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Inquiry into Renewable Heat Incentive finds multiple failures
Inquiry into Renewable Heat Incentive finds multiple failures

A government inquiry into the effectiveness of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), designed to boost the uptake of renewable and low-carbon heating, found that the scheme has failed to live up to initial expectations.

Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims
Resource efficiency fastest way to cut carbon emissions, new report claims

A report from environmental think tank Green Alliance says the UK government needs to reduce the carbon output from the process of making and using products in order to meet its climate targets.

WRAP report reveals SCAP signatories make progress on textile sustainability targets

New WRAP report reveals impressive reductions in water use, carbon and waste in the textiles production cycle from Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) signatories. 

Landfill vs incineration: what’s best for leftover plastics?
Landfill vs incineration: what’s best for leftover plastics?
By
Keith Freegard
| 26 February 2018 |
As China’s import restrictions see levels of waste plastic rise in the UK, Keith Freegard, Director of Axion Polymers, argues that low-grade materials should be landfilled rather than burnt for energy.
Government’s Clean Growth Strategy targets landfill obsolescence by 2050
Government’s Clean Growth Strategy targets landfill obsolescence by 2050
By
Rob Cole
| 13 October 2017 |
The UK government has targeted zero avoidable waste going to landfill by 2050 and confirmed plans for a Waste and Resources Strategy in its long-awaited Clean Growth Strategy yesterday, detailing its plans for a low-carbon future for the UK.
Inaugural World Biogas Association conference to commemorate Kyoto anniversary
Inaugural World Biogas Association conference to commemorate Kyoto anniversary
By Resource |
15 September 2017 |
The first ever World Biogas Association conference will be held in December on the anniversary of the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol as resource experts come together to discuss carbon pricing and the circular economy.
Personal footprint calculator launched as Earth Overshoot Day falls a week earlier than last year
Personal footprint calculator launched as Earth Overshoot Day falls a week earlier than last year
By
Rob Cole
| 2 August 2017 |
The Global Footprint Network has launched a new app allowing people to calculate their personal impact on nature as Earth Overshoot Day arrives nearly a week earlier than last year.
WRAP report reveals SCAP signatories make progress on textile sustainability targets
WRAP report reveals SCAP signatories make progress on textile sustainability targets
By
Josie Benge
| 13 July 2017 |
New WRAP report reveals impressive reductions in water use, carbon and waste in the textiles production cycle from Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) signatories. 
News in Brief – 2/12/16
News in Brief – 2/12/16
By
Rob Cole
| 2 December 2016 |
A round up of news from the waste and resources sector including funding for community projects in Northern Ireland, ethical business accreditation to a UK mattress company, a charity Christmas jumper swap, and more.
Waste creating a £4bn mine that circular models can extract
Waste creating a £4bn mine that circular models can extract
By
Elena Holmes
| 4 November 2016 |
Up to £4 billion of value is currently ‘hidden’ in the waste generated by three major sectors and could be extracted with better reuse, recycling and remanufacturing, says Veolia.
Recycling in Wales has ‘out of this world’ potential to address climate change
By
Libby Peake
| 14 September 2016 |
A new report from the Welsh Government has found that enhancing recycling in Wales could potentially save 86,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
British recycling saves carbon equivalent of 1.5 million return flights to New York
British recycling saves carbon equivalent of 1.5 million return flights to New York
By
Edward Perchard
| 25 August 2016 |
Eunomia’s latest Local Authority Recycling Carbon Index shows that improvements in Wales and Northern Ireland have overshadowed England’s stuttering recycling efforts.
US Navy launches first biofuel-powered warship
US Navy launches first biofuel-powered warship
By
Hannah Boxall
| 26 January 2016 |
The US Navy has begun deploying its ‘Great Green Fleet’, powered in part by an alternative fuel made from waste beef fat
The Politics of Green Transformations
The Politics of Green Transformations
By
Nick Watts
| 13 August 2015 |
Nick Watts reviews a new book looking at the politics of green trabsformations.
UN seeks to tackle food waste and resource use by 2030
UN seeks to tackle food waste and resource use by 2030
By
Edward Perchard
| 4 August 2015 |
The United Nations has agreed a draft for its 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which seeks to halve global food waste, ‘substantially reduce waste generation’ and curb climate change.
UK GIB invests £14.6 million in biomass plant
UK GIB invests £14.6 million in biomass plant
By
Thomas Dimech
| 21 July 2015 |
The UK Green Investment Bank and investment company Equitix have announced a £14.6 million investment in a new Sheffield-based biomass plant.
Glasgow Airport recycling surpasses 90 per cent
Glasgow Airport recycling surpasses 90 per cent
By
Nick Watts
| 17 July 2015 |
Glasgow Airport has increased its recycling rate to over 90 per cent after implementing Zero Waste Scotland’s Resource Efficiency Pledge. 
Steel plant to produce bioethanol from waste gases
Steel plant to produce bioethanol from waste gases
By
Annie Kane
| 14 July 2015 |
ArcelorMittal, LanzaTech, and Primetals Technologies have announced that they are to build ‘Europe’s first-ever commercial-scale production facility to create bioethanol from waste gases produced during the steelmaking process’.
Researchers synthesise aviation fuel from sugarcane
Researchers synthesise aviation fuel from sugarcane
By
Nick Watts
| 10 June 2015 |
A new report details a way to produce bio-based aviation fuels from sugarcane that has the potential to deliver ‘significant cuts’ to greenhouse gasses.  
National Assembly for Wales introduces Environment Bill
Welsh Government introduces Environment Bill
By
Annie Kane
| 13 May 2015 |
The Welsh Government has introduced a new Environment (Wales) Bill, which includes a ban on incinerating recyclable materials.
FOE highlights need for resource intensity evaluations
FOE highlights need for resource intensity evaluations
By
Annie Kane
| 11 May 2015 |
Friends of the Earth has reiterated its call for government to review resource use, after evaluating the embodied land and water use in products.
Ecotricity releases 'Vision of a Green Britain in 2030'
Ecotricity unveils its vision of a green Britain
By
Edward Perchard
| 7 May 2015 |
The next government should introduce new waste and recycling targets if it is to achieve a ‘green Britain’ by 2030, says renewable electricity firm Ecotricity.
An improving index
An improving index
By
Simon Hann
| 6 May 2015 |
Despite stutters in recycling figures, Eunomia’s third Local Authority Recycling Carbon Index (included with this issue of Resource), shows the carbon figures associated with household collection are improving. Simon Hann has more