Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

Recolight chief executive Nigel Harvey has once again been arrested for taking part in Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrations in London, marking the third time in two years the waste electronics recycling compliance firm boss has been apprehended by police for his actions during climate crisis protests. I'd rather not - it is not pleasant.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2021

It comes as XR protesters held a demonstration at Fawley Refinery in Hampshire, the biggest oil refinery in the UK, calling for an end to investment in fossil fuels. XR Police Liason Paul Stephens said the Metropolitan Police are aware that protests are happening, though they have not been told details to avoid a heavy-handed response.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

This funding will create four new publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations, increasing by 50% the total number of refuelling stations in the UK. The government said the funding brings the UK closer to decarbonising some of the heavier and more complex vehicles, such as airside operations, which will be essential in reaching net zero.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

Academics and experts at The University of Manchester are calling for large-scale behavioural change in a bid to improve the UK’s air quality (“the biggest environmental health issue facing the UK”), in a new publication, On Air Quality. Currently the UK has an opportunity to lead on tackling a global problem.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Our strength lies in bringing together agencies from across the UK, including the Environment Agency; Natural Resources Wales; the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; the Northern Ireland EA; the police; HMRC; the National Fire Chiefs Council; the British Transport Police and the National Crime Agency.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Working with Police Scotland and other partners through the Joint Unit for Waste Crime, SEPA has been tracking this growing trend across the UK since last year, but three trailers in as many months indicates this may now be a new disposal route for waste criminals in Scotland.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2022

UK Export Finance (UKEF) and HSBC UK have invested in the eco-bike business in order to help fuel its international growth. Electric quad bike business Eco Charger has received a £350,000 cash injection from UK Export Finance (UKEF) and HSBC UK, which it will use to fund the expansion of its business into North America.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intelligence led The UK has very stringent legislation when it comes to the use of cameras for surveillance. Under the Regulation of Investigative Powers Act (RIPA), Local Authorities must justify the use of CCTV for monitoring fly-tipping just as the Police have to justify the use of cameras for their covert policing.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2020

With 2020 now upon us, Andrew Brady, UK CEO of EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) reflects on what has changed in his sector since the start of the millennium, and offers perspective on its growing importance and the challenges that lie ahead. Looking at the UK specifically, waste crime represents a major issue.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

At the time Avon and Somerset Police declared a major incident, and a doctor and specialist paramedic in critical care from the nearby Great Western Air Ambulance headquarters attended the scene by both rapid response car and emergency helicopter. .” There were four fatalities, all male, including a 16-year old apprentice.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

The projects are all based in the Tees Valley, where over 50 per cent of the UK's hydrogen is produced and where the UK's first ever hydrogen transport hub is set to be built after receiving £3m government funding earlier this year.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Hundreds of climate activists are occupying a busy street in central London today in the first of two weeks of protest against the UK financial sector’s continued investment in fossil fuels. There was a large police presence including scores of officers and at least two police helicopters flying overhead.

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Business Green

APRIL 24, 2022

The UK's first 'vertiport' for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) has been unveiled today in Coventry, where operator Urban-Air Port is aiming to showcase the potential for zero emission air taxis and autonomous delivery drones to become the next frontier in air transport.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2019

drop in seized timber and the policing of illegal deforestation as compared to the same period of the previous year. UK: Commons debate. On Monday 7 October, MPs will debate a petition urging the UK to make demands to the EU and UN to sanction Brazil to halt increased deforestation of the Amazon.

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Eco-Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Thousands are trying to start afresh after fleeing China's crackdown on dissent, but criminal record checks are proving a barrier.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Juniper, who has chaired the conservation watchdog since 2019, said he was "honoured" to be picked by the government to serve a second term, noting that Natural England's mission to defend the UK's natural environment had "never been more important". This report is all about the small changes that can make a big difference," said Nicolle.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The Environmental Audit Committee has written to Rishi Sunak and National Statistician Sir Ian Diamond calling for the UK to adopt a more rounded definition of economic success. A new metric could offer a helpful stocktake to highlight whether the UK's greening efforts are working, or whether they are merely greenwashing.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Insiders have indicated the costs of hosting the Summit in Glasgow are spiralling as the government works on plans to transfer hundreds of police from across the UK to the city. That's certainly Scotland's interest, but it is in the interests of the UK as a whole - and most importantly of all it's in the interest of the planet.".

