Textiles and food packaging biggest source of PFAS in Yangtze River
The first study of toxic “forever chemicals” along the full length of Asia’s longest river, the Yangtze, has found 13 different types of PFAS,...
Textile Recycling Association warns of imminent collapse of the sector
The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) are sounding the alarm about the imminent collapse of the textile recycling sector due to global market challenges.
"As the...
Utilities should prepare ahead of mandatory monitoring
Healthier rivers will be one outcome of implementation of the Environment Act 21, writes Darren Hanson of water technology firm Xylem. Now water companies...
Open access database to benchmark the decarbonisation of buildings
Seemingly the first international open access database of its kind, Ramboll CO2mpare is a carbon analysis benchmark database that lets buildings industry actors and...
Reviving England’s rivers: recommendations include Incentivising farmers and comprehensive monitoring
At the close of 2023, Defra asked the British Ecological Society to bring together nearly 40 experts, to collate expert opinion on freshwater policy...
Cost parity for sustainable shipping fuels achievable by 2035
Sustainable shipping fuels could reach cost parity with fossil fuels as early as 2035 with the help of decisive emissions policy such as carbon...
E-waste rising five times faster than e-waste recycling rates
A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022, up 82% since 2010, and it is on track to rise by a...
Partnership aims to install UK-first CCUS pilot plant at EfW facility
Energy-from-Waste (EfW) operator enfinium signed an agreement - on 19 March - with green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to install the UK’s...
Could AI help unblock the logjam in Planning applications?
The specialist air quality company Airly has announced the launch of a new AI tool that it says has been developed to revolutionise the...
Storing hydrogen safely and efficiently: US firm outlines vision
A US firm has a vision to design and develop durable and efficient solid-state hydrogen storage solutions that work under ambient temperature and low...
Consumers unaware of dangers of PFAS in food packaging, finds research
A recent survey appears to find that the majority (80%) of consumers are not familiar with ‘forever chemicals’ and the term PFAS.
The survey was...
Crumbs of consolation? What the budget offered
Dismay at the Chancellor’s Spring budget speech on 6 March seemed widespread among environmental observers, with the REA for example, commenting that it “arguably...
Resource demand gap requires investment, says water minister
Robbie Moore MP, UK government minister for water, has addressed the demand gap in resources during his keynote address at British Water’s International Reception,...
CBI: Green Economy soars 9% compared to UK economy’s 0.1% growth
The UK’s net zero economy grew 9% in 2023 according to a new report commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), with...
Mutable mandate? Sizing up the new BNG requirements
New requirements for construction projects to achieve a 10% net gain in biodiversity or habitats came into force on 12 February. The scheme is...
Data defence: Reflections on the recent water industry cyber-attacks
Matt Eustace, Data Protection Officer at UK AI firm Aiimi, data insights specialists and experts on data security, who work with a number...
EU agrees to establish carbon removals certification framework
The EU has reached a provisional agreement to establish the first EU-level certification framework for the technologies that will be used for permanent carbon...
Comment: The energy sector will continue to thrive through HPC, even as Moore’s Law...
High-Performance Computing (HPC) has become critical in assisting the energy sector, making it possible to analyse complex data, simulate intricate processes, and optimise operations....
One in five in the UK negatively affected by noisy roads
Traffic noise is disrupting the daily lives of Britons with 81% able to hear road noises around their property and one in seven (17%)...
Is the Amazon forest approaching a tipping point?
Global warming may be interacting with regional rainfall and deforestation to accelerate forest loss in the Amazon, pushing it towards partial or total collapse.
Research...
