Global WWF study reveals humans ingest microplastic amounts equivalent to a credit card per...
A new study from conservation group WWF appears to find that, on average, people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week...
Hydrogen could replace natural gas to heat homes and slash carbon emissions, new report...
Leading UK engineers have assessed the possibility of using hydrogen in place of natural gas in the UK’s gas grid and concluded that there...
Winners of BlueTech innovation prizes announced
Technologies for surface water monitoring and mains assessment take awards
Major global corporations and utilities share their challenges
Brave Blue World documentary trailer...
Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security
Pictures of the earth’s water cycle used in education and research throughout the world are in urgent need of updating to show the effects...
Make UK Sustainability report: 71% of companies surveyed reported that the last environmental improvement...
71% of companies surveyed reported that the last environmental improvement they carried out reduced costs
Half of respondents said they were taking steps...
Canary Wharf accorded “Plastic Free Communities” status by marine conservation charity
On World Environment Day, Wednesday 5 June 2019, Canary Wharf Group was awarded Plastic Free Communities Approved status by marine conservation charity Surfers against...
WCEF2019 speakers: The EU needs to show global leadership on the circular economy
The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 took place in Helsinki on 3-5 June, and seemingly presented "the most advanced circular economy solutions" for governments,...
AD trade group welcomes extension of RHI tariff guarantee deadline
Deadline for tariff guarantee extended to 31st January 2021 by BEIS
Major campaigning win for coordinated ADBA and industry efforts
After an intensive campaign...
Leading retailers not embracing new wet wipe ‘flushability’ standard
Own-brand wipes can’t carry new ‘Fine to Flush’ logo because they’re unflushable, says marine conservation charity
The UK’s Marine Conservation Society says that own-brand ‘flushable’...
We shouldn’t dismiss recycling exports because of a minority of bad apples, says industry...
The Recycling Association has said that exports of recycled materials have their place in a global economy, but these need to be high-quality materials.
After...
Transition to green steelmaking vital to UK industry’s long-term future, says report
The UK steel industry must fundamentally transform if it is to remain globally competitive over the next 30 years, according to a new report...
Research furthers initiative that could divert 100,000 tonnes of waste ash from landfill each...
Heat treatment experts at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) have furthered research into a sustainable initiative that could save up...
Project aims to better understand benefits of eco-friendly flood schemes
The economic and environmental benefits of natural flood defences will be explored in a £467,000 University of Stirling-led project.
Researchers, led by Environmental Economist Dr...
Technologies for textiles and aquaculture win MIT Water Prize
A membrane technology for textile manufacturers and a recirculating aquaculture system have been announced as joint winners of the MIT Water prize. Student-led teams...
AI-based system aims to improve driver trust and increase uptake of electric vehicles
The firm Spark EV Technology has partnered with the University of Essex in a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the aim of tackling...
Rail operator and infrastructure services provider achieve 97% diesel-free ‘Site of the Future’
A project led by Network Rail and Colas Rail has used solar lighting and power generation to prove the viability of a sustainable ‘Site...
Industry associations call on HMRC to scrap proposed VAT changes for energy saving materials
HMRC proposals add further headache for industry, says STA, which is calling on government to protect ‘smart’ homes market
HMRC is proposing fundamentally changing the...
Scotland announces proposals for a deposit return scheme, to begin in 2020
The Scottish Government announced proposals for a deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers on 8 May, making it the first part of the...
IPBES: Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people...
The Notre Dame disaster shows that firefighting drones are the future of fire safety,...
“The use of drones by fire services is nothing new, however the tragic incident at Notre Dame highlights the importance of this technology in...
