Reducing cars’ emissions easier said than done, says EU audit institution
The EU’s CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars will not be achievable as long as important prerequisites are missing, says a report...
Personalised tracking app launches
April saw the launch of what's described as the first personalised air quality tracking app of its kind. AirTrack, from Air Aware Labs ...
Study highlights individual countries’ contributions to environmental issues
A new study by the price comparison website MoneySuperMarket released on 2 March appears to reveal how people impact their environment, both in the...
UK biogas grows 30% in a year, says report
Almost a third more biogas energy is being produced in the UK compared to this time last year, according to new figures from industry...
White vans go green: Half a million builders and plumbers needed to reach Net...
New research appears to show that a “retrofit army” of nearly half a million builders, electricians and plumbers will be needed to meet the Government’s objective of becoming Net Zero by 2050
Concerns about credibility of carbon offsetting schemes expressed in UK environmental services survey
Businesses across the UK environmental services industry have seemingly expressed concern at the credibility and transparency of carbon credit offsetting schemes.
In a report presenting...
Airports’ decarbonisation plans remain intact despite Covid-19 impacts, says report
A study by researchers at the University of Surrey and Heathrow Airport appears to show that the disruption to airport operators caused by Covid-19...
Firm launches advanced hydrocarbon gas analysers
Signal Group, the UK based developer and manufacturer of gas analysers, has launched the new ‘SOLAR’ range of fixed hydrocarbon monitors. The SOLAR instruments...
New service aims to bridge gap between traditional air quality assessment practice and ecological...
EPR, a planning-focused ecological survey and design consultancy, has launched a standalone Air Quality Assessment service that it says bridges the gap between traditional...
Business energy efficiency to the fore at All-Energy 2013
Energy efficiency - we all know it makes sense; it offers financial benefits, and is widely recognised as the easiest and most cost-effective means...
Global beverages industry could reach emissions target by 2028 if clear plan put in...
A new report from global consultancy Kearney presents "a comprehensive model to help beverage companies reduce their CO2e emissions and the industry meet its...
Brexit offers a chance to rethink waste policy, says thinktank
In a new report, Going Round in Circles, UK think tank Policy Exchange says that Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government...
The Low Carbon Apprenticeship is a miss-step says renewables training expert
Mark Krull criticises the recently launched ‘Low Carbon Apprenticeships' as a PR exercise that ignores the needs and opportunities in the building services sector....
Intelligent sensing
AN intelligent air quality sensing module from SGX Sensortech is intended to remove the hassle from monitoring air quality in the car, the home,...
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...
Speculation over intentions following departmental shake-up
As Envirotec went to press, environmental groups were reacting to the shock news that the Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was...
Sponsored Content: Proprietary tech for affordable clean air
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Sponsored Content: zero carbon farms use sensing technology to optimise growing conditions underground
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A Common Baseline
The revised European Standard for Olfactometry, EN13725:2022, was published in March, the first significant update of the standard in 19 years, according to odour consultancy firm Silsoe Odours, one of the contributors.
Smoking out the dangers
Increasingly large and intense wildfires in the Pacific Northwest of the US are altering the seasonal pattern of air pollution and causing a spike in unhealthy pollutants in August, new research appears to find. The smoke seems to be undermining clean air gains, posing potential risks to the health of millions.
