Flood scheme to help one million
Mott MacDonald is providing consultancy services for a project that will improve flood defences and drainage in coastal areas in Bangladesh and help one...
Data firm calls for adoption of more modern measurement techniques following BBC greenhouse gas...
The Jungfraujoch air monitoring station in the Swiss Alps, which has detected large quantities of a particular GHG coming from a location in Italy,...
Government’s post-Brexit fisheries proposals are vague on how they will achieve world leading sustainable...
Lack of detail on sustainability objectives for new Fisheries Bill is of real concern, says MCS
UK marine charity the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says...
Negotiations open in world’s first legally-binding treaty to protect the high seas
Treaty negotiations to conserve and protect nearly two thirds of the ocean opened on 4 September at the United Nations (UN) in what is...
Brexit could drive UK circular economy, says resource recovery firm
Brexit offers fresh opportunities for the UK and its manufacturers to secure their raw material supplies, such as recycled plastics, from a stable domestic...
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...
Extra 823 million plastic bottles will be produced under proposed DRS, warns aluminium packaging...
· Aluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS
· Two thirds of shoppers will switch from buying infinitely recyclable...
Chemicals strategy outlines initial steps towards zero-pollution ambitions of EU Green Deal
On 14 October, the European Commission adopted its new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, described as as a first step towards a "zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free environment" in the context of the EU Green Deal
Record breaking number of brownfield sites identified for redevelopment as housing crisis deepens –...
The number of new homes that could be built on brownfield land has reached record levels, new research by CPRE, the countryside charity, appears...
World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots
A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report - compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir - which includes a...
Time to press on with EPR and Consistency and ditch DRS, says The Recycling...
The Recycling Association has said that the National Audit Office (NAO) report on resources and waste reforms shows that Defra needs to get on...
Widespread contamination of PFAS in drinking water reported by US EPA testing results
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first tranche of testing data for PFAS in drinking water, on 17 August, which seemed to find...
Long-awaited reforms clarify waste collection in England
A pledge to “end the postcode lottery” around what you can and can’t put in recycling bins seemed forthcoming from the government’s long-awaited reforms...
Growth in UK plastic packaging recycling being shipped abroad, including to non-OECD countries
By Tom McBeth, Policy & Infrastructure Manager with plastics resource efficiency group RECOUP
New data reveals an increase in the amount of plastic exported for...
EU rules compel manufacturers to make repair easier
The European Parliament voted on 23 April to adopt new rules on the so-called “right to repair” for consumers, which aim to make it...
Irish job for Clarke Energy
Clarke Energy has signed a contract with Bord na Móna for a landfill gas power plant in the Republic of Ireland.
The plant at the...
How to fast-track ROC and FIT approval with grid connection simulation technology
Grid connection simulation technology could speed up the race by onshore wind and solar developers to beat tight accreditation deadlines for Renewables Obligation Certificates...
China poised for dominance of global renewables market, says report
China will likely expand its dominance of the global renewable- and clean-energy industries as new American energy policies come into play, concludes a report...
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...
Climate change will lead to higher UK water costs
Britain’s water industry will face higher costs for treating and managing water supplies due to the increasing occurrence of drought and flood resulting from climate change, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers .
