Process promises drastic carbon reduction when producing cement from limestone
The LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) consortium has secured €12 million in funding over five years from the European Commission Horizon 2020...
Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net zero pledges...
New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on...
Biological changes dramatically alter world’s oldest, deepest lake
Eastern Siberia is home to the world’s deepest and most ancient freshwater ecosystem, Lake Baikal. This lake and its surrounding tributaries are one of...
EA launches consultation on unlimited fines for the worst polluters
New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences
On 15...
A clearer outlook? Autumn statement brings energy efficiency ambition (but bad news on bills)
The Chancellor’s Autumn statement seemed to bring focus and clarity to efforts to advance the UK's energy efficiency – a policy area whose vagueness...
Security and skills the top concerns for companies investing in new technologies
CBI calls for joint commission in 2018 on impact of Artificial Intelligence
Over the next five years, the top three technologies that are set to...
Recruitment bias preventing STEM professionals from returning to work after a career break
Bias in the recruitment system is still preventing STEM professionals on a career break from returning to employment, according to a new survey by...
Business in the Community calls on food and drink businesses to take action on...
The charity Business in the Community (BITC) was calling on food and drink businesses to take action across their supply chains to improve water...
Drill dominion: First ever CfDs awarded for geothermal energy
The first Contracts for Difference (CfD) have been awarded for geothermal energy in what seems to be a major milestone for home-grown power and...
Wastewater research unlocks surprising hydrodynamics of SAF systems
A radical way to improve the performance of submerged aerated filter (SAF) package wastewater systems has been unveiled at a wastewater industry event. Engineering...
Study flags night-time air pollution in China as potential health threat
China is a night-time ‘hot-spot’ for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates...
Call for countries to support a moratorium on deep-sea mining
A rule that will allow deep seabed mining to start, even though environmental protections are not in place, was triggered in late June, exposing...
New Secretary of State needs to press on with Resource and Waste Strategy, says...
The Recycling Association has said that new Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers should continue to implement the Resources & Waste Strategy developed by her predecessor.
Its...
Topsides event to focus on ‘saving money safely’
A new, interactive oil and gas conference and exhibition, taking place at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 16 and 17 March, will address...
Chemists set out plan to reduce environmental footprint
A new action plan to make laboratory research more environmentally sustainable has been unveiled by the Royal Society of Chemistry after a study revealed...
New report says the building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions...
Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions
As...
Research finds only one in five British SMEs are investing in green energy solutions
YouGov research commissioned by energy company ScottishPower seems to have found that only one in five (20%) of the nation’s small and medium sized...
Vision system for biomass boilers becomes available in the UK
Bio-waste handling and processing firm Tidy Planet is bringing to the UK market an Artificial Vision System (AVS) for boilers - described as "the...
Castle beats target in drive to reduce energy costs
THE drive to reduce carbon emissions at Scotland’s top visitor attraction is well ahead of target.
New figures show that Edinburgh Castle, which attracts more...
On the defensive – Flood protection
NEARLY 65,000 more homes will get better protection from flooding after the green light for construction to start on 93 defence schemes this year.
With...
