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Dead Man Swimming? UK Crematorium to Heat Local Swimming Pool
By CostBenefit on Feb 2, 2011 | In General, Energy, U.K., Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Savings, Costs and Benefits
... The Redditch [UK] Council wants to warm its Abbey Stadium Sports Centre, including its swimming pool, with renewable energy from its neighboring crematorium. By the transfer of heat from the crematorium’s incinerators to a system that would warm… more »
Marginal Abatement Cost Curves for UK Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By CostBenefit on Jan 29, 2011 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.K., Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Costs and Benefits
Abstract: This article addresses the challenge of developing a ‘bottom-up’ marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from UK agriculture. An MACC illustrates the costs of specific crop, soil and livestock abatement measures… more »
Modelling the impacts of policy on entry into organic farming: Evidence from Danish–UK comparisons, 1989–2007
By CostBenefit on Jan 26, 2011 | In General, U.K., Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Computer Software/Database/Model, Costs and Benefits
Abstract: This paper analyses organic farming entry decisions using a piece-wise linear depiction of policy. Our goal is to ascertain, from the available but limited information, whether Danish and UK policy measures toward organic agriculture have affe… more »
Caterpillar Facilities Achieve Zero Waste to Landfill in 2010
By CostBenefit on Jan 12, 2011 | In General, U.K., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Waste & Recycling, Savings, Costs and Benefits
December 23, 2010 Two Caterpillar facilities achieved zero waste to landfill in 2010. The Caterpillar Remanufacturing & Components Division United Kingdom Hose Assembly (UKHA) plant in Leicester, England and the Caterpillar Logistics Services (Cat… more »
