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Scotland Becomes First Country to Implement Minimum Unit Alcohol Price

May 3, 2018

The minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol has come into force in Scotland, making it the first country in the world to implement such a law. The legislation has been welcomed by several health organisations including the Royal Society for ...

Tags: minimum unit price, alcohol

Revised Legislative Package on Waste Recognizes Bioplastics Play Key Role in Achieving EU Recycling Goals

Mar 7, 2018

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association for the bioplastics industry in Europe, said said that revised legislative package on waste acknowledges that bioplastics play a key role in achieving EU recycling goals. The association said ...

Tags: Legislative Package, EU Recycling Goals

Scotland to Set Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol

Feb 28, 2018

The Scottish Government is planning to introduce 50p minimum unit pricing for alcohol from 1 May 2018. Scotland’s health secretary, Shona Robison said the decision was made after analysis of a public consultation, and the ...

Tags: Scotland, Alcohol

European Council Endorses New Rules for Organic Farming

Nov 23, 2017

A new set of rules for organic farming has been endorsed by the European Council (EC) with an aim to provide uniform quality organic food items to consumers across the continent. The EC says that the new rules will simplify and harmonise ...

Tags: organic food, Organic Farming

More Than 150 Global Organisations Support Call to Ban Oxo-Degradable Plastic Packaging

Nov 8, 2017

More than 150 organizations globally endorsed a new statement that proposes to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging worldwide. The organisations supporting the initiative include M&S, PepsiCo, Unilever, Veolia, British Plastics Federation ...

Tags: Plastic Packaging, Packaging

Truck Industry Plans to Introduce Semi-Automated Vehicles by 2023 Across Europe

May 11, 2017

Truck manufacturers in Europe have revealed plans to introduce convoys of semi-automated trucks on European motorways before 2025. Besides setting out the timing, the ‘EU Roadmap for Truck Platooning’ also provides guidance to ...

Tags: Truck Industry, Semi-Automated Vehicles

UK Sets Aside £23m for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Infrastructure

Mar 27, 2017

The UK government has announced a £23m funding for hydrogen vehicles infrastructure to speed up adoption. Hydrogen fuel providers will be able to bid for funding in partnership with organisations that produce hydrogen vehicles to ...

Tags: Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles, zero emission

India to Overtake Japan as The World's Third Largest Solar Market in 2017, Expects Energytrend

Mar 21, 2017

The global solar market has yet to show signs of turnaround after going through the turbulent 2016. The latest Gold Member Solar Report by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, forecasts that the global PV demand for 2017 will total just ...

Tags: solar market, PV

Mr Monopoly Heads to Houses of Parliament for Monopoly Token Madness Vote

Jan 16, 2017

Hasbro is hoping to get Monopoly fans voting to select their next favourite token, by encouraging the UK electorate to vote outside the Houses of Parliament. Mr Monopoly has stationed himself outside Parliament with the polling station, ...

Tags: Hasbro, Monopoly fan

EU Starts Legal Action Against Seven Countries Over Car Emissions

Dec 16, 2016

The European Commission is taking legal action against seven member states, including the UK, for failing to properly regulate car emissions, after the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The Commission opened infringement procedures against ...

Tags: Car Emissions, EU vehicle

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Revised 2014 Interim Dividend Timetable

Dec 8, 2016

This change impacts the previously announced timetable only in relation to the third quarter 2014 interim dividend; the 2014 interim dividend timetable in relation to the first and second quarters is not affected. The dates impacted are the ...

Tags: the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext Amsterdam, dividend timeatble

UK Unveils £390m of Funding for Autonomous Vehicles

Nov 29, 2016

The UK Government has unveiled £390m of funding to support the development of low emission vehicles and autonomous vehicles. The announcement was part of UK finance minister Philip Hammond's first budget speech in the Parliament. ...

Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, EV

Iraq's Parliament Votes to Ban Alcohol

Nov 18, 2016

Iraq's parliament has passed a bill for a complete ban on the sale, import and production of alcohol. The law entitles the state to fine Iraqi dinars 25m ($21,000) for anyone violating the alcohol ban. However, the parliament ...

Tags: Alcohol, alcohol ban

Vineland Centre to Develop New Apple and Tomato Varieties

Nov 15, 2016

Canada's Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will receive federal funding to develop new disease-resistant apple and greenhouse tomato varieties. Canada agriculture and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Niagara Centre member ...

Tags: Canada agriculture, Apple

Radical Pirate Party Ahead in The Polls Days Before Icelandic Election

Nov 3, 2016

As Iceland prepares to go to the polls for its Parliamentary elections on Saturday, a radical pirate party, made up of hackers and activists, is ahead in the polls. The country's once-fringe Pirate Party is led by a former WikiLeaks ...

Tags: Icelandic Election, Radical Pirate Party

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