Robin Hood Energy: one year on
Robin Hood Energy was set up 12 months ago by Nottingham City Council with the specific aim of taking on
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Edinburgh’s renewed push for sustainable energy
Jamie Hailstone talks with Adam McVey, interim chair of the newly launched Energy for Edinburgh, about the city’s goal to significantly
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New recycling framework aims to curb public’s frustration
A new survey has highlighted the public’s continued frustration with what can and cannot be recycled, as a new framework
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Government set to miss 2020 renewable energy targets
The government’s environmental track record has come under fresh fire as MPs warn Whitehall will miss 2020 renewable energy targets
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Whitehall set to miss electric vehicle targets
A group of MPs have said they have ‘no confidence’ in the government reaching targets around electric vehicles and called
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District gives solar a second chance and buys £14.5m farm
A local authority in Suffolk has bought a 12.4MW solar farm, less than a year after rejecting an offer to
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Is the UK about to leave the renewables fast lane?
Experts have warned that recent changes to government energy policies could take Britain out of the renewables ‘fast lane’, despite
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Whitehall axe put carbon capture and storage back a decade, claim MPs
A government decision to scrap a £1bn programme to develop technology to capture and store carbon (CCS) could delay its
Read moreClimate change solutions stifled by silo policymaking, report finds
‘Silo thinking’ among public sector bodies has been blamed by international experts as one of the key obstacles to tackling
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How Blackpool turned the tide on cleaner water
Blackpool won its first Blue Flag in May and is now vying to secure the same status for the rest
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Feeding the biofuel revolution
The question of whether farmers should use land for crops or energy has re-emerged after scientists in the US claimed
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Councils call for devolved flood funding following MPs’ report
Town hall leaders have called for flood funding to be made more transparent and devolved to local level, following a
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Town hall chiefs and campaigners call for air quality action
Campaigners have warned that a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) into air pollution may not reflect the
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Going the extra mile for rural roads
Large infrastructure projects may dominate the headlines, but local authorities were given a timely reminder this week they should not forget the
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Will the lights go out if the UK leaves the EU?
It might not have the same headline-grabbing power as immigration, but the issue of how EU membership impacts the UK’s
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