Business Green

MAY 3, 2024

Confirmation Extended Producer Responsibility rules are on the way is part of a trend that suggests a wave of decarbonisation policies will be delivered eventually The government has taken a lot of deserved flak in recent months for diluting some of its key climate policies and generally talking down the net zero transition.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis. Last year, Lidl's total plastic packaging footprint stood at just over 60,000 tonnes, the figures show.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Plastic plates and cutlery could be the next products in line to be banned, as the government looks to extend its crackdown on single use plastic waste and deliver on its long term goal to prevent all avoidable plastic waste by 2042. Now we are looking to go a step further as we build back greener.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

The idea of only using sustainable packaging – eliminating waste, low carbon footprint, recyclable or compostable - seems easy enough, yet the reality for many businesses is more complex and dependent on the industry they work in. Yet plastic packaging is ubiquitous because it is useful, not to say crucial in many applications.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Most polluting fuels for wood burning stoves including coal and wet wood to be phased out from 2021-23 as part of crackdown on particle pollution. The move comes as the government continues to face calls from campaigners to accelerate efforts to tackle air pollution, especially in urban areas.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 19, 2024

” The government-apppointed Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) runs an annual campaign to boost meat and dairy consumption among Gen Z. Lysaght described the adverts as “an insidious and irresponsible attempt to prop up a highly-polluting industry”. Credit: Instagram screenshot / letseatbalanced.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The government will today announce plans to ban a raft of single use plastic products from this autumn, confirming that plastic plates, trays, bowls and cutlery are all to be phased out. However, the new ban will not cover all single use plastic trays and bowls, with those that used as packaging in shelf-ready pre-packaged food items exempt.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups, food, and beverage containers set for ban in latest government proposals, but campaigners urge Ministers to further strengthen recycling and re-use policies. The government estimates England currently uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

Arguing that EU citizens "must be at the heart of the recovery strategy", moreover, the resolution calls for the recovery package to help fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance, and urges the Commission to ensure State Aid guidelines are compatible with these green and social conditions.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

.” The wider impact of the UK sector not collecting waste textiles will result in devastating environmental consequences, said the group, including microplastic pollution, water pollution, and the accumulation of textile waste in landfills. Transparent dialogue and concerted efforts are needed to support a sustainable industry.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

· Aluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS. · An ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme for drinks containers could result in an extra 823 million plastic bottles being produced[i], inadvertently adding to plastic pollution – one of the key issues the scheme is trying to solve.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

New analysis of Environment Agency data appears to reveal a worrying level of chemical pollution in rivers and other freshwater sites across England. The actual numbers of chemical pollutants will be even higher 3 The chemical cocktails found across the 1,619 sites contained six different chemicals in five different hazardous mixtures.

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Business Green

AUGUST 18, 2022

Package of new air quality guidance for local authorities in England unveiled by UK government. The national road network is a major source of pollution, so it is critical to get local leaders and National Highways to work together," she added. "No No one stakeholder can tackle air pollution alone.".

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

England's water industry continues to face serious questions over its environmental record, with many firms still failing to live up to their regulatory responsibilities governing sewage spills and pollution incidents, according to the Environment Agency's (EA) latest assessment of the sector today.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

One of the most significant consultations was on plans to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility on packaging. The detailed workings of the system are still to be hammered out, but it is expected that a central government-appointed administrator will take responsibility for obtaining fees from the affected businesses.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The fiscal spending plans of major economies in the wake of the coronavirus crisis have fallen far short of ensuring the recovery from the crisis does not exacerbate ongoing climate and nature crises, with just one in every $40 committed by governments in the wake of the pandemic set to deliver a positive impact for the planet.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

But long-term targets on water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste prompt calls for greater ambition from environmental and business groups. Annual progress reports from the government and the new Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog would also have to be produced under the proposed legislation.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection. The government has today announced a wave of amendments to its long-awaited Environment Bill, including a new landmark target to "halt the decline in species abundance by 2030".

