommissioning of their power stations and managing their radioactive waste.

 

UK industry could save more than £630m through the use of more efficient electric motors and variable speed drives (VSDs), according to new guidance published by the Carbon Trust

 
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