Cities to be Green by 2050
By 2050, the majority of the UK’s major cities could be run on green energy. In the UK, we are used to taking everything politicians say with a pinch of salt, and prepare ourselves for disappointment. So we could be…
Category Environment
ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) Meeting the Dec 15 Deadline
The ESOS deadline of 5th December 2015 is fast approaching and we’re seeing a spike in interest through our web, email and telephone channels as organisations look for available Lead Energy Assessors to undertake the required assessment. It’s not too…
ISO 14001:2015 Published
The international standard for environmental management has been published (15th September 2015) and organisations are beginning to update their certificates. Be one of the first to Certify. What’s New in ISO 14001? There’s never been a better time to achieve…
Green Deal Funding to End
The UK Government has announced it is ending it’s funding of the Green Deal Scheme, which offered cash back on household energy efficiency improvements such as double glazing and insulation. The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) cited low…
Nutella Vs the Environment.
Segolene Royal, the Ecology Minister of France, has recently encouraged people to boycott Nutella – because it is one of many products instrumental in damaging the environment. You are sure to have heard of a substance called Palm Oil. Well,…
Hazard Pictograms are Changing – CLP/GHS
The familiar Orange Hazard pictograms seen on many household cleaning products is changing under the CLP Regulations (Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations). The CLP Regulations The change has been driven by European Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and…
The Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 Come in to Force
From 7th March 2015 the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 has consolidated the Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 AND the Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-depleting substances) Regulations 2011 Ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are man-made substances that cause damage to the stratospheric ozone layer and…
Apple to spend $850m on solar energy
Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the company will be partnering with First Solar (America’s largest utility-scale installer) on a project that could supply Power to 60,000 homes in California. The installation will cover around 1,300 acres of land,…
Smoke free zones outside and their impact
Smoke free zones outside and their impact. I heard on the news today that Bristol are trialling set outdoor zones where smoking is banned. It is part of a drive to encourage it’s citizens to give up smoking. However, it…