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Fauna & Flora International argues tougher measures are urgently needed to curb 'entirely preventable' plastic pellet pollution. While pellets are inherently hazardous due to the toxic additives they contain, they also act like a sponge, absorbing bacteria and persistent environmental pollutants that are present in sea water.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

According to insight leaked earlier this week , feverish meetings between government and industry bodies have concluded that the already delayed start date for the roll-out of the UK’s deposit return scheme is looking even more like a ‘non-starter’, with 2026 now proposed as the earliest likely alternative.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

Covid-19 recovery packages unveiled by nations around the world are failing to deliver the levels of sustainable investment needed to cap global temperature increases at safe levels, IEA warns. It has also called on all nations to ramp up investment and policies that can deliver global climate goals and prevent runaway climate change.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

Grants worth up to £9,500 available to help businesses and charities switch to cleaner vehicles ahead of ULEZ expansion Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has today announced a major new vehicle scrappage scheme designed to help tackle air pollution across the capital.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

Government launches £250m emergency active travel fund, but campaigners warn Prime Minister's advice to avoid public transport could fuel car-focused recovery. None of this is easy, but what's the analysis of the impact on carbon emissions & air pollution of encouraging people back into their cars?

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

A separate study by Transport & Environment found that private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger, and 50 times more polluting than trains. Private jets are staggeringly polluting and generally pointless," said Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The latest River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) for England provides a legally-binding framework and updated package of environmental objectives to tackle water pollution from water companies, the agriculture sector, climate change, and population growth, according to the EA.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

Campaign group Plan B poised to file court action claiming government failed to take into account climate obligations when bailing out Covid-hit firms. But in its response to Plan B's letter, published today, the government rejected the campaign group's claims.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

“The committee will consider the scope of the options available as Greater Manchester works with government to deliver a new plan by 1 July 2022, to bring harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels within legal limits as soon as possible and by 2026 at the latest.”

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

The government has today unveiled a wide ranging package of proposals aimed at accelerating the much-needed decarbonisation of the UK's heating systems, setting out plans to replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for homes and businesses over the coming years.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

The government has today confirmed it is to introduce green number plates from this autumn, in a bid to help drive demand for electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the UK's economic recovery plan. Meanwhile, speculation is mounting over the extent to which the government's imminent stimulus package will support the green transport sector.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

One council in England could secure up to £50m to switch all their local buses to run on batteries by 2025 through a new government competition. The electric bus town funding competition forms part of a wider £220m package of support to improve local bus services, which was first announced by the Chancellor Sajid Javid last September.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. If these three pollutants were eliminated,” the Intercept reported, “only one census tract in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Industries getting particular focus when it comes to VOC management in China include electronics, packaging and printing, pharmaceuticals, petrochemical, chemical, industrial coating, oil storage and transportation. Third, regional and local governments adjust reduction measures according to a factory’s environmental performance level.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2022

The UN Secretary-General yesterday urged governments to tax the "excessive profits" of oil and gas firms and use the funds to support vulnerable households struggling with soaring energy and food costs. The government needs to revamp its half-hearted windfall tax and toughen up the provisions," she wrote. "All

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll With Natural England’s recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes built from 240,000 a year in 2018-19 to a projected 111,000 by 2025, awareness of nutrient pollution as a problem is becoming more widespread.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The changes, which are expected to be phased in over a decade, are designed to end "price distortions" that make it more expensive to run a low emission heat pump than a polluting boiler. The Times reported that the government would release a series of consultations on the plans before deciding nextspring how to proceed.

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Business Green

APRIL 3, 2020

More than £3m is being offered by the government to help prevent food waste during the coronavirus crisis, with the funding aimed at supporting the redistribution of up to 14,000 tonnes of surplus food amid widespread disruption to food supply chains wrought by the current lockdown.

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