“Biological house” is proving ground for sustainable construction methods
Copenhagen based architecture firm Een til Een has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first "biological house".
The construction is claimed to set a...
Plans announced for UK’s first commercial‐scale hydrothermal carbonisation facility
CPL Industries, a manufacturer of smokeless fuels and other carbon‐based products, has recently announced plans to install a commercial‐scale Hydothermal Carbonisation (HTC) facility at...
£900k funding award to support further Zero Waste Towns project in Scotland
Perth, Leith and central Edinburgh have been selected as the locations for Scotland’s latest Zero Waste Town projects, each receiving a share of nearly...
UK and Irish regulators say they’re united on tackling resource efficiency and waste management
The UK and Ireland’s environmental regulators say they have strengthened their collaboration on driving resource efficiency and tackling criminality within the waste industry, following...
Hidden pollution beneath our feet threatens water supplies worldwide, says BGS
Groundwater researchers at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have found a major store of pollution sitting in the rocks beneath our feet that they...
Thames Water wins battle with Whitechapel fatberg
On 3 November Thames Water declared victory in its nine-week battle against the "Whitechapel fatberg".
Teams had been working four metres below an east London...
EA publishes data, case studies and evidence about the role of natural flood management...
On 31 October the Environment Agency published data, case studies and evidence about the role of natural flood management in reducing flood risk. Working...
Digitalisation Review details how UK manufacturing could unlock £455 billion and create thousands of...
· Over ten years industrial digitalisation could boost UK manufacturing by £455bn, increasing sector growth up to 3% per year; creating a net gain...
GMB London calls on councils to be more active against fly tipping
All councils must be more active to investigate and punish the anti-social behaviour of fly-tippers as nothing less than a policy of zero tolerance...
Cellulose recovery method picks up the Aquatech Innovation Award 2017
Sustainable technology to recover toilet paper cellulose from sewage wins Aquatech Innovation Award 2017
‘Perfect example of the circular economy’ with practical use secures expert...
Business needs to brace for disruption given patchy progress on G20 climate action, says...
Patchy progress on G20 climate action, says PwC report
Complex and expensive energy policy is slowing decarbonisation, says Helm report
Renewables funding mechanisms are largely to blame for inflated energy costs, says the Helm report, which recommends an overhaul of the UK energy sector
Viridor says UK needs serious debate on vital infrastructure
Viridor says the UK needs to move beyond the debate about the scale of the UK’s residual waste treatment capacity gap and start a...
It’s crunch time for infrastructure delivery, says CBI/AECOM survey
Three quarters of firms and public doubt any improvement this Parliament
Despite the Government’s strong commitment to improving the UK’s infrastructure, both business and the...
Renewable heat legislation delay threatens climate goals, says AD trade group
Legislation on Renewable Heat Incentive delayed yet again due to Parliamentary backlog
Government struggling to meet targets to decarbonise heat
Further delay threatens building of AD...
London introduces world’s toughest emission standard
From 7am drivers of older, more polluting petrol and the dirtiest diesel vehicles will pay the new T-Charge plus the Congestion Charge
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...
Nature is vital to beating climate change, finds new study
Nature could cost-effectively deliver over a third of greenhouse gas emissions reductions required to prevent dangerous levels of global warming - the equivalent of...
EU Finance Ministers declare carbon pricing key to low carbon economy
The European Union Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has declared that carbon pricing is one of the policies and incentives needed to drive...
WWF investigation reveals surprising extent of river pollution from sewage in England and Wales
Around 40% of rivers in England and Wales are polluted with sewage, according to the results of a nine-month investigation released by WWF on...
