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...
“Cleaner construction practices are vital to tackle toxic air,” urges former Deputy Mayor of...
Former Deputy Mayor of London for Environment Matthew Pencharz has spoken at the 2018 Executive Hire Show (EHS) (Coventry, 7-8 February) about the need...
New world record for mercury emissions monitor
Quantitech, the UK subsidiary of Gasmet Technologies, has announced that the Gasmet Continuous Mercury Monitoring system (CMM) is the first instrument to be certified...
CEM 2018 conference programme unveiled
The Conference programme for CEM 2018 has been announced, with 51 speakers from 11 countries providing an opportunity for delegates to learn about the...
Report from the IMechE calls for a new Clean Air Act
A report released by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 23 January calls for the introduction of a new Clean Air Act, and...
Meeting MCPD demands for industrial boilers
With the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) now European law, Kevin Houlden, Industrial and Commercial Specialist at Calor, advises on the steps that operators...
High temperature control for exhaust analysis
For those involved in designing and manufacturing analysis equipment for combustion engines, it is essential that they reproduce accurate results
System reduces the costs of pollution control for industrial processes
Lionel Macey, Technical Director at waste heat recovery firm ThermTech, looks at a solution that will reduce the costs associated with electrostatic precipitators, with...
Clean Growth Strategy represents huge opportunity for cleantech
The company behind the Cleantech Innovate showcase has described the government’s new Clean Growth Strategy as a ‘huge opportunity for cleantech in the UK’.
