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Climate Change

UK Houses of Parliament
CCC 2022 progress report: ‘Current programmes will not deliver Net Zero’

Today (29 June), the independent Climate Change Committee has released a progress report claiming there are major failures in the UK Government’s attempts to achieve Net Zero.


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Carbon
RMAS calls for ‘progressive carbon-based tax’ on waste incineration

The policy, the body asserts, would ‘incentivise efficiency and reduce carbon emissions’

GHG emissions associated with waste industry do not count EfW
Carbon
Defra's GHG emissions indicator for waste industry ‘inadequate for purpose’

New report by Dr Dominic Hogg recommends an ‘overhaul’ of the Government’s methodology

Leinster House
Ireland reveals first national circular economy strategy
By
Kai Malloy
| 20 December 2021 |
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Plan is key step in country’s aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51 per cent
Circularity
Report identifies actions waste sector must take to achieve circularity
By
Kai Malloy
| 17 November 2021 |
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The recommendations come in advance of the Second National Infrastructure Assessment
Food waste
Food waste world’s third largest carbon emitter were it a country
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
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FareShare study found food waste responsible for 6 - 7 per cent of UK carbon emissions
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM responds to COP26 agreements
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
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The introduction of climate change to the curriculum was amongst those discussed
Wasted Opportunities waste reduction
Quarter of countries neglecting waste reduction strategy
By
Kai Malloy
| 5 November 2021 |
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Wasted Opportunities report underpins the resource sector’s role in achieving Net Zero
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM President criticises absence of waste in COP26 agenda
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Kai Malloy
| 2 November 2021 |
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Dr Adam Read has labelled the lack of representation a ‘critical oversight’
Food waste
WRAP report urges food industry to tackle emissions ahead of COP26
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Kai Malloy
| 6 October 2021 |
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The analysis outlines where and how the industry can reduce its emissions
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Businesses restate calls to strengthen Environment Bill
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15 September 2021 |
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Corporations write to Defra asking it to ‘tackle all forms of deforestation’, not just poorly regulated illegal deforestation
Plastic waste
Ellen MacArthur Foundation urges UN to establish plastic pollution treaty
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Emma Love
| 1 September 2021 |
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The charity has published a white paper calling on the UN to address plastic pollution and support the transition to a circular economy for plastics in a new treaty
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TOMRA study stresses waste sector’s role in climate change mitigation
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Kai Malloy
| 13 July 2021 |
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The study suggests that the implementation of holistic resource systems could save 2.76 billion tonnes of CO2 per year
ACE UK appoints Printwaste Recycling as new bring bank contractor
ACE data highlights improved environmental performance of beverage cartons
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Patrick Jowett
| 27 April 2021 |
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The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) has shared data that highlights the improved environmental performance of beverage cartons 
Circular Economy Package expected to apply to UK despite Brexit
Local authorities call for focus on circular economy
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Patrick Jowett
| 9 March 2021 |
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New survey finds that the majority of local authorities and SMEs want the circular economy to be a higher priority for policymakers
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XR calls for Prime Minister to decarbonise waste sector
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Lidia Creech
| 16 November 2020 |
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Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.
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UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
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Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
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With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
Front cover of 'Circular economy and the Covid-19 recovery' report
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
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Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
David Newman
A System Change Compass - charting the path to the European Green Deal
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David Newman
| 29 October 2020 |
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David Newman, Managing Director of BBIA, considers the key messages of the new report 'A System Change Compass: Implementing the European Green Deal in a time of recovery', co-authored by SYSTEMIQ and the Club of Rome.
Prince William
Prince William launches prize to reward environmentalists worldwide
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Fiona Binns
| 8 October 2020 |
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WRAP and the Royal Foundation have launched ‘The Earthshot Prize’ to encourage worldwide change with a decade of action to repair the planet.
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E-bike waste collection service to reduce emissions in Putney
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Lidia Creech
| 8 October 2020 |
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A new e-bike waste collection service called Putney Pedals, set up by Positively Putney and the London Waste and Recycling Board, aims to reduce carbon emissions on one of London’s busiest high streets.
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EfW potentially more damaging than landfill
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Lidia Creech
| 6 October 2020 |
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A new report commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland highlights the climate change challenges posed by the country’s existing energy-from-waste infrastructure.
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Oil industry threatened by projected fall in plastic demand
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Lidia Creech
| 4 September 2020 |
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A new report by think tank Carbon Tracker and consultancy SYSTEMIQ has found that global efforts to tackle climate change and plastic waste could result in £300 billion of stranded petrochemical assets for the oil industry.
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