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...
Report profiles “the next alien invaders to threaten nature and economies in Scotland”
Raccoons, muntjac deer, plants that cause flooding, and mussels that clog up water pipes are among the new problem species that are likely to...
Net zero legal challenge to be heard by High Court in February
Good Law Project, Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth will bring their legal challenge of the Government’s threadbare net zero strategy to the High...
UK government plan to sell household goods with water efficiency labels will cause confusion,...
A new system of eco-labels launched by the UK government is intended to help save consumers money on their energy and water bills, but...
Report profiles devastating decline of UK nature
The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to a landmark study published on 28 September. Already classified as one of the world’s most...
Hydrogen alliance: UK-German cooperation intended to boost technology and trade
The governments of the UK and Germany have signed a new agreement they say will help accelerate the development of an international hydrogen industry...
Climate resilience must be guiding principle of urban development, argues new report
A new report, ‘Risk & Resilience: The role of cities in tackling the climate crisis’, argues that climate resilience must be embraced as a...
Cheltenham methane leak detected from space
In what seems to be a first, a UK methane leak has been spotted from space, and mitigated. Methane leaking from a faulty pipe...
Scottish Water tops water company performance survey
A strong performance on contractual approach, collaboration and communication has catapulted Scottish Water to the top of the 2023 annual water company survey carried...
UK government’s attempt to loosen nutrient neutrality rules blocked by the House of Lords
The government has lost its bid to scrap nutrient neutrality rules for housing developments, with Labour Lords voting to reject the proposed amendments (to...
The cloud of unknowing: Making sense of the carbon capture puzzle
The drive to scale-up carbon capture and storage (CCS) appears to be underway on both sides of the Atlantic, with the only problem being...
Pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste is a UK first
A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to...
Amnesty International: Industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries is leading to...
The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to the forced eviction of entire...
£6.6m invested in the UK’s supply of critical materials for magnets
The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has announced a £6.6m investment in research projects which aim to help build a stronger supply chain of...
Banking on biomass: UK strategy nods towards a sustainable reboot
The UK government's Biomass Strategy appeared ready to grapple with some of the complexity of ensuring biomass is only used in genuinely sustainable ways,...
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...
Government support called for as single-use vape disposal quadruples to over 5 million per...
The number of disposable single-use vapes thrown away has soared from 1.3 million to nearly 5 million per week, according to new research from...
Government’s renewables targets at risk as auction sees no bids for offshore wind
The government has today (8 September) unveiled the results of its fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction (AR5), securing 3.7GW of renewable capacity. This...
“It’s a mess” – businesses warned not to be caught out by latest EPR...
Environmental data specialist Ecoveritas has warned businesses not to be caught off-guard following the Environment Agency's announcement on 5 September that it is delaying...
A “game-changer” for plastic pollution: First draft of Global Reuse Target published
Countries to adopt “reuse targets” if text is adopted
Environmental charity City to Sea has today (4 September) welcomed the inclusion of reuse targets1 in...
