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.
The carbon capture race, and what it means for jobs
How big a challenge is presented by the task of removing CO2 from the atmosphere in accordance with climate targets? How far have we...
Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection
A large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires has been launched by environmental startup Dryad Networks. The first live demonstration of the...
Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero
A communiqué signed by UK mayors and local leaders calls for a ‘power shift’ from Whitehall so that local and regional authorities...
ESA and NASA join forces in a bid to better understand climate change
To address climate change, decision-makers need accurate information on how our world is changing now, and also what may happen in the future
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Preparing for COP26
A discussion on the big priorities for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the main challenges
Government must recognise the key role of local authorities in tackling climate crisis, says...
Ahead of the publication of the government’s Net Zero Strategy, which sets out where carbon emissions savings will be made, a coalition of local...
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...
What’s the carbon impact of online video streaming? New research provides updated calculation
A new white paper examines the carbon impact of streaming video on demand, in a bid to give a better impression of the carbon...
Comment: Carbon net zero – we’re halfway there
By Faye Bowser, Head of Energy Solutions, Siemens plc
The halfway mark has now passed between 1990, the year that countries who signed the U.N....
Netherlands court rules that Shell must reduce its emissions
Environmental activists hailed a decision by a court in The Hague on 26 May, which ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by...
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...
Water industry event discusses opportunity for hydrogen
Green hydrogen - and how the water sector can engage with this ‘green, clean fuel source’ - was the focus of a recent webinar...
Environment Agency says low-carbon concrete flood defences will help it hit net zero by...
The Environment Agency (EA) has pledged to default to low-carbon concrete when constructing flood defences and other critical infrastructure projects, provided they meet performance...
Oil and gas firms committed to radical reinvention expect dramatically greater growth, says report
Report identifies best practices for reinvention and notes that industry leaders expect transformative impact from cloud and a boost in value from low-carbon businesses
The...
Sponsored content: Hire management just got easier
Reinforcing Casella’s engineering expertise and experience producing quality monitoring instruments, the Casella Guardian2 can help control site emissions and reduce environmental risks. Casella has introduced new features to make hire management easier.
