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The UK becomes Europe's leader in offshore wind(20/01/2011)
Friends of the Earth Senior Climate Campaigner Tony Bosworth has welcomed news that the UK leads the world in the offshore wind installation industry, published on Thursday 20 January 2011. He said: "It's great that we have blown away the competition to become Europe's leader in offshore wind - which must now become a major source of clean, green power for the UK. "Sadly the UK's record on renewable energy is still dismal, despite years of Go... [more]
Investing in renewable energy will boost the economy by creating new green industries and jobs(28/09/2010)
A report published by a consortium including DECC and some of the bigger energy companies earlier this year found that the full wind, wave and tidal resource potential of the UK is six times larger than current electricity demand and that harnessing just 29 per cent of this could create 145,000 jobs between now and 2050. Following the opening of the world's largest offshore wind farm - Thanet Offshore Wind Farm in Kent - Friends of the Earth i... [more]
50,000 new recycling jobs would be created if the UK set more ambitious recycling targets(14/09/2010)
At least £650 million pounds worth of recyclable materials are incinerated or landfilled each year in the UK. The UK Coalition Government has recently started a review of waste policy in England and as part of this Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to set ambitious recycling targets. According to a new report by Friends of the Earth, more than 50,000 new recycling jobs would be created across the country if the UK set more ambi... [more]
New Siemens wind turbine factory will create 700 local jobs(30/03/2010)
Siemens has indicated its intention to invest in excess of £80m to develop an offshore wind turbine production facility in the UK. Siemens' offshore wind turbine production facility will create 700 jobs. Siemens is currently exploring a number of sites on the East Coast and in the North East and will make its decision about the exact location when the competition process for land development is complete. “With the new wind turbine production p... [more]
Climate change must be at the heart of planning policy(19/11/2009)
Last month a coalition of organisations, led by Friends of the Earth and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), called for changes to the planning system to help tackle climate change. Commenting on Government plans to relax planning rules to enable homeowners, developers and businesses to install their own small-scale green energy systems, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said: "Amending planning controls to ma... [more]
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