Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

One of the ways manufacturers and sensor suppliers can improve and benchmark sensor performance is through the use of reference air quality stations, the high-end equipment used by the likes of DEFRA, which often costs upwards of £100k. and PM10, in addition to temperature and humidity.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Pollution 242

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2019

I hope that this year’s Quarries & Nature event triggers wider recognition and a new conversation with Defra in particular. CEMEX, RSPB, BTO and Jamie Dunnings’ Twite Google Group – Dove Holes Quarry, Dove Holes, Buxton, Derbyshire -Radio tagging twite. MPA SPECIAL AWARD. on sand and gravel quarries. PLANNED RESTORATION.

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Biodiversity Agriculture Innovation Europe 100

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The UK's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been besieged with delays since it was introduced in Defra's 2018 Resource and Waste Strategy as a credible way to address the linear nature of our packaging economy. That was three years ago, when many countries around the world already had operational DRS in place.

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Packaging Recycling Recycling Waste 36

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And there were conflicting reports over the price tag attached to the new support package. It comes after challenging summer of drought and sewage leaks that have heavily impacted nature and farmers, as Defra gears up to deliver a host of fresh legally-binding environmental targets as well as new post-Brexit agricultural subsidy schemes.

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Energy Energy Packaging Government 69

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There are conflicting reports as to the potential price tag attached to such a policy, with various commentators putting the cost at between £90bn and potentially as high as £200bn, depending on various factors such as the on-going price of gas and how long the cap remains in place.

Energy 67

Energy Energy Packaging Government 67

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.

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Government Policy Climate change Fossil fuels 69

Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

So although £1.2bn may look like a sizeable price tag, for every £1 invested in it, the government expects the economy to reap £19 in benefits. In those terms it sounds a no-brainer investment in an uncertain future.

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Climate change Government Resilience Investment 48