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Government Departments & Programmes| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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| Defra is concerned with changes in the way we produce, use and dispose of goods and services to achieve reductions in the major environmental impacts. | |
| Recycling and waste: | |
| Climate change: |
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| Sustainable consumption and production: |
| Business Resource Efficiency and Waste programme |
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| BREW funds projects that advise and support businesses on improving resource efficiency, minimising waste production and improving their bottom line. | |
| Waste matters: www.wastematters.org.uk This site has been provided as part of the Business Resource Efficiency & Waste programme (BREW) to help and encourage BREW partners and stakeholders to share information and advice and debate current issues in waste enforcement. |
| Envirowise | |
| Envirowise offers UK businesses advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact. | |
| Waste and Resource Action Programme |
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| WARP was established in 2001 in response to the UK Government's Waste Strategy 2000 to promote sustainable waste management. | |
| Sustainable Development Commission |
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| The Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable development helps put sustainable development at the core of Government policy. | |
| The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) |
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| This UK Government funded programme develops scenarios that show how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with the impacts. | |
Trade Associations
| AMDEA |
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| The UK's leading domestic appliance trade association representing most of the suppliers in the market and over 90% of UK manufacturing in this sector. | |
| The Lighting Association |
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| The largest single lighting trade organisation in Europe for companies and professionals in the lighting industry. | |
| Federation of Environmental Trade Associations |
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| Represents the interests of manufacturers, suppliers, installers & contractors within the heating, ventilating, refrigeration & air conditioning industry. | |
| Gypsum Products Development Association (GPDA) |
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| The role of GPDA is to develop and encourage the understanding of gypsum based building materials and systems. | |
| Institute of Refrigeration |
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| Aims to advance refrigeration in all its applications and encourages invention and research in all matters relating to the science and practice of refrigeration. | |
Other Relevant Bodies
| Advisory Committee on Consumer Products and the Environment |
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| Advises the Government on policies to reduce the environmental impacts of products and services, and the priority areas for research and future action. | |
| Biomass Energy Centre | |
| A 'one stop shop' able to provide advice to anyone with an interest in biomass derived fuels and associated conversion technologies. | |
| Energy Saving Trust | |
| Established as part of the UK Government's response to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to deliver energy efficiency to domestic customers. | |
| Food Climate Research Network |
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| An initiative to research & promote ways of achieving absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the whole UK food chain. | |
| National Consumer Council |
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| A non-departmental public body, set up to promote action for furthering and safeguarding the interests of consumers. | |
| The Carbon Trust | |
| Helps business and the public sector cut carbon emissions and capture the commercial potential of low carbon technologies. | |
| EU Directorate-General Energy & Transport |
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| The Directorate-General is made up of nine Directorates. Responsibilities include conventional energies, new energies and demand management. | |
| EurActiv |
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| Provides on-line information about EU News, Policy Positions and 'EU Actors' in the areas of energy, environment and sustainable development. | |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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| Assesses scientific, technical and socio-economic information relating to climate change, its impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. | |
| International Energy Agency |
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| Seeks to advance security of energy supply, economic growth and environmental sustainability through energy policy co-operation. | |
| United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Climate Change Portal |
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| This portal of the UNEP is a central source for substantive work and information resources regarding climate change. | |
Standards Organisations
| European Committe for Standardization (CEN) |
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| Prepares voluntary technical standards to support the European Union and European Economic Area for goods and services not covered by CENELEC or ETSI. | |
| European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) |
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| This independent, non-profit organization produces telecommunications standards. | |
| European Commitee for Electrotechnical Standarsization (CENELEC) |
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| Prepares voluntary electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single European Market / European Economic Area for electrical and electronic goods and services. | |
| International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
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| Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. | |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
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| Facilitates the international coordination and unification of industrial standards for products not covered by the ITU or IEC. | |
| Intetnational Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
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| Publishes telecommunication technology, regulatory and standards information. | |