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...
SEPA issues first Scottish penalty for greenhouse gas leak under F-Gas Regulations
Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system...
Carbon-negative, climate-resilient home unveiled in the Bahamas
A building described as the world’s first carbon-negative ‘Home for the World’ has been showcased in Nassau, Bahamas, by Partanna Global, a developer of...
Regret over target climbdown
Commentators expressed disappointment at the Scottish government's 19 April decision to abandon its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent by 2030.
Màiri...
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.
Presented...
UK Digital Twin Centre aims to help decarbonise heavy industry
The UK Digital Twin Centre was officially opened in Belfast on 2 May. Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by the Belfast Region City...
Research on global surface ozone levels highlights regions most affected by air pollution
New research led by the Universities of Leicester and Edinburgh and twelve other institutions worldwide has analysed ozone levels across the globe
Sandwell clean air project backed with £50,000 government funding
A pilot project in Sandwell to reduce poor air quality through community measures has been backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with a...
Low cost sensors can pinpoint pollution
Sources of air pollution on construction sites or quarries could be cheaply and easily located, using low-cost sensors and a new methodology, according to...
Atmospheric sulphur dioxide levels hit historic high in Scotland following Icelandic volcanic eruption
Edinburgh, no stranger to an occasional haze, experienced an unprecedented atmospheric event on 31 May, unlike any seen over the past 30 years. While...
Probing PM: What lurks within?
A new study suggests the proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter is much higher than had previously been assumed. It focuses particularly on...
Clean Air Coalition warns the Scottish Government must get tougher on wood burning
To mark Clean Air Night (22 January), Healthy Air Scotland, a coalition of public health, transport and environmental charities is calling on the Scottish...
Quantifying contaminants in oil and gas for recycling
Celtic Recycling is the only firm in the UK able to produce 'good as new' sulphur hexafluoride from discarded transformers, a service supported by the use of bespoke gas chromatography equipment, as this case study explains .
Report highlights possible greater role for circular economy in CO2 reduction
A study commissioned by the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV), and conducted by the Dutch research institute CE Delft, appears to reveal the...
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...
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...
Loss and Damage fund pledges are standout of day one of COP28
A series of pledges by developed nations towards a Loss and Damage fund was the headline development on the first day of COP28, on...
Much of the Nord Stream gas remained in the sea
A lot of the methane simply dissolved in the surrounding water of the southern Baltic Sea following the September 2022 explosion, according to measurements...
Tata Steel UK and JCB sign MOU for supply of low-emissions ‘green’ steel
Under the agreement, Tata Steel will supply the British construction equipment manufacturer with green steel from Port Talbot after completing its transformation plans. JCB,...
Ships trigger high and unexpected emissions of methane
Ship traffic in shallow areas, such as ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water. The researchers in a study,...
