GDPR is lessening CO2 emissions by 360 tonnes per day, says study
A new study has shown that GDPR is actually benefitting the environment: 360 tonnes of CO2 is being saved every day from sending fewer...
Unexpected link between air pollutants from plants and man-made emissions
Scientists are seemingly a step closer to understanding what controls the behaviour of fine particulate matter in the Earth’s atmosphere after identifying new linkages...
Circular economy strategies would tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change, says...
The world can maximise the chances of avoiding dangerous climate change by moving to a circular economy, according to a report from Netherlands-based social...
New guide will help organisations reduce emissions and achieve international targets, says IChemE Energy...
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Energy Centre has launched a good practice guide in energy and resource efficiency that it says will help...
Majority of car makers face huge fines for missing CO2 emissions targets, consultancy predicts
Innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting’s annual forecast of car manufacturers’ performance against mandatory EU CO2 emissions targets suggests that eight out of 13...
Newly discovered microbes guzzle greenhouse gases (and maybe oil spills)
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use...
Leading states and regions decarbonizing at double the rate of G20 governments, says report
State and regional governments are responding to the threat of climate change faster than their national counterparts, according to a new report released on...
Trials completed on world’s first ultra low carbon and sulphur drop in ‘bio-fuel oil’
What is claimed to be the world’s first zero emission, ‘drop in’ Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)-equivalent marine biofuel has successfully completed trials, according to...
Long-lived wood products are significant carbon capturers, says study
Can the way we use wood mitigate climate change and support the bioeconomy? The answer is yes, according to a new PhD thesis from...
UK off track to meet emissions targets without urgent action
The Committee on Climate Change published its 2018 Progress Report to Parliament on 28 June, which said the UK will miss its legally binding carbon budgets in 2025 and 2030, unless swift action is taken .
Experts highlight far reaching impact of new EU emission rules on industry and potential...
Thousands of British companies face potential fines and disciplinary action, including the closing of facilities, for failing to take account of the far reaching...
Report argues for change in the way we produce and use cement, if Paris...
Report argues for change in the way we produce and use cement, if Paris climate goals are to be reached
Handheld solution for rapid, on-site testing of sulphur in marine oil
Instrumentation firm Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science has launched a new solution dedicated to the field-portable analysis of bunker fuel. The new X-MET8000 Optimum solution...
Preparing for the sulphur cap in 2020: Conference presentation to look at monitoring wash...
Stephanie Lavelle of Chelsea Technology Group - a firm specialising in water monitoring - will be presenting on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers”...
Global limit agreed for greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London in early April voted to place a cap on the greenhouse gas...
Veolia launches new range of energy efficiency services to reduce costs and cut carbon
Resource management company Veolia has launched (26 March) a new range of energy efficiency and monitoring services which are designed to help organisations cut...
Shell faces historic legal action in Netherlands for failure to act on climate change
Friends of the Earth Netherlands announced on 4 April that it will take Shell to court if it does not act on demands to...
New ‘Game-Changer’ and ‘Best Pitch’ prizes awarded at Cleantech Innovate 2018
Two new prizes were awarded on 21 March at Cleantech Innovate 2018, the event that aims to provide a showcase of game-changing clean technologies.
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Could Autonomous Electric Vehicles help close the decarbonisation ‘transition’ gap?
PwC’s latest LCEI analysis appears to reveal the potential for A-EVs to bridge around one third of the gap between current decarbonisation rates and the rate needed
Golden age of gas dependent on changing DNA of industry, new survey reveals
• 90% of oil and gas professionals surveyed see role for industry in developing and implementing carbon capture and storage (CCS).
• ….but two-thirds...
