9-11 responders with the greatest exposure to toxic dust have a higher likelihood of...
World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed...
The carbon capture race, and what it means for jobs
How big a challenge is presented by the task of removing CO2 from the atmosphere in accordance with climate targets? How far have we...
Sponsored content: Hospital-grade air purifier makes Newsweek’s list of Best Infection Prevention Products 2021
Air purification specialist Rensair has been included in Newsweek’s list of Best Infection Prevention Products 2021.
Newsweek, in partnership with the Leapfrog Group, an...
Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection
A large-scale IoT network for the ultra-early detection of wildfires has been launched by environmental startup Dryad Networks. The first live demonstration of the...
Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero
A communiqué signed by UK mayors and local leaders calls for a ‘power shift’ from Whitehall so that local and regional authorities...
Slim SAF meets SEPA spec
Technology from wastewater treatment specialist WPL has been selected by Scottish Water to deliver enhanced ammonia removal at a village treatment works.
ESA and NASA join forces in a bid to better understand climate change
To address climate change, decision-makers need accurate information on how our world is changing now, and also what may happen in the future
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Preparing for COP26
A discussion on the big priorities for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the main challenges
Mapping data used for air-pollution postcode checker
Recently-launched water filtration and air purification company Aqua Perfecta is developing a UK postcode checker for customers to measure air pollution and help the...
Government must recognise the key role of local authorities in tackling climate crisis, says...
Ahead of the publication of the government’s Net Zero Strategy, which sets out where carbon emissions savings will be made, a coalition of local...
New publication asks: Is the UK government’s clean air approach good enough?
Academics and experts at The University of Manchester are calling for large-scale behavioural change in a bid to improve the UK's air quality ("the...
Indoor air quality worsened in the UK, Europe and US over a year of...
Air quality technology firm Airthings says indoor air quality has become worse during the lockdowns
COVID-19 lockdowns have led to reduced travel and emissions, and...
FOI reveals half of NHS trusts are charging ahead with EV infrastructure, but off...
According to figures released on 17 June by power management firm Eaton, half (51%) of NHS trusts in the UK have installed EV Charging...
Low-cost air quality monitors included in education packs for schoolchildren
Clean Air Day (17th June) was marked by hundreds of events across the UK.
Fife Council and sustainability consultancy Ricardo have provided three Scottish...
Birmingham Clean Air Zone enters operation
Twenty-four hour zone will drive improvements in air quality and improve the health and well-being of city residents and visitors
Proven ANPR camera...
Taking control of the harmful effects of air pollution to improve health outcomes
Dr Noel O’Kelly of monitoring technology firm Spirit Digital argues for greater access to air quality data and education, and he explains that the...
What’s the carbon impact of online video streaming? New research provides updated calculation
A new white paper examines the carbon impact of streaming video on demand, in a bid to give a better impression of the carbon...
Comment: Carbon net zero – we’re halfway there
By Faye Bowser, Head of Energy Solutions, Siemens plc
The halfway mark has now passed between 1990, the year that countries who signed the U.N....
Netherlands court rules that Shell must reduce its emissions
Environmental activists hailed a decision by a court in The Hague on 26 May, which ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by...
With 25% of Europe’s greenhouse emissions coming from buildings, scientists suggest fundamental policy changes
To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new...
