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Energy efficiency plans are 'not enough', warns infrastructure tsar

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The Government’s £300m investment in low-carbon heating is “not enough” to cut the carbon emissions, says Sit John Armitt, the chair of the National Infrastructure Commission   CREDIT: MARTINPRESCOTT   Jillian Ambrose ,  energy editor 20 OCTOBER 2018 • 12:01AM Follow   T he Government’s £300m investment in low-carbon heating is “not enough” to cut the carbon emissions fast enough to meet the UK’s tougher climate targets, according to the official infrastructure tsar. The investment unveiled by ministers this week hopes to bring forward £1bn of investment in low-carbon heat networks to take the place of carbon-heavy gas heating. But the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chair, Sir John Armitt, has warned that the plans still fall far short of the urgent and ambitious action needed to overhaul the nation’s heating systems. “It’s not enough,” Sir John wrote for the Telegraph. “We at the National Infrastructure Commission have been clear of t
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Last week I wrote about the inter-relationship between Italy’s financial plight and its underlying economic

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 The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany   CREDIT:  FRANK RUMPENHORST L ast week I wrote about the inter-relationship between Italy’s financial plight and its underlying economic difficulties, now finding expression in its government’s conflict with the EU. It has been told by the EU to come up with a different budget. If its budget isn’t modified, the EU will probably reject it. We shall see if the Italians bend the knee to Brussels. But the Italian difficulties represent only one side of the euro problem. The flip side is to be seen in Germany and, contrary to popular misconceptions, it isn’t rosy either. On the face of it, Germany is an amazing economic success story. The economy is growing strongly and unemployment is only 3.4pc. Yet recent German economic performance...
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Budget preview: Will the Chancellor be forced to replicate Ken Clarke's 'devious' income tax hikes of 1993?

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Ken Clarke was the last Chancellor to bring in major tax rises in his 1993 Budget - will Philip Hammond follow his example?   Anna Isaac   21 OCTOBER 2018 • 12:00PM Follow   W hen Ken Clarke MP prepared to give his first Budget as chancellor, on November 30 1993, he was a little apprehensive about the reaction. Clarke had his reasons. He was about to introduce some of the largest tax hikes and spending cuts seen since the aftermath of the Second World War. “Short-term popularity struck me as irrelevant. I went quite far, because politically I followed the orthodox belief that you do the difficult thing as quickly as you can.” However, it did not play out as expected. The UK’s longest-serving member of parliament, Father of the House of Commons, was in for a shock. “I tried to enjoy Budget day. I delivered it in as flamboyant a way as I could and I had my large glass...
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NBC Sports Launches App for Regional Sports Network Subscribers ESPN+ Renews Kobe Bryant, Adds Peyton Manning to Roster

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Dante Pettis of the San Francisco 49ers runs onto the field for his team's Sept. 16 game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium, the first game that Copia started collecting food waste from stadium restaurants. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) NFL players are used to seeing high-quality protein-rich food in their cafeterias, served up as nourishment to help them prepare for or recover from games and practice. A juicy steak. A lean grilled chicken breast. Roasted potatoes and vegetables. But what happens to the food that goes untouched? Historically, that has ended up in the trash. For-profit company Copia is working to change that. The technology company reduces food waste by picking up untouched food from places such as NFL stadiums, offices, cafeterias, events, and restaurants and delivering it to non-profit organizations and shelters. Copia’s platform enables nonprofits to create profiles and make requests for food donations, while its algorithm ma
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