Decarbonising local roads: Seven new programmes to start in 2023

A government-funded initiative aiming to accelerate innovation in the roads sector announced funding awards for several new projects on 25 January. The winning bidders who...

Sponsored Content: Reducing your carbon footprint with heat exchangers

Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers, writes: The biggest efficiency benefits of heat exchangers come about when they facilitate the reuse of as much thermal energy from a process (such as heating, cooling, pasteurisation, evaporation, etc.) as possible.

Untapped potential

Enhancing the ocean's ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will be crucial in the fight against climate change, according to a new research paper, published on 21 December in the journal Joule.

Firm secures three-year stack emissions contract extension with SEPA

Testing, inspection and certification firm Element Materials Technology (Element) has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract with Scotland’s principal environmental regulator, the Scottish Environment Protection...

Global database of healthcare’s environmental impacts launched

Healthcare provision is a major contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for more than five percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers at...
Coal-fired power plant

Extractive or in-situ gas analysers: which is best?

There are two main options for gas analysis in industrial processes or emissions; the analyser can be located inside the gas stream (in-situ), or...

UK armed forces opts for lower emissions electric generators

Following successful trials, Defence Equipment and Support - the group which procures all the equipment and support for the UK Armed Forces - will...

Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials...

Over 650 scientists urge world leaders to stop burning forests for energy on eve...

Over 650 scientists have signed a letter urging world leaders to stop using forests for bioenergy, ahead of the 15th Meeting of the Convention...

The ecological cost of a tweet

Each of our digital activities comes with an ecological cost - and we perhaps shouldn't discount those carried out under the blue glare of...

Scotland’s climate targets are in danger of becoming meaningless, warns advisory group

The Scottish Government lacks a clear delivery plan and has not offered a coherent explanation for how its policies will achieve Scotland’s bold emissions...

Latest designs for new £57m climate resilient West Sussex school released

A new school for West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is intended to be the first in the county to achieve Passivhaus certification, and the...

Tackling Scope 3 emissions: the key to keeping 1.5°C alive

Randeep Somel explores an important issue pertaining to how climate targets will be reached. This November, world leaders, climate activists, and business executives have been...

Calls for reform as COP27 closes without fossil-fuel phase out

It was both a success and a missed opportunity, and blah blah blah – readers will be well-versed in the platitudes and endless “more...

Travel emissions drop added to lockdown methane surge, says new research

Sharp falls in transport emissions during Covid-19 lockdowns partly explain why a key greenhouse gas hit record high levels in 2020, research suggests More than...

Digital technology heralds quantum leap for blast furnaces

Cutting-edge digital technology, which captures 1,000 data points every 10 seconds, is giving Tata Steel technicians an uninterrupted 3D view of the material being...

Comment: How the UK can lead the way in carbon management

Where is the UK at in its efforts to reduce emissions, and what more needs to be done to stop our island nation from...

Governments urged not to miss the boat on green fuel shipping

A report published on 15 November examines the role shipping will play in transporting the green fuels necessary to meet global climate goals, identifying...

Sponsored Content: “Laser-focused on net zero”

Mark Naples, General Manager at Umicore Coating Services writes: Laser absorption spectroscopy is a powerful tool for detecting trace gases and has been widely used in the monitoring of atmospheric greenhouse gases, pollution, and respiration processes, including human breath analysis. The detection is based on the absorption of light when it propagates through a medium.

Burping bacteria

As greenhouse gases (GHGs) bubble up across the Arctic, researchers are trying to identify other trace gases from soil microbes that could shed light on what is occurring in the melting permafrost.