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Parliament favours anaerobic digestion for food waste disposal
The House of Commons has acted to send on-site food waste from Parliament’s canteens to anaerobic digestion (AD). The representative for the House of…
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New records set in best ever year for British wind energy generation
RenewableUK is highlighting new official statistics from National Grid which show that 2015 was a record year for wind energy generation, with…
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Boosting farm yields to restore habitats could create greenhouse gas ‘sink’
New study using UK data is first to show that raising farm yields and allowing ‘spared’ land to be reclaimed for woodlands and wetlands could offset…
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Farming press key support for renewable technology decision making
The farming press is a key source of information for farmers interested in novel technology such as renewable energy, social scientists at the James…
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Green gas trimming carbon this Christmas
Green gas will be cooking your giblets this Christmas and for many festive seasons to come. Thanks to rapid growth this year, with a quadrupling of…
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Renewable energy shifts debated at leading agricultural event
The country’s leading renewable energy event for farmers and landowners has unveiled the new speakers, who will be debating the shifts in the…
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Anaerobic digestion "relief" on pre-accreditation but growth remains constrained
Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has listened to industry on their planned reforms to the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme, ensuring that the…
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Farm groups welcome 'special protection' for agriculture at Paris talks
Farming groups welcomed the special recognition of the importance of agriculture in the climate change deal, reached in Paris. This protects it from…
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British dairy industry highlights key achievements in updated environment report
Huge efforts by the British dairy industry to further reduce its environmental impact have been revealed in a new report. The updated and refreshed…
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Green gas 'vital' to UK carbon abatement
In the wake of a “historic” agreement reached at the Paris Climate Change conference, with a commitment to keep global temperatures well below 20C…
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