CCS rules have sidelined biomethane carbon removals, says new report
Previous carbon capture allocation arrangements have excluded many smaller biomethane producers from opportunities to store biogenic CO₂, potentially overlooking a relatively low-cost source of...
Solvent-free carbon capture project selected for €14.6m EU support
Carbon capture technology developer Nuada has been selected for €14.6 million in EU Innovation Fund support for a first-of-a-kind installation in France, marking a...
UN warns 1.5°C climate overshoot now unavoidable
The world can no longer prevent global warming from substantially exceeding 1.5°C, according to a new United Nations assessment, which warns that current national...
Tyre manufacturers report 36% emissions reduction over five years
Major tyre manufacturers have reported substantial reductions in carbon emissions and water withdrawals since 2021, although falling production, changes in water-stress classifications and rising...
Environmental compliance is changing – is your site ready?
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A missed monitoring deadline, an outdated permit or a failed emissions test can...
Satellite study finds city methane emissions substantially higher than inventories
Satellite measurements of methane over London, Los Angeles and New York suggest conventional emissions inventories may be substantially underestimating the amount of the greenhouse...
Contrail avoidance could delay aviation warming by a decade, says study
Targeted changes to aircraft flight paths to prevent warming contrails could effectively delay aviation-related global warming by around a decade, according to a new...
EU’s first full-scale CO₂ storage site begins operations in Danish North Sea
The EU’s first full-scale CO₂ storage facility has entered commercial operation in Denmark, with initial capacity to permanently store up to 400,000 tonnes of...
Managing explosion risk in battery storage systems
The growth of containerised battery energy storage systems (BESS) has intensified the focus on safe design and operation, particularly given lithium-ion battery hazards including...
The hidden cost of not knowing what’s in the air
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In industrial safety, environmental monitoring and incident response, the challenge is rarely limited to detecting that something is...
AI system could provide early warning of landfill gas exposure
A system that uses weather data to estimate communities’ exposure to landfill gases could provide an early-warning mechanism for pollution episodes, according to research...
Councils urged to join up climate adaptation and net zero
Infrastructure being developed to cut emissions should be designed from the outset to withstand future flooding, heat and water stress, according to new research...
Latin America reaches 10,000 electric buses milestone
Latin American cities now have more than 10,000 electric buses in operation, marking a significant milestone in the region’s shift towards zero-emission public transport.
According...
Controlling emissions in real-time
A coatings manufacturer in Wales has installed an advanced online gas analysis system to monitor emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) enabling the company...
Roadmap paper outlines how superconductors can decarbonise transport sector
Superconducting technologies have the potential to supercharge the decarbonisation of transport, saving gigatonnes of emissions in the future, a new paper suggests.
The ‘roadmap’ paper...
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...
Marine plankton’s role in cloud formation may be far greater than previously thought
Scientists have identified a previously overlooked atmospheric process that could significantly increase cloud formation over the world's coldest oceans, offering a potential explanation for...
