England

Policy

Local town plans 'not dealing with climate change effectively'

Research led by Town and Country Planning Association claims most new local plans in England not adequately addressing emissions or adaptation

clock 02 December 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

National Recycling guidelines set out 'definitive' list of what can and cannot be recycled

New guidelines also explain how some recycled items need to be disposed of in certain ways

clock 12 October 2016 • 2 min read

Waste

Is a nationwide recycling system framework the panacea for England's struggling recycling sector?

WRAP has unveiled guidelines to improve consistency of England's recycling collections, but will it be enough to boost recycling rates?

clock 13 September 2016 • 3 min read

Waste

WRAP unveils framework to boost consistency of home recycling collections

Industry and government-backed guidelines set out three core collection systems aimed at boosting quantity and quality of recycling

clock 13 September 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

Aldersgate Group calls for emission reduction plan to boost Northern green economy

Low carbon policy landscape would boost private investment in the North, says green business group, pointing to significant potential for further growth in the region

clock 12 September 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

The low carbon economy: a great opportunity for the North

A clear national emissions reduction plan and greater support from local authorities for low carbon projects could deliver further benefits to the region, writes Aldersgate Group's Nick Molho

clock 12 September 2016 • 4 min read

Recycling

Report: Household recycling saved nearly 4m tonnes of CO2 in 2014/15

Consultancy Eunomia ranks recycling performance of councils in England, Wales and NI by CO2 savings

clock 02 September 2016 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Are farmers in England taking climate change seriously enough?

More than half of 2,000 farms in England surveyed by Defra do not consider greenhouse gas emissions in their decisions on crops, land and livestock

clock 11 August 2016 • 7 min read

Energy

The UK's low-carbon economy - in charts

Latest official green economy data for 2014 has been published by the ONS - BusinessGreen charts the key findings

clock 20 May 2016 • 3 min read

Recycling

Why is England's progress on recycling so rubbish?

The latest recycling figures from Defra suggest English recycling rates are stalling, putting our 2020 targets further out of reach. What's going on?

clock 03 December 2015 •