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UK Gas-for-Power Demand Nears 11-Month High on Low Renewables

Dec 16, 2015

The amount of natural gas used by UK power stations to generate electricity neared an 11-month high Monday as unfavorable weather conditions for renewable generation technologies led to higher gas-fired generation, figures from the National ...

Tags: natural gas, gas-fired generation, Renewables

UK Paper Industry Continues to Reduce Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions

Dec 2, 2014

Writing to the Chancellor ahead of this week’s Autumn Statement, David Workman Workman highlighted that the UK Paper Industry continues to make significant progress in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. However, ...

Tags: energy consumption, carbon emissions, Packaging

This Year's Budget Is a Good One for Manufacturers

Mar 25, 2014

This year's Budget is a good one for manufacturers. Together with other leading trade associations, we argued the case for reducing the rising cost of energy and the Chancellor has responded with a £7bn support package. We have also ...

Tags: Office Supplies

The EU Glass Industries Are Facing High Energy Costs

Nov 26, 2013

The EU glass industries are facing high energy costs, the world’s strictest environmental and climate regulations and have been severely impacted by the economic crisis. While competitiveness is high on the agenda, the carbon leakage ...

Tags: Glass Industries, Carbon Leakage

Leading Industry Figures Insist The Federal Government's Changes to Rules on FBT

Jul 19, 2013

Leading industry figures insist the Federal Government's changes to rules on fringe benefits tax (FBT) will have "dire consequences" for Australia's automotive industry. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday announced a $1.8 billion cut in ...

Tags: Automotive, car, auto

Australia's Government Is to Speed up The Country's Transition

Jul 18, 2013

Australia's government is to speed up the country's transition to a carbon emissions trading system by dropping its fixed-price carbon tax in 2014, a year earlier than planned, Australian treasurer Chris Bowen said over the weekend. From ...

Tags: Coal, Chemicals

The 2013 Budget Has Failed Australia's Trucking Businesses

May 17, 2013

The 2013 Budget has failed Australia’s trucking businesses because it does not reverse the government’s plan to extend the carbon tax to the trucking industry, Australian Trucking Association chief executive Stuart St Clair ...

Tags: Road Transport Industry, Service, Budget

European Parliament to Reject The EC Proposal to Reduce Free Carbon Allowances

Apr 18, 2013

The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has said that it welcomes the European Parliament's decision to reject the European Commission's (EC) proposal to reduce the number of free carbon allowances. According to EUROFER, the European ...

Tags: EU Parliament, Carbon Allowances

The Government Should Make an Election Commitment Not to Extend The Carbon Tax to Trucking

Apr 11, 2013

The government should make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said in a televised address at the National Press Club. “In its Clean Energy ...

Tags: Road Groups, Carbon Tax

Jenni Staves Reviews The Current Climate on Carbon and Sustainability

Mar 13, 2013

Jenni Staves, Environmental Manager at British Glass, reviews the current Climate on Carbon and Sustainability. Originally I set out to write an overview of the current consultation on structural changes to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ...

Tags: Jenni Staves, British Glass, Glass Sector

Businesses Granularity and Transparency on Retail Electricity Price Will Be Given

Jan 25, 2013

The Energy Action Price Index (Business) will give businesses granularity and transparency on retail electricity price fluctuations. The index will be published regularly throughout the year and is based solely on electricity contracts ...

Tags: Energy Action Price Index, retail electricity price, power industry

European Commission Is Considering Whether to Hand out More Free Pollution Allowances

Dec 20, 2012

Reuters reported that the European Commission is considering whether to hand out more free pollution allowances for the steel sector next year to counter the risk the industry could be driven out of Europe. EU sources said that the cost ...

Tags: steelmakers, steel sector, steel, steel industry

The Federal Government Insists The GST Does Not Apply to Its Carbon Tax

Nov 29, 2012

The federal government insists the GST does not apply to its carbon tax, warning action would be taken against businesses that claimed otherwise. However, air-conditioning firms, data contractors and waste firms have begun applying the ...

Tags: GST carbon tax, warning action, GST

Fuji Xerox Released The FSC Certified and Carbon Neutral Paper on The Australian Market

Aug 20, 2012

Fuji Xerox Australia has released the first-ever Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and carbon neutral paper on the Australian market. Using the ISO 14044 standard, Fuji Xerox Australia has quantified the energy used through the ...

Tags: Fuji Xerox, Forest Stewardship Council, energy efficiency, carbon price

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