One third of all new cars registered in January were electric or hybrid
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for nearly one-third of all new car registrations in January 2026, an independent...
Anti-nature rhetoric damaging voter confidence in Labour, says poll
As wider electoral difficulties for Labour continue to come into view, a new poll published on 4 February suggests that the party’s rhetoric on...
A hidden tax on green packaging? UK companies face £1.2bn recycling bill as compliance...
Environmental policy specialists at compliance expert Ecoveritas have warned the UK manufacturing sector is facing increasing uncertainty around recycling, as new analysis shows the...
UK PFAS Plan leaves critics cold
A policy paper published on 3 February sets out how the government plans to minimise the risks presented by PFAS in the environment –...
A rocky road ahead? EU risks running short of raw materials for renewables
The EU is having difficulties securing the supply of the raw materials it needs to meet its energy and climate goals. This is the...
Cost-sharing model unlocks growth opportunities for connecting biomethane to the gas network
Gas distribution network Cadent says it has taken a major step towards removing one of the biggest obstacles facing developers of biomethane – the...
Late January arrests made over Oxfordshire illegal waste dump
Four further arrests have been made in late January in connection with a large illegal waste dump occurring in Kidlington, Oxfordshire last Summer, which...
Waste heat from data centres could heat over 3.5 million UK homes
Projected growth in data centres will produce enough waste heat to warm millions of homes in the UK by 2035 – if the infrastructure...
Record wasted wind could have powered every home in London in 2025
Over 12 Terawatt hours (TWh) of clean electricity was turned off across Great Britain and Ireland in 2025 due to grid constraints, reveals a...
Ferries trade group warns of urgent need to deliver green shipping corridors
Interferry, a global trade association for the ferry industry, has warned that ferry operators are facing rising costs under the EU Emissions Trading System...
Biofilms might be key to supporting the health of space missions
New research appears to signal a reframing (or the need for one) in relation to how biofilms are viewed in space biology, and the...
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...
Nature groups reveal flaws underpinning government’s nuclear review, and warn of potential for catastrophe
The government's review of nuclear delivery, published in November, is based on misleading advice, says new research published by The Wildlife Trusts, a federation...
End trade-off between recycling targets and toxic exposure, Zero Waste Europe urges EU
A new policy briefing by waste advocacy group Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) argues for tougher chemical policy measures to be included in the European...
Rare earth magnet recycling centre launched in West Midlands
A facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets has been launched at the University of Birmingham, which was opened on 15 January by...
Interactive map shows how well English highway authorities are performing on road maintenance
A new ratings system lets the public see how well each of the 154 local highway authorities in England is fixing potholes and maintaining...
Dual-layer system intercepts most micro- and nanoplastics from landfill leachate, say researchers
Researchers have created a new two-layer membrane filtration system that can significantly reduce the amount of micro and nanoplastics that leak from landfills into...
Laser cladding demonstrated for rail track repairs by Sheffield group
Field demonstrations of laser cladding technology hosted by the University of Sheffield Rail Group have shown how additive manufacturing can repair railway infrastructure and...
Trump signals further US disengagement from global climate cooperation
The US Trump administration announced on 7 January that it would withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the multilateral...
Western promise: Venezuelan investment hopes meet a battered oil industry
Donald Trump's confidence that the Venezuelan oil industry can be revived by US companies understates a complex situation. The challenge extends beyond the severely...
