UK calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050
The UK is backing an "absolute zero" target for international shipping emissions by 2050, as an announcement from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps set out...
City’s WTW comes in on time and under budget
SCOTTISH Water’s £130m Glencorse Water Treatment Works has gone into service on schedule and under budget. Designed and constructed by Black & Veatch, it...
New NHS dashboard launched to help reduce CO2 emissions from inhalers
NHS Business Services Authority (NBSA) has launched a new dashboard intended to help prescribers to reduce the high carbon impact of inhalers.
Estimates suggest that...
Meeting MCPD demands for industrial boilers
With the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) now European law, Kevin Houlden, Industrial and Commercial Specialist at Calor, advises on the steps that operators...
Draft guidance document aims to assist planners
APRIL saw the appearance of a draft of guidance on air quality considerations in local development planning, soon to be published by the Institute...
Back from the future
RESEARCHERS at four universities have joined forces on a low carbon engineering project that they believe could transform the way cities are built.
Led by...
Drive to net zero at risk from “almost useless” myriad of data, warns UK...
A lack of common carbon emissions reporting standards across industry “risks completely undermining the UK’s drive to net zero”, a leading UK strategic manufacturing...
‘Design Doctor’ social media campaign rounds off with interactive upcycling event in Edinburgh
5 and 6 December marked the culmination of a Scotland-wide, eight-week social media campaign to encourage people to upcycle and re-use furniture.
The Design Doctor...
Groundbreaking begins on new CO2 direct air capture facility
Swiss firm Climeworks says work has begun on the construction of its newest and largest carbon dioxide direct air capture and storage plant -...
Long-term regulatory and policy changes needed to avoid stalls to business decarbonisation
A new report from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has set out a range of regulation and policy changes the government could examine if it...
Government’s Net Zero Strategy is a major step forward, says CCC
The UK Government’s new Net Zero Strategy sets out for the first time how the Government intends to halve UK emissions in little over...
Coastal wetlands capture more carbon as seas rise
New research shows tidal marshes could help reduce the impact of climate change
As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands could play a key role in...
Something in the air? UK focus
European government's are struggling to address the issue of air quality in a way that is practical and meaningful. For the UK the problem...
UK Government appoints Arup as sustainability consultant for COP26
The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it...
With 25% of Europe’s greenhouse emissions coming from buildings, scientists suggest fundamental policy changes
To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new...
What’s the latest with the ozone layer?
On 16 September, the world marked the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The European Space Agency (ESA) takes a closer...
FOI reveals half of NHS trusts are charging ahead with EV infrastructure, but off...
According to figures released on 17 June by power management firm Eaton, half (51%) of NHS trusts in the UK have installed EV Charging...
WWEM 2012 – Ready to go
The organisers of WWEM 2012, the environmental monitoring event, are urging visitors to plan ahead if they want to get the best out of...
Future of pumped storage hydro analysed in new report
20 benefits of technology highlighted – along with challenges and solutions
A new report outlining the investment case for pumped storage hydro has set out...
Cement-free ultra-low carbon concrete block hailed as ‘gamechanger’
What is described as ‘the first cement-free ultra-low carbon concrete block’ was launched in the UK on 11 February, promising up to 73% CO2...
