Technologies for removing CO2 from the atmosphere need to be integrated into climate policy...
Technologies for removing CO2 from the atmosphere will need to be integrated into climate policy in 2019, says EASAC, which represents national science academies...
Look beyond five-year plans, MP tells water industry
The water industry needs to move beyond the five-year regulatory price review if it is to deliver for customers and the environment, Angela Smith...
The Recycling Association concerned over MPs calling for ban on plastics exports
A call for a ban on exports of plastic packaging for recycling has caused concern for The Recycling Association.
The report, from Policy Connect, called...
NHS Scotland awards 10-year waste contract
Following a furore over clinical waste storage in late 2018, which led to an EA investigation and the closure of NHS-appointed waste operator HES,...
Comment: No time to waste in the fight against landfilling food waste
The government’s Resources and Waste Strategy could soon go past its sell-by date, unless firm action is taken, according to Philip Simpson, commercial director...
Monitor delivers advanced particulate monitoring for hazardous environments
New real-time monitoring technology identifies multiple particulate sizes at once
Trolex, a Manchester-based provider of workplace safety technology solutions to the mining, industrial and tunnelling...
Firm claims breakthrough in sustainable diesel production
New technology could displace billions of litres of fossil fuel annually
A new technology that converts biogas into a high-grade liquid fuel that can be...
New scheme could make developers help reverse wildlife declines
Call for all new developments to contribute to a Nature Recovery Network
A Government consultation into a new legal requirement which could make developers actively...
Figures show nearly 1 in 3 people are registered at GP surgeries with unsafe...
· 7.5 million NHS patients in London...
· over 2 million NHS patients in the East Midlands...
· 2.5 million NHS patients in the...
Defence Minister extols virtues of anaerobic digestion following military base deal
Minister Tobias Ellwood calls anaerobic digestion “a truly green and sustainable solution”
Norfolk AD plant to supply renewable electricity to nearby RAF Marham...
Government rebuked by Lords for lack of preparation on Brexit and chemicals
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to Defra Minister Thérèse Coffey MP highlighting renewed concerns about the Government’s ill-preparedness...
Landmark flight time recorded for hydrogen-powered UAV
A project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has beaten its original test flight target of 60 minutes...
London Mayor launches “world’s most sophisticated air quality monitoring network”
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched what was described as the world’s most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality monitors, on 21...
Environmental ‘time bomb’ warning for world’s groundwater reserves
Research reveals over half of the world’s groundwater flows could take over 100 years to respond fully to climate change
Future generations could be faced...
Need to prevent ‘Groundhog Day’ for SuDS following ‘Achieving Sustainable Drainage’ report
More needs to be done to avoid ‘Groundhog Day’ for sustainable drainage, warns surface water solutions firm ACO Water Management, following a further report...
Founder of electricity-from-heat firm named Swedish person of the year
Climeon’s founder and CEO Thomas Öström has been named Årets svensk, Swedish person of the year, in the category Innovation by the Swedish magazine...
Industry needs a recycling solution for PP films
With research showing that polypropylene (PP) film is readily recyclable, industry needs to plan a viable solution to recover the 100,000 tonnes of this...
Survey uncovers a generation gap when it comes to selling and recycling electrical items
UK homeowners aged between 16 and 29 are less likely than those over 60 to recycle electrical items that are either broken or in good working order, preferring instead to sell them online, according to a survey by REPIC
National Grid says “distributed resource desk” will give a big boost to smaller generators
National Grid’s electricity control room introduced a new ‘Distributed Resource’ Desk on 23 January that enables power system engineers to give instructions much faster...
£1.6m to help tackle bus pollution in York
City of York Council is set to invest £1.6million in a new Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in York, which is aimed at improving exhaust...
