Green Scene

  • Plastic bag tax ‘encourages shoppers to recycle bags’

    CALL FOR levy to be introduced nationwide as figures show public not prepared to pay extra to carry home their weekly shop.   British shoppers would be more likely than ever to use their own bags for their weekly grocery… Read More

  • Leading sustainability scientist inducted into Royal Academy of Engineering

     A LEADING UK scientist has become Britain’s first Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering, after being elected into the Royal Academy of Engineering.   Adisa Azapagic, who leads the Sustainable Industrial Systems research group at Manchester University, is world renowned for… Read More

  • Supermarkets commit to ‘Price it Right’ campaign

    FOUR OF BRITAIN’S largest supermarket companies have offered their support to consumer group Which?’s ‘Price it Right’ campaign for simpler, clearer and consistent pricing.   Aldi, The Co-operative, Waitrose and Morrisons have all committed to improving food labels in their… Read More

  • Aldi commits to Scottish pig welfare

    HIGH STREET supermarket chain Aldi has offered a welcome boost to the Scottish pig industry by committing to stocking Scottish SPCA approved products.   All 46 Scottish Aldi stores will, from this week, be selling “Specially Selected Pork Approved by… Read More

  • Biofuels: from darling to demon

    WHAT A DIFFERENCE a decade makes. Just a few years ago biofuels were being hailed by politicians and environmentalists alike as the tool to relieve the world of its dependency on oil. Times have changed, and so have opinions on… Read More

  • Labour’s vision for a green economic future

    NEW STATESMAN article by shadow chancellor Ed Balls MP   Tonight, at the annual Green Alliance debate, I will join an audience of business leaders, environmental campaigners and scientists to discuss Britain’s energy future.   Ten years ago, if you… Read More

  • Climate change in, but sustainable development out

    GOVE HAS listened to the letter not the spirit of campaigners’ demands.   In response to the announcement of changes to the National Curriculum unveiled today, Cherry Duggan, Head of Schools and Youth at WWF-UK, said:   “Michael Gove has… Read More

  • Good progress but work still needed to meet carbon budgets

    THE COMMITTEE ON Climate Change has released its latest annual progress report to Parliament, which shows that good progress has been made in some areas but more work is needed if quarter three and four carbon budgets are to be… Read More

  • Record 15.4m memberships create ‘home-grown’ growth in UK’s £37bn Co-operative Economy

    THE NUMBER of entrepreneurs, employers and communities in the UK owning and controlling their own business through a co-operative enterprise has reached an all time high with record 15.4million memberships of co-operatives, an increase of 36% since 2008 and 13.6%… Read More

  • Government told to get serious about hospitality

    ON THE eve of the British Hospitality and Tourism Summit, the hospitality industry which employs 10% of the UK workforce, is calling on the government to take more seriously the growth opportunities that can be provided by hotels, restaurants and… Read More