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Stay Ahead of the Weather with Water Audit Services
As talk of spring time hose pipe bans are still ringing in our ears, the south-east of England and East Anglia are already in the grip of the UK’s worst drought in 30 years.
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New figures show environmental sustainability is an issue for the NHS today, not tomorrow
With new figures showing that the NHS needs to cut carbon emissions by around 4 per cent a year up to 2020 to keep pace with the UK’s international commitments,
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Angus Robertson on procurement challenges within energy efficiency
The public sector has long since battled with the cost versus quality argument in the procurement of everything from pens and paper to consultancy help and fleet vehicles.
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Energy saving heating system launched
A new revolutionary heating system which promises to halve energy costs and emissions has been launched by UK energy company Carillion, in partnership with Warrington based Belfry Group.
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400 public buildings set to be given an energy efficiency makeover saving millions off energy bills
Schools, libraries, town halls and hospitals are among nearly 400 public buildings set to get an energy efficiency makeover thanks to the Mayor Boris Johnson’s RE:FIT programme.
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EU energy rules could cost NHS over £70 million a year
A proposal for an EU directive designed to encourage countries to reduce their energy consumption is “too rigid and top-heavy” and could cost NHS organisations millions of pounds at a time when the service is already trying to achieve substantial savings.
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£30 million announced for community green schemes and public sector energy efficiency
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has today announced funding of £10 million for local community energy projects, and a £20 million boost to the existing public sector energy efficiency loan scheme. Chris Huhne said:
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Will green taxes drive us towards a sustainable future?
It’s long been said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life, but the myriad forms and increasing complexity of the latter has only served to increase our frustration over the years.
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Barts and the London tops list for energy efficiency
Figures released today by the Environmental Agency lists Barts and the London NHS Trust in the top sixth percentage of organisations nationally based on their energy efficiency performance.
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Barts and the London tops list for energy efficiency
Figures released today by the Environmental Agency lists Barts and the London NHS Trust in the top sixth percentage of organisations nationally based on their energy efficiency performance.
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Global warming sceptics silenced by new evidence
There has long been scepticism over the idea of global warming. This has inevitably led to doubts over the validity in governments spending colossal amounts of money attempting to create solutions to the problem.
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The advantages of power optimisation
The NHS have released a report aiming to show NHS managers and staff how to save money and cut carbon emissions across the health sector.
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Are we doing enough to solve fuel poverty?
An independent report commissioned by the government has warned that tens of thousands of cases of respiratory problems and sickness are caused by fuel poverty in Britain, leading to thousands of deaths every year.
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Green revolution
A complete overhaul of attitudes and behaviour is needed for the NHS to become an environmentally sustainable organisation, it has been claimed.
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Act now to tackle the health and security threat of climate change, say experts
Climate change poses an immediate, grave and escalating threat to the health and security of people around the globe and must be tackled urgently, warned leading experts at a high-level meeting hosted by the BMJ (British Medical Journal) in London today.
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Storm brewing over biofuel flights
History was made last week as the first British commercial flight to be partly powered by biofuels took off from Birmingham Airport. Thomson Airways’ service to the island of Lanzarote may have seemed like any other to the passengers on board, but the experiment has caused a stern backlash from green groups, some of whom branded the exercise a ‘PR stunt’ and turned up at the runway to protest.
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Tackling the health and security risks of climate change Monday 17 October 2011, BMA House London
Leading doctors and security experts will gather in London on 17 October 2011 to warn that climate change poses an immediate and grave threat to the health and security of people around the world.
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Energy Assistance eligibility extended to carers
Carers who look after family or friends will qualify for free energy assistance help, backed by the Scottish Government.
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The viability of wind, wave and tidal power
The government’s plans to take advantage of being an island nation by investing millions in offshore power solutions such as wind, wave and tidal power, were welcomed by environmentalists.
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What makes a good green government?
It was over a year ago that David Cameron pledged that the coalition would be the ‘greenest government ever’. But the UK is still lagging behind most other European countries on the issue. So what can actually be done to make our government green?
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