UN: Pandemic causes dip in building emissions, but long-term outlook bleak
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic caused CO2 emissions from buildings and construction to fall significantly in 2020, but a lack of real...
Nature-based solutions key to combatting climate change and biodiversity loss, says Lords
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has written to Alok Sharma MP, President for COP26, citing recent evidence gathered as part of...
Majority of companies to miss net-zero targets, analysis shows
Corporate commitments to net-zero accelerated over the last two years, with almost one-third (30%) of Europe’s largest listed companies now having pledged to reach...
Using LIDAR data to help accelerate the move to carbon-neutral farming
A project in Northern Ireland is using LIDAR data from commercial farms to inform future farming practices.
The ARCZero (Accelerating Ruminant Carbon Zero) project has...
Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory...
A new paper from an independent group of climate experts emphasises "the critical importance of a comprehensive financial and regulatory ecosystem incentivising emissions reduction...
How serious are countries about decarbonising transport?
New “Transport NDC Tracker” monitors how transport appears in national decarbonisation commitments
The new “Transport NDC Tracker” launched on 28 September by the International Transport...
The value-add of tackling the Scope 3 emissions conundrum
Harriet Assem from technology and environmental planning advisory firm ITPEnergised offers a few thoughts on tackling one of the less well understood elements of...
Report reveals major climate risks to global food trade
A new report from Stockholm Environment Institute reveals in detail the climate risks to global trade in major agricultural commodities – and concludes that...
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...
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...
World’s largest direct air capture and storage plant opens in Iceland
Announced as a milestone in the direct air capture (DAC) industry, with the capacity to capture 4000 tons of CO2 per year, the world's...
Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
Stunning satellite images depict the recent gigantic infernos that devastated one of the coldest areas on the planet. Last month fires burning across Siberia...
Opinion: Policies for tackling climate change must work in rural areas too
By Brian Wilson, a Director at Rural England CIC, a not-for-profit research organisation which seeks to improve the evidence base and understanding of rural...
Royal Mail commences emissions-cutting tyres trial with electric vans
Royal Mail has embarked on a six to nine-month trial of new tyres on a number of electric vehicles (EVs). The tyres are specially...
Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for...
A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now...
Reports showcase imaginative solutions for tackling hard-to-reach emissions
A new series of reports document findings from the ‘Final 25%’ project from Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise. The title refers to the portion...
Shell’s appeal confirms its lack of commitment to tackling climate change, says legal group
Shell's decision to appeal sends the "wrong signal" according to Milieudefensie’s director Donald Pols. "Shell should act now, as the judge ordered. The longer the delay the more serious the climate consequences will be for us all."
Carbon footprint a mystery to 9 out of 10 small businesses, says study
Research published on 9 August appears to find that only one in ten (11%) responding businesses, of more than 1,000surveyed in the UK, are measuring their carbon footprint.
Urgent improvements in water security needed to achieve climate resilience, warns research group
Urgent steps to improve water security are needed across the world as part of measures to increase climate resilience, the University of Oxford-led REACH research programme warned on 3 August as it published a new, interdisciplinary report.
Green light for path to UK’s first ‘electric motorway’
The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UK’s first ever study on the electrification of long range trucks with dynamic charging, using overhead wires on motorways.
