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The European Commission has set out a 'roadmap' aimed at transforming Europe's economy into a sustainable one by 2050. The Roadmap to a resource-efficient Europe outlines how we can achieve the resource efficient growth which is essential for our future wellbeing and prosperity.
UK small businesses are throwing away £30.8 million every day, simply by leaving comuters on, according to new research by energy supplier E.ON.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified energy efficiency as the most cost effective way to reduce carbon emissions. Here at ANSWER, we believe that the best energy is energy you don't use (closely followed by energy you can make yourself), so its encouraging to see major resources from the world's largest per capita polluter being directed this way.
Energy efficiency should be a key part of Europe’s energy strategy between now and 2020, according to the EU’s Energy Committee.
...but need financial support so they don't go into the red, says the UK's Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
A new report by the FSB - Making Sense of Going Green - highlights the need for environmental support that is tailored specifically to take account of the circumstances of SMEs. As well as finance, the report also identifies other areas of specific support - including smart metering and specialist information.
The European Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report, compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), shows that emissions have not only continued their downward trend in 2008, but have also picked up pace. Emissions from the 27 member states stood 11.3 % below their 1990 levels, which is over half way to the target of a 20% reduction by 2020.
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature in May 2010 was the warmest on record, at 0.69 degrees Celsius (1.24 degrees Fahrenheit) above the twentieth century average, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.