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Business Green

JUNE 8, 2021

However, the development of new taxonomies at both the UK and EU level have proved hugely contentious, sparking arguments over which assets should be classified as 'green' and debates over how the new guidelines should be policed.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The “First of a Kind” competition – conducted in partnership with Innovate UK – focused specifically on rail travel this year, with winning concepts including self-charging trains. Companies from all over the UK have demonstrated the quality of their innovations in previous rounds of this scheme. WABTEC UK LIMITED.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Tessa Khan, executive director of the environmental non-profit Uplift, called the North Sea Transition Deal “a sham drawn up by fossil fuel lobbyists to delay any meaningful action to actually move the UK off fossil fuels.” It added that, “Hydrogen is essential to meeting our net zero commitment in the UK.” billion in 2021/22.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The UK's climate advisors have criticised the government's green housing policies, warning that current plans "do not go far enough" in cutting carbon or protecting households from intensifying climate impacts. The UK requires buildings which are fit for purpose," the CCC letter states.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Here is your all-you-need-to-know guide to the green elements of the Queen's speech, and the legislative agenda ahead for the UK in what is shaping up to be a critical year for both the government and the UK's net zero transition. UK Infrastructure Bank. Energy Security Bill. Transport Bill.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The UK's phase-out date of unabated coal power is to be bought forward by one year to 2024, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today as he officially kicked off the countdown to this autumn's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. That's why we are pledged here in the UK to deliver net zero by 2050. It's quite proper that we should.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Scotland has a legally binding goal to deliver a 75 per cent reduction of its emissions by 2030 on 1990 levels, on the way to achieving net zero by 2045 - five years earlier than the UK target date of 2050. The plan must detail how each of Scotland's ambitious milestones will be achieved," it added.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It predicts the UK will suffer some of the biggest financial losses, taking an annual hit of at least £16bn by 2050, outstripped only by the US and Japan. This needs to be backed in the UK with bold policies to cut our global footprint and future trade deals that clearly reject deforestation and other poor agricultural practices.".

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

Activists in Scotland and New Zealand have deflated the tyres of dozens of SUVs, as the direct action campaign against high emission vehicles extends beyond the UK for the first time. So check before you drive your car and inform the police if this happened to you before someone is injured or killed.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2019

drop in seized timber and the policing of illegal deforestation as compared to the same period of the previous year. UK: Commons debate. On Monday 7 October, MPs will debate a petition urging the UK to make demands to the EU and UN to sanction Brazil to halt increased deforestation of the Amazon.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

The UK government should introduce a California-style Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandate to clean up road transport, argues Policy Exchange's Ed Birkett. Transport is now the UK's biggest source of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. We know that the government is exploring how to make the petrol and diesel phase-out a reality.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Net Zero Strategy, published ahead of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, set out a pathway for how the UK might meet its Sixth Carbon Budget. These plans include both policies announced in the Net Zero Strategy and polices announced since it was published. Isabella O'Dowd is head of climate at WWF-UK

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2021

The UK is backing a new global drive announced this morning to boost "rigour and transparency" in the voluntary carbon market, in a bid to ensure corporate offetting practices are aligned with global climate goals.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2021

The new environmental watchdog for England has launched today in interim form, as the long-awaited Environment Bill that is expected to formalise the UK's post-Brexit regulatory landscape continues to wind its way through Parliament. Debates this week in Parliament have shown that the Environment Bill framework is not yet fit for purpose.".

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2020

Climate change is increasingly being harnessed as a human rights issue in legal claims and court cases around the world, as the mass popularity of disruptive climate activism over the past year - such as the protests from Extinction Rebellion in the UK - starts to influence how courts address the issue.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2021

Some leading Brexiteers have long argued the UK's break from the EU provides an opportunity to re-write the nation's rule book and rid the nation of bureaucracy and red tape they blamed for hampering the UK's economic progress as a member of the bloc.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2022

Law suits lodged by ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth yesterday over the UK government's Net Zero Strategy open up a fresh frontier in climate litigation that may have implications for businesses and governments around the world. But the government too, stands accused of so-called greenwashing.

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2023

Changing Markets Foundation warned investors are also major potential losers from the rise of greenwashing across consumer products, noting that authorities across various jurisdictions are preparing to start policing and penalising firms that overstate their environmental credentials.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Their international allies range from climate science denying organisations to former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. Despite being forced to resign last year after obstructing a police investigation into illegal logging , Salles was re-elected in September’s legislative elections. Truss Visit.

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