The UK Coalition Government must take action urgently over the next year to avoid missing the country’s legally binding carbon emissions reduction targets, according to the Committee on Climate Change.
Unilever has topped a UK ranking of energy efficiency and carbon reduction performance drawn up by the FTSE.
Some 90% of the businesses and public sector organisations covered by the Government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme are yet to register, according to the Environment Agency.
The Ontario Power Authority last week opened a new energy efficiency programme aimed at helping large industrial companies reduce their electricity consumption.
Six UK firms have been awarded £1.2 million to undertake feasibility studies of new energy efficient lighting systems for homes.
The US Environmental Protection Agency is offering advice to state capitals on the design and development of more sustainable neighbourhoods.
US giant GE has committed to investing an additional $10 billion – over double its previous investment – in clean research and development.
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star programme has helped automakers cut fossil fuel usage by 12% and reduce greenhouse gas emission by over 700,000 tons of CO2.
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne will today champion the Coalition Government’s ‘Green Deal’, pledging a “radical overhaul” of the country’s homes.
EDF Energy Networks is bidding to create a smart electricity distribution network in London to help the UK capital cut its carbon emissions 60% by 2025.