Recovering forests regain a quarter of carbon lost from deforestation
Tropical forests are vital ecosystems in the fight against climate change. Yet vast areas of forest are still degraded or lost through deforestation and...
A lopsided prospectus? Commentators appraise the Spring Budget
Nuclear energy and carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCUS) were notable beneficiaries in the chancellor’s Spring Budget (presented on 15 March), which seemed geared...
World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots
A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report - compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir - which includes a...
Built environment tool to help with drawing up legal contracts
A new tool aims to help those in the property industry - from lawyers to surveyors - to navigate climate-aligned drafting. It helps drafters...
Sponsored Content: Proprietary technologies for affordable clean air
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Sponsored Content: A novel design for the measurement of gas fluxes
A better understanding of fluxes of climate-relevant gases is required to inform climate change studies and enable better management of ecosystems to mitigate their climate impact.
£10.7 million for local authorities
Local authorities across England have been granted almost £11 million in the latest round of funding for projects intended to help improve air quality.
New NHS dashboard launched to help reduce CO2 emissions from inhalers
NHS Business Services Authority (NBSA) has launched a new dashboard intended to help prescribers to reduce the high carbon impact of inhalers.
Estimates suggest that...
Copper industry trade association pledges to reach net zero by 2050
Trade group with oversight on “the cornerstone material for a net-zero future” sets out “ambitious plans” to reach net zero in Scope 1 and...
Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study
A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and...
A mixture of trees purifies urban air best, reports Swedish study
Conifers are generally better than broadleaved trees at purifying air from pollutants. But deciduous tree may be better at capturing particle-bound pollution. A new...
Cheap charcoal air filters substantially improve in-vehicle air quality
A cheap charcoal air filter can reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inside vehicles by as much as 90%, compared to levels outside the vehicle, according...
Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton...
Novel air filter captures wide variety of pollutants
An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde...
Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge experts
A new briefing paper from Imperial College London attempts a deep dive on the pollution produced by the particles sloughed off from vehicle tyres....
Does agricultural erosion create a carbon sink or source?
A new study claims to settle a long-standing debate
Over the last decade, researchers have sounded the alarm on soil erosion being the biggest threat...
UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many...
A newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production suggests that the United Kingdom severely underestimates its greenhouse...
Some local authorities pushing ahead on integrating clean air and Net Zero
A new report argues that Birmingham, Camden, Hertfordshire, Leeds and Nottingham are leading the way in integrating climate and clean air policies but says...
Net zero innovators receive £24 million cash boost from UK government
Next generation energy innovators will receive a £24 million cash boost to develop “new technologies that will decarbonise UK industry, build home-grown energy supplies...
Firm receives InnovateUK funding to enhance vessel performance monitoring technology
Vessel monitoring and control solutions provider, Reygar, has won InnovateUK funding to develop a range of new features for its BareFLEET product in collaboration...
