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Helping Businesses reduce carbon and their bottom line
Mon, 28/03/2011 - 17:30

Room SR1.32 Leeds University Business School

The seminar will focus on resource efficiency and how businesses can seemingly improve their energy and water efficiency and reduce waste.

 
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2011 - A good Year for Renewables

It has been a good start to 2011 for Sheffield Renewables! We’ve had some very encouraging news about securing funding for our proposed hydro schemes at Jordan Dam and Kelham...

 
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EU Energy Efficiency Plan 2011

On 8 March 2011, the European Commission adopted the Communication "Energy Efficiency Plan 2011" (pdf)

 
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Sheffield – The Decentralised Energy City

This paper sets out Sheffield’s ambition to be the UK’s first decentralised energy city. The proposition set out here is led by the City Council in partnership with E.ON, bringing...

 
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Natural England halves its carbon emissions

Natural England announced today that it has successfully reduced its carbon emissions by 50%.  In an ambitious four-year programme, the government’s wildlife and conservation advisor has delivered a series of...

 
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DECC publishes UK Carbon Plan

A Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister backed cross-Government action plan on climate change has been launched (8th March 2011) which sets strict actions and deadlines that Whitehall...

 
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Opportunity to inform policy for a 'Roadmap for a Green Economy'

The UK Government is currently formulating a `Roadmap for a Green Economy'. To help to shape the Roadmap - and the range of policies that will stem from it –...

 
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Community Energy: Planning, Development and Delivery

TCPA and partners have published Community Energy: Planning, Development and Delivery, a useful guide for communities in developing their own decentralised energy projects.

 
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Which Way Up – A report by the Energy Saving Trust for WWF and Friends of the Earth

Tenants living in the UK's coldest, health-hazard homes could save £488 a year on fuel bills if they were improved to a basic standard of heating and insulation, a new...

 
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The Natural Environment Evidence Base for Yorkshire and Humber

This new report brings together data from Natural England, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Government Office and Yorkshire Futures to show the state of the natural environment in Yorkshire and Humber....

 
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