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Articles tagged with: Climate & Environment
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Communities
By Association of British Insurers
Storm Desmond – reassurance to insurance customers
The ABI is reassuring homeowners and businesses hit by Storm Desmond that insurers are doing everything possible to help them recover.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
English landscape rising from the ashes as tree disease pilot gets underway
Landowners across England will be playing their part in reducing the long-term impact of ash dieback this winter as they plant thousands of native trees provided by the Woodland Trust in a new pilot aimed to help safeguard the future of the countryside.
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Economy
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Autumn Statement 2015: Improving energy efficiency low priority
The Glass and Glazing Federation takes positives from Chancellors Spending Review and assesses theannouncements that will impact on the construction industry.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI seeks partners for a new project examining the ways that different networks could integrate and the potential for a multi-vector approach to future energy supply
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a project which aims to understand the opportunity for and implications of moving to more integrated multi-vector networks.
What this week's Spending Review means for the Environment Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
What this week's Spending Review means for the Environment
Dr James Cooper, Head of Government Affairs at the Woodland Trust reviews the Spending Review and Autumn Statement and assess the impact on national parks, forests and the environment.
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Environment
By Energy Saving Trust
Energy Saving Trust announces the 2015 Fleet Heroes
The Energy Saving Trust is delighted to announce the 11 winners for the 2015 Fleet Hero Awards.
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Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
The Mineral Wool Manufacturers Association (MIMA) has today responded to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement
MIMA along with leading businesses and charities have come together in the lead up to the Spending Review to urge the Government to recognise energy efficiency as a national infrastructure priority and to use capital funds to improve our homes across the UK the homes that are the draughtiest in Western Europe.
Autumn Statement 2015: Osborne’s ‘short-term’ proposals threaten the environment, Woodland Trust says Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Autumn Statement 2015: Osborne’s ‘short-term’ proposals threaten the environment, Woodland Trust says
The Government’s long term ambition to be ‘the first generation to leave the natural environment of England in a better state than it inherited,’ is under question today after the Chancellor’s housing focussed Autumn Statement, according to a leading charity.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust announces appointment of new Chair
The Woodland Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Baroness Young of Old Scone as its next Chair. She will take up the role in May 2016 when current Chair, Dr Nicola Nicholls, steps down after six years as Chair.
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Environment
By Energy Saving Trust
How we help save energy in England
Creature comforts cost home owners 78 million
Low carbon heating ‘must be more appealing to customers,’ new report suggests Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Low carbon heating ‘must be more appealing to customers,’ new report suggests
Low carbon heating should improve heating experiences, be simpler to install and provide people with enhanced control, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Future heating systems should improve experiences, be simpler to install and provide consumers with enhanced control if the challenge of decarbonising domestic heat is to be met – ETI report
Future low carbon heating systems should improve the heat experience, be simpler to install and provide consumers with enhanced control if the UK is to meet the challenge of dramatically reducing emissions from domestic heating, according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI says findings of World Energy Council Energy Trilemma Index highlight the importance of decisions which must be taken over next 10 years
A report by the World Energy Council which benchmarks the sustainability of national energy systems highlights the importance of decisions taken now and over the next decade if the UK is to have an affordable, low carbon energy system by 2050, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
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Environment
By Law Commission
A modern legal framework for protecting and managing wildlife
In a report published on Tuesday 10 November the Law Commission recommends reforms to modernise and simplify the law regulating wildlife and create a flexible legal framework for the future.
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Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA responds to the HM Treasury consultation on reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape
The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) has responded to the HMT Treasury consultation on reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape and has called for the Government to:
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Threatened pear tree crowned England’s Tree of the Year
One of the countrys oldest and largest wild pear trees has been chosen by the public as Englands Tree of the Year for 2015.
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Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Stamp duty nudges are the clear winner to deliver energy efficiency for UK consumers
At a MIMA supported Energy Efficiency 'Dragons Den' style policy event at Policy Exchange today, four energy efficiency experts pitched their policy solutions to four policy dragons.
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Transport
By Heathrow
Heathrow Chief Executive pledges guarantee on air quality limits with expansion
Heathrow promises triple lock guarantee to keep air quality within EU legal limits, should Heathrow be allowed to expand
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Environment
By Blue Cross
Boa constrictor at the click of a mouse? Animal charities call for review of online exotic pet trade
Two leading animal welfare organisations are calling for a Government review of the exotic pet trade, as a worrying new report reveals the huge scale of unsuitable and potentially dangerous animals widely available to buy online.
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Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA supports Energy Efficiency 'Dragon’s Den' policy event with Policy Exchange
Along with theEuropean Climate Foundation, Knauf Insulation and Willmott Dixon, the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) is supporting adragons den style event with Policy Exchange on Friday 6th November at which a number of expertswill pitch their policy ideas onhow to incentivise households to adopt energy efficiency measures,to be critiqued by a panel of policy dragons.
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Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA calls for Europe to be tough and support energy efficiency in response to EU Commission consultation
In support of the response to the EU Commission, Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director at MIMA said:
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints Cambridge Consultants to lead a project to develop an advanced Home Energy Management System
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants to lead its Home Energy Management System (HEMS) project. This 4.9million project aims to accelerate the development of an advanced customer-orientated HEMS which has mass market appeal.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Suffragette Oak is Scotland’s Tree of the Year
An oak tree planted in Glasgow in1918 as a tribute to the struggle faced by Glasgows suffragettes has won the Scottish Tree of the Year competition.
We need a Minister for 'the Outdoors' to recognise the economic value of outdoor recreation
Environment
By David Rutley MP
We need a Minister for 'the Outdoors' to recognise the economic value of outdoor recreation
Conservative MP David Rutley writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate today and call on DCMS to include the benefits of outdoor recreation in the upcoming Sports Strategy.