Automated sampler enables time-resolved VOC analysis
A new automated sampling system from gas measurement expert Markes International aims to simplify studies of how volatile organic compounds (VOCs) change over time,...
Renewable gas coalition urges GHG Protocol to recognise market-based fuel purchases
A coalition of around 90 organisations from the renewable gas sector has called on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) to revise its forthcoming...
The hidden failure point in flue gas treatment: why reliable reagent handling matters
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As environmental regulations continue to tighten across industries, flue gas treatment systems play an increasingly important role in...
CCC: Slow electrification leaving UK households exposed to higher energy bills
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its annual assessment of the government’s progress in reducing emissions on 24 June. It warns that households are...
Data centre group launches integrated biochar carbon removal platform
A UK data centre group has launched what it describes as the world’s first integrated carbon removal platform developed specifically for the sector.
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Brighton approves city-wide smoke control zone in crackdown on wood-burning pollution
Brighton & Hove City Council has approved the creation of a single city-wide Smoke Control Area (SCA) as part of efforts to reduce particulate...
Guidance aims to help cities in Nepal, Ethiopia and Malawi to cut air pollution...
Air pollution is estimated to cause around 48,881 adult deaths a year in Nepal1 and more than 25,000 deaths in Ethiopia,2 alongside significant health...
Methane from landfills and coal mines to be included in satellite monitoring programme
Landfills and coal mines will now come under the scrutiny of the UN’s satellite methane emissions monitoring programme for the first time, UNEP announced...
From waste to grid: process improvements for AD plants
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As biomethane continues to gain traction as a low-carbon energy source, operators are looking for every opportunity to boost the...
Waste-to-Energy omission risks “incomplete” methane strategy, warns alliance of European plant operators
An alliance of European Waste-to-Energy1 operators has welcomed the growing international focus on methane mitigation but warned that current global guidance risks overlooking a...
Urban methane emissions outpacing official estimates, satellite study finds
Urban emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — are rising faster than “bottom-up” accounting estimates anticipated, according to new satellite imagery, suggesting...
SMEs ‘willing but unsupported’ on net zero, London programme finds
Sustainability and decarbonisation are slipping down the priority list for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to new research and programme findings.
SMEs account...
Air pollution alerts deliver health benefits for Chinese cities, says study
Air pollution alerts issued by authorities in China’s cities significantly reduce harmful pollution and save lives, a new study appears to reveal.
Publishing their findings...
Royal Mail and Loganair launch UK’s first electric mail flights across Scotland
Royal Mail, Loganair and US electric aerospace company BETA Technologies have begun the UK’s first live demonstration of electric aircraft on operational postal routes,...
The making of a breakthrough: How Alphasense developed its lead-free galvanic oxygen sensor
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January saw the launch of the first ever lead-free galvanic oxygen sensor for industrial safety, permitting a long-sought-after leap...
An arboreal ally emerges from the data
Forest soils appear to have a significant - and previously unappreciated - capacity to absorb methane, according to a German evaluation of the world's...
Nitrogen uncovered: Advancing atmospheric ammonia measurement
Ammonia emissions are a leading contributor to PM2.5 formation in the atmosphere.
A new study has identified a more reliable method for measuring the natural...
Cost of Net Zero by 2050 less than a single fossil fuel price shock,...
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released a new report to complement its 2025 advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget.
The independent, statutory body...
China’s latest Five-Year Plan raises questions over climate trajectory
China has unveiled its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) during the country’s annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing, setting out economic, industrial and energy priorities that...
Comment: £7bn at stake – why the UK needs EU carbon linkage
With billions in trade exposed to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Britain wants clarity and convergence – but Brussels may be about to...
