Green Scene

  • Fish eco-labels to be assessed and harmonised

    SODEXO AND Sainsbury’s are among the companies involved in a new project to develop a level playing field for seafood certification schemes.                           The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative… Read More

  • Fish policy reform step closer

    THE REFORM of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has moved a step closer with an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers.   The overarching aim of the reformed policy is to end overfishing and ensure fishing… Read More

  • MP’s urged to vote green not gas

    ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS have urged Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs to back the green economy rather than a “dash for gas” in a critical Parliament vote tomorrow, June 4th.   On Tuesday, the much-delayed Energy Bill returns to Parliament. The Bill… Read More

  • Fourth pesticide found to harm bees

    THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority has concluded that the insecticide fipronil “poses a high acute risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize”.                   The findings have prompted calls… Read More

  • Badgers beware

    TOMORROW WILL mark the start of badger culling trials as the government attempts to control the spread of bovine TB.   The controversial trials were originally planned to start last year, but were delayed at the last minute because of… Read More

  • Double the incentive for green heat

    THE TARIFFS for some renewable heat technologies could be increased under new proposals outlined by government today.   Businesses hoping to install large biomass boilers and ground source heat pumps could receive almost double the levels of incentives currently available.… Read More

  • Lamb versus lentils

    THE CONCEPT of cutting meat consumption to save the planet is a difficult one to swallow – especially for a nation that prides itself on livestock farming and craves roast beef on a Sunday. Indeed, it’s an idea that environmentalists… Read More

  • Food industry not concerned by environmental risks

    FOOD SAFETY, quality and financial risks are the biggest risks to the world’s food and drinks companies. Environmental risk, meanwhile, remains a low priority given that the benefits obtained from risk mitigation actions outweighing the costs.   That’s according to… Read More

  • GHG reporting ‘unacceptably poor’

    JUST 37% of the world’s largest 800 companies are reporting complete data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while even less (21%) have had their data independently verified.   New research from the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO), a climate change and… Read More

  • High Court battle over fish quotas begins

    AN UNUSUAL alliance of Greenpeace, the government, and small-boat fishermen is poised for an unprecedented court battle with Britain’s most powerful fishing groups.   Today, May 1st, marks the first day of hearings in a landmark case which campaigners say… Read More