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Carbon Trust expands interest-free loans to help more SMEs survive the recession and cut carbon

The Carbon Trust is to help thousands of small and medium sized businesses drive down their costs by as much as £40m through a new programme - The Big Business Refit – set to launch in September this year, it was announced today.

The Big Business Refit will offer SMEs expert advice and financial support to slash their energy costs by scrapping old inefficient equipment and...

Farmers, foresters and local authorities can from today apply for £1.5 million grants to help develop the supply of biomass, such as wood chips or energy crops like Miscanthus, in England through round three of the Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme.

Energy and Climate Change Minister, Lord Hunt said:

“As we approach Copenhagen we need to encourage business ...

Britain’s head teachers could wipe a massive £70m off school energy bills by making their schools more energy efficient, the Carbon Trust said today. Reducing energy wastage would also reduce UK schools’ carbon dioxide emissions by almost 600,000 tonnes.

The £70m potential cost savings could fund around 230,000 extra computers for schools each year, or jus...

The failure of UK government departments to cut their carbon emissions could hit taxpayers, MPs have warned.

The Environmental Audit Committee said it was "unconvinced" that the government would reach its own target of reducing emissions by 12.5% by 2011.

It said departments could end up paying better performing private firms under the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme which ...

New research from the Carbon Trust Standard shows that consumers still want to buy green despite the current economic climate, with 62% of consumers saying environmental concerns influence their purchasing decisions ‘the same as a year ago’ and just over...

Public sector bodies are setting increasingly ambitious targets for carbon reduction, doubling their commitments over the last four years, the Carbon Trust reported today.

In 2008/09, organisations participating in the Carbon Trust’s annual Public Sector Carbon Management Programme committed to reduce their carbon emissions by an average of 25% over a five year period.

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The Carbon Trust has just signed an historic agreement with the China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation (CECIC) to develop low carbon technologies in China thus promoting this rapidly growing global market and helping UK exports.

The £10 million agreement will see a joint venture created to ...