Plastic pollution in 2025: Technology and legislation outlook
Possibly a surprising enlistment in the ongoing culture wars, plastic is nonetheless another issue where melodrama often trumps detail. Or perhaps that should be...
County Durham project marks progress in using mine water to provide green heat
Construction has begun on a supposedly landmark large-scale mine water heat project in Country Durham, building on previous efforts to harness geothermal heat from...
Study challenges circular fashion’s economic and environmental claims
A new study suggests that circular fashion (CF) – the practice of recycling, reselling, and renting clothing to reduce waste – might not be...
Moon-age daydream: First successful lunar touchdown by a commercial company
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US group Firefly Aerospace has arguably secured a place in the space exploration history books with its 2 March soft-landing on the Moon’s surface...
Biodiversity in England’s rivers improved as metal pollution reduced
An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England’s rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, largely due to the decline of...
Hydrogen adoption in European public transport faces grid and storage challenges
A striking 93% of European public transport decisionmakers have expressed concerns about the capacity of their grid connection to fuel their current and future...
Wastewater analysis at Bolivian lithium deposit explores how to avoid repeating past environmental mistakes
A US group has conducted the first thorough chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the lithium brine at the Salar de Uyuni, in...
£4.7 million from Innovate UK will support networks to conduct regulatory science
Innovate UK has committed an additional £4.7 million to support 11 new networks focused on advancing regulatory science. The initiative aims to help policymakers...
Work concludes on the Thames Tideway Tunnel
Tideway, the firm responsible for delivering London’s “super sewer”, the Thames Tideway Tunnel, announced its successful activation, on 14 February.
After ten years of construction...
Ofgem reforms will prioritise projects that are “ready” and “needed”
Ofgem announced grid reforms on 14 February that will take the GB grid from a first-come, first-served system to one that prioritizes projects for...
Electric vehicles produce less non-exhaust emissions after all, in the right conditions
The concern that electric vehicles might pose a greater threat to air quality than conventional vehicles when it comes to non-exhaust emissions could be...
Report sets out priorities for UK to become a global leader in AI frugality...
Government must ensure that tech companies accurately report how much energy and water their data centres are using, according to a report published on...
£1.8 million will support initiative to engineer a quieter future
An interdisciplinary network of engineers, policymakers, industry stakeholders and social scientists, led by the University of Surrey, will take on one of the UK’s...
Defra delays digital waste tracking introduction suggesting more time needed to get the IT...
The government has announced a delay to the introduction of mandatory digital waste tracking across the UK, moving the start date from April 2025...
Self-healing asphalt from biomass waste could offer sustainable solution to potholes
Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a promising solution to the UK's...
“Significant concerns” about new Environmental Impact Assessment regime, in IEMA’s analysis
Growth must not come at the expense of an already fragile environment, warned the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), following the Chancellor's...
Don’t blame the newts? Challenging the false dichotomy of nature vs the economy
There was widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech last week, writes Joe Keegan,...
Tackling disposable cup waste: Costa, Nero and others join forces
The UK’s first-ever returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands launched in Glasgow on 27 January, aiming to cut into the 388 million disposable...
Analysts warn of capacity concerns as EVs set to total 5% of UK power...
The UK’s ambitious target to increase electric vehicle (EV) sales to 80% of all new car purchases by 2030 could result in them accounting...
Comment: PM’s ridicule of fish protection at Hinkley is no laughing matter
A statement issued by Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Rivers Trust on 24 January.
It is very disappointing that the Prime Minister was so...
