This white paper examines the current challenges for clean energy infrastructure and identifies solutions that industrial clusters, transport and logistics industries, and the wider clean energy value chain can jointly explore in order to accelerate its deployment. Thirteen new industrial clusters from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, …
This report, released on the first anniversary of the Dieselgate scandal, exposes the shocking number of dirty diesel cars on the EU’s roads and the feeble regulation of cars by national authorities that have focused on protecting their own commercial interests or those of domestic carmakers. In the US, following …
More than £20m will be invested in doubling the area of ocean under marine protection around British overseas territories, the Government has announced today (15 September). “Protecting four million square kilometres of ocean is a fantastic achievement, converting our historic legacy into modern environmental success,” Duncan said. Moreover, an additional …
Londoners face a one in five probability of queuing in the street at standpipes for their water for days or weeks during a sweltering summer in the coming 25 years, owing to drought brought about by climate change and a lack of water infrastructure, new data suggests. As the UK …
Londoners are backing Sadiq Khan’s plans to crack down on air pollution in the capital, with more than 70 per cent of residents supporting plans to bring forward measures to restrict polluting vehicles in the city, according to the results of the Mayor’s air quality consultation. Some 15,000 people responded …
Consortium led by ‘clean cold’ specialist Dearman wins funding to further develop zero emission refrigeration engine Clean cold specialist Dearman has won £6m in government grant funding to support the development of its zero-emission engine fuelled by liquid nitrogen. Dearman will lead a consortium of organisations and universities to further …
State of Nature reveals the destructive impact of intensive farming, urbanisation and climate change on plants, animals and habitats More than one in 10 of the UK’s wildlife speciesare threatened with extinction and the numbers of the nation’s most endangