UK steel industry could expand in transition to zero carbon future, says report
The decarbonisation of the steel industry provides Britain with an opportunity to stimulate domestic production and take a lead in the new Green Industrial...
Carbon fund for higher education
A further £34 million is to be invested in the HEFCE’s Revolving Green Fund, a scheme that provides recoverable grants to help higher education...
First-of-its-kind project will develop live emissions measurement dashboard for the UK
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A UK research consortium will develop a national emissions measurement dashboard for the UK.
Led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the Greenhouse Gas Emissions...
Greenpeace: Car makers showing slow progress on decarbonizing supply chains
While electric vehicle sales continue to rise worldwide, automotive supply chains are lagging behind the required pace of decarbonisation, according to a new report...
World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are found in young forests
More than half of the carbon sink in the world’s forests is in areas where the trees are relatively young – under 140 years...
Cost parity for sustainable shipping fuels achievable by 2035
Sustainable shipping fuels could reach cost parity with fossil fuels as early as 2035 with the help of decisive emissions policy such as carbon...
Job losses feared over move to lower emissions furnaces at British Steel
British Steel has announced plans to further decarbonize its operations via a £1.25-billion proposal to transition towards electric arc furnace steelmaking, and away from...
Green day unravelled: Pundits respond to policy package
An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared...
Are there VOCs lurking in water-based paints?
Water-based paints may create less of a stink, but some still contain chemicals flagged as potentially hazardous, according to new research.
Water-based paints have emerged...
Dates announced for methane emissions conference
The organisers of the Industrial Methane Emissions Conference have announced that this year's event will take place alongside PEFTEC 2017 in Antwerp on 29...
Net zero concrete initiative appraises first year of action
5th July marked one year since the launch of ConcreteZero, a global, industry-led initiative to achieve net zero concrete by 2050. Rossella Nicolin reflects...
Net zero logistics is in the pipeline?
"Zero-emission parcel delivery system" developer Magway launched another round of fund-raising in late February.
Carbon tax advocates talk pricing and implementation
Veolis CEO and chairman Antoine Frérot has called for a carbon tax at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP 21) on...
Rail corridor will transport captured carbon from Ferrybridge
A seemingly first-of-a-kind project will support the decarbonisation of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy facility, while also contributing 3% of the UK Government’s 2035 target...
Barker takes a walk in the park
THE South West of England has been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park in a move that will put the region 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...
Meeting German formaldehyde emissions targets
POWER generation from Germany’s enormous biogas industry produces emissions to air that are regulated by the Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA Luft).
As...
Scottish solar experts to gather at Edinburgh conference in September
Scottish Renewables’ first Solar Conference will be held in association with the Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER) in Edinburgh on September 6...
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...
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...
