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EU Environement: 40% of Municipal Waste Recycled or Composted In 2008

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:52:03 +0000

In the EU27, 524 kg of municipal waste1 was generated per person in 2008. 40% of this municipal waste was landfilled2, 20% incinerated, 23% recycled and 17% composted. The average amount of waste generated in the EU27 was virtually unchanged from 2007 (525 kg per person).

UK’s First Wind Turbine Training Tower Launched In North East England

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:01:52 +0000

Successful collaboration launches new wind training facility in the North East

Today, David Kidney MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Helen Goodman MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Work and Pensions, attended an event at Narec in Blyth, Northumberland to officially open a new 27 metre high training facility – the UK’s first Wind Turbine Training Tower.

£34 Million European Funding To Make Welsh Homes More Energy Efficient

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:34:54 +0000

The Welsh Assembly Government plans to use up to £34 million of European funding to improve energy efficiency in existing homes Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones announced earlier this week.

Bristol City Council Exploring Opportunities To Use Hydrogen Passenger Ferries

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:57:26 +0000

A hydrogen-powered ferry could be the future for Bristol Harbour. Bristol City Council is inviting companies with the technological know-how to design, develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fuelled boat in partnership with a local ferry operator.

UK On Target To Meet Emission Targets For Its First Carbon Budget

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:20:01 +0000

The UK is on track to meet its first carbon budget, Energy and Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock said today as the first ever annual emissions report under the carbon budgets system was presented to Parliament.

Government Extends Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme With Additional Investment of £4.8 Million

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:16:35 +0000

The offshore wind supply chain got a double boost today as David Kidney, Minister for Energy and Climate Change, announced a major extension of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme worth up to £4.8m, and opened the UK’s first training tower for offshore wind.

EU Environment: UK Receives Warning From European Commission On Prohibitive Costs To Challenge Govt. Decisions

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:25:15 +0000

The European Commission is warning the UK about prohibitively expensive challenges to the legality of decisions on the environment. The Commission sent an initial warning to the UK government in 2007; failure to respond to this could result in a summons to the European Court.

Spain Receives Final Warning Over Stockpiling Of Industrial Waste In The Huelva Estuary

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:22:14 +0000

The European Commission is sending Spain a final warning about a breach of EU laws governing the treatment and disposal of industrial waste. The case concerns the stockpiling of solid industrial waste in the Huelva estuary without the necessary waste management measures for the protection of the environment. The stockpiling has been going on for more than 40 years, and some 120 million tonnes of waste have now been dumped.

France Needs To Change Its Electricity Tax Regulations Within 60 Days - European Commission

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:20:23 +0000

The Commission has asked France to amend its legislation on electricity taxation within a period of two months in order to comply with the Directive on the taxation of energy products and electricity.

Environment Agency Ready To Play Its Enhanced Role In Delivering Clean Coal Power

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:25 +0000

Carbon capture technology offers real hope of a new era of ‘clean coal’

Responding to the Government’s announcement today on carbon capture and storage (CCS), Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency, said: