Lidar research aims to further understanding of waves and coastal erosion
An international research project led by the University of Bath is investigating the impact of waves on coastlines using novel laser measurement devices.
This innovative...
CDKN and Ricardo launch guide on implementing Paris climate commitments
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Ricardo Energy & Environment have launched a new guide to support countries with implementing their commitments...
GIB invests £28m in Edinburgh EfW plant
UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has today committed £28m of debt finance to a new £142m energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at Millerhill in Midlothian,...
Climate expert condemns political inaction while praising Thatcher: ‘the only PM to understand the...
ONE of the world’s leading climate experts has accused past prime ministers of paying lip service to global warming. Professor Peter Wadhams said that...
UK oil and gas sector urged to take advantage of £210bn renewables boom
ORE Catapult highlights opportunities to unlock high growth potential of oil and gas sector suppliers
Britain’s world-leading experience in oil and gas could be harnessed...
2017 rateable values include unexpected business rates hike for solar rooftop
Business rates for ‘mainly export’ solar agreed with Valuations Office but concern over 6-8 fold tax hike for business solar rooftops
The draft rateable values...
Water sector faces uncertainty as a result of Brexit, says trade body
Concerns about funding for infrastructure, investment in research, and environmental regulation are among the issues raised by British Water members in the aftermath of...
Scotch whisky industry renews commitment to sustainability
A series of seemingly amibitious environmental targets was announced by the Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA), the principal trade body for the sector, on 21...
National landowner calls for public money to be used for public good
National land management charity the Land Trust has responded to the Government Environment Audit Committee's inquiry on the future of the natural environment post...
Scotland’s marine sector in jeopardy without support
At Scottish Renewables' Marine Conference in Inverness on 13 September, director of policy Jenny Hogan used her opening speech to call for greater clarity...
Setting the scene for a US offshore wind boom?
Early September appeared to mark important milestones for US adoption of offshore wind as an energy source, with the appearance of the first such...
UK likely to miss 2020 energy target
The starkest warning yet that the UK is on course to miss it’s 2020 renewable energy targets was issued in early September by the...
Government announces improved flood defences and countermeasures
The Government released a National Flood Resilience Review on 8 September, outlining a number of measures to be put into effect, including enhancements to...
Community energy retains overwhelming backing of uk public, and increased support among Conservative voters,...
An overwhelming majority of the public would support local renewable energy projects, including wind turbines, if they were owned and controlled by the community,...
WWEM 2016 lab conference focuses on priority pollutants
Laboratory analysts from around the world will congregate in Telford (UK) on 2nd and 3rd November to focus on the testing, monitoring and analysis...
UK Government announces microbeads ban
The UK Government is set to ban the use of microbeads found in cosmetics and cleaning products like facial scrubs, shower gels and toothpaste,...
Battery storage firms win National Grid tender to provide grid balancing technology
Seemingly an important boost for the development of technologies to help with balancing services for the electrical grid, National Grid announced on 26 August...
Aberdeen researchers win funds to establish marine energy centre in SE Asia
Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have won £165,760 in funding from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Prosperity Fund to support...
Research partnership to look at how infrastructure programmes interact with the natural environment
Global infrastructure services firm AECOM and the University of Salford launched a new research partnership on 16 August with the aim of improving understanding...
Neonicotinoid insecticides linked to wild bee decline across England says new study
Exposure to neonicotinoid seed treated oilseed rape crops has been linked to long-term population decline of wild bee species across the English countryside, according...
