How solar pv installations can drive down electricity prices
As the government considers various proposals to make rooftop solar mandatory for new homes, Mark Greatholder and Aliki Zeri examine the legal, practical, and...
WRAP report documents the financial benefits of adopting circular economy practices
A new report assessing 200 UK businesses and 1,500 consumers appears to show that the adoption of a growing number of circular economy practices...
PurAffinity signs first commercial agreement for full-scale deployment of its PFAS removal technology
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Puraffinity, a leading innovator in PFAS removal technologies, has signed its first commercial agreement...
Profiling an invisible hazard: Equipping sites to work with hydrogen
While hydrogen has advantages that explain its ongoing use as a putative green replacement for many other fuels, it does present a quite distinct...
Clean Shipping Alliance criticises move to restrict use of scrubbers in ports
The Clean Shipping Alliance, a representative body within the shipping industry, has criticised a decision last week by North Atlantic marine protection body OSPAR...
Net zero report sets out path to cut carbon and costs for small firms
Small firms are keen to become more energy-efficient, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), but they are being held back by the high...
Traffic noise: Time to get serious?
The developers of noise cameras insist there's a case for them, and the public seem to agree. So far, a number of localities worldwide...
Real-time CO monitoring protects workers in mobile cleaning units
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A recent solution for carbon monoxide monitoring demonstrates significant safety, data and productivity...
Government attempts to reduce environmental protections in planning bill could breach international law, says...
The government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be in breach of international law, according to new legal advice from a leading KC.
Planning and...
Planning permission secured for UK’s first carbon capture enabled cement works
Cement maker Heidelberg Materials UK has secured planning permission for its Padeswood carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in North Wales – said to...
Avoid CMA greenwashing clampdown by “investing in sustainability training” urges Environmental Law expert
From Sunday 6 April, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been granted significantly enhanced enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and...
Making sense of the system: Highlights from the Corry Review
The Corry Review recommends a number of changes to the way environmental regulation operates, in a bid to pull off that long elusive political...
Bridging the nature-finance gap
By Samantha Willis, Biodiversity Consultant at Ramboll
In a significant step towards global nature recovery, bridging the Nature-Finance gap was at the heart of negotiations...
Hydrogen safety to be researched by industry-academia project in Aberdeen
A research project at the University of Aberdeen is investigating new materials and methods for hydrogen transportation and storage, repurposing existing assets and skills...
How Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) models can improve access to green technology
Businesses across Europe are facing mounting pressure to invest in more eco-friendly practices, but high upfront costs and operational challenges stand in the way....
£1.8 million will support initiative to engineer a quieter future
An interdisciplinary network of engineers, policymakers, industry stakeholders and social scientists, led by the University of Surrey, will take on one of the UK’s...
Balancing sustainability and noise in air source heat pumps
Hope Denton, Acoustic Solutions Specialist at Jacksons Fencing, writes
The UK has set ambitious targets to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and one key...
Opportunity knocks: Judith Hackitt speech pinpoints why we don’t learn from accidents (and how...
A powerful address by former HSE chair Judith Hackitt in November – at a meeting of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland - offered...
Global shipping finance portfolio moves closer to alignment with net zero climate goals
Data from financial institutions appear to show that the global finance portfolio for shipping has moved closer to alignment with ambitious decarbonisation trajectories set...
Investors shun long-term ESG rewards in quest for short-term gains, says EY survey
A blinkered view of climate change and sustainability has taken hold across the world’s investor community and is fueling a focus on short-term performance...
