Net zero regulations surge around the world but implementation gap remains: New study
As countries meet at COP29 in Baku, a new Oxford University study, developed through pro-bono partnerships with 48 leading law firms around the world,...
Digital twin assists Yorkshire borough’s net zero planning
Plan identifies £2bn Net Zero pathway for Calderdale, says tech company IES
A low carbon future for the West Yorkshire borough of Calderdale has been...
MOFs can capture benzene, says Manchester study
A new study shows that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be adapted to capture benzene from the air, offering a potential solution to tackling a...
Crianlarich hotel fined £600 for burning waste
Scotland’s environmental regulator is warning that illegally burning waste could result in financial consequences after serving a £600 civil penalty on a company which...
Preparing for the worst
A new portable area monitor is said to be the only direct-to-cloud area monitor capable of detecting up to eight gases and gamma radiation.
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Quick quantification of CO2
Newly released software from Sussex based Ex-i Flow Measurement allows its SFC3000 flow computer to calculate CO2 emissions from gas-fuelled industrial processes and power...
Keeping track of carbon removals
Energy-from-waste operator enfinium will roll out new carbon measurement technology across its operational sites by the end of 2024, the group says which will...
Another step towards decoding smell
New research isolates the activity of individual nerve cells during the act of smelling, with important implications for our understanding of odour perception (words:...
Time to speed up UK emissions cuts, says CCC
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has recommended that the UK commit to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 81% from 1990 levels by 2035.
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Lack of political consensus could harm the government’s net zero targets, Labour MP warns...
Environmental campaigner and new Labour MP Polly Billington has warned that a lack of political consensus around tackling climate change could put the new...
US air pollution monitoring network has gaps in coverage
The lack of air-quality monitoring capabilities across the US affects the health of millions of people and disproportionately impacts minority and low socioeconomic-status communities,...
Surrey academic wins air quality’s ‘Nobel Prize’
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has recognised Professor Prashant Kumar with the prestigious Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award – an honour widely considered to...
UK startup begins delivery of DAC plant in Canada
The startup behind the UK’s first commercial direct air capture (DAC) plant has begun delivery of its first international project, at an installation in...
Installed CCS capacity on track to double
Global CO2 capture capacity is on track to double to over 100 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of CO2, once facilities currently under construction...
Device adds spatial dimension to air quality monitoring
AI and air quality expert Airly launched ‘Airly Orbital’ on 9 October – a compact, low-power device with built-in GPS and cellular communications...
Geospatial data and climate action: New UN report
Using its trusted geospatial expertise, Ordnance Survey (OS) on behalf of the UK has been working closely with experts from Barbados and Tonga to...
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is improving air quality, claims research
New research exploring the effects of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Glasgow appears to find that while traffic flow has remained largely...
Guidance published to help tackle GHG emissions in environment and engineering sectors
Pledge to Net Zero, an environmental sector programme to facilitate action on greenhouse gas emissions, has published (on 23 September) a resource detailing practical...
Atmospheric methane increase during Covid due primarily to wetland flooding
A new analysis of satellite data appears to find that the record surge in atmospheric methane emissions from 2020 to 2022 was driven by...
Nearly half of global companies are ready to pay a premium for lower emissions...
In a new report released on 24 September, close to 50% of global businesses surveyed say they are prepared to pay a premium for...
