Regulation
UK Watchdog Clamps down on Greenwashing
UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it will give companies until the end of this year to stop any and every misleading claim about their environmental practice, publishing a ‘Green Claims Code’ which lays out…
Businesses call on UK Government for more Ambitious Environmental Bill
A host of major food producers including Nandos and McDonalds UK, and UK supermarket chains such as Asda and Lidl have submitted a letter to the government calling for stronger action in curbing deforestation, urging them to update the Environment…
Aemetis Receives Permits For Next Phase Of Dairy Biogas Project
Aemetis, Inc. the renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company, announced it received building permits to build the next stage of dairy biogas digesters. The Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project will be connected via private pipeline to the…
A New Wave: Innovative City Solutions to Water Extremes
It’s been a mammoth year for natural disasters, with cities around the world experiencing floods and droughts and everything in between - putting water management at the forefront of people’s priorities. In July alone there were 124 flood events across…
‘Absolute Zero’ Emissions Demanded from Global Maritime Sector
The global shipping industry has been called to set a new, more ambitious net-carbon goal, with the UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps proposing a 2050 deadline for reaching absolute zero. The call came just before the London International Shipping Week,…
Brazil Reduces Minimum Diesel Biofuel Content to 10%
On Monday this week (6 September) Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved a reduction of required biofuel content in diesel from 10% to 13%. The rising price of soy was identified as a key motivator for the change, as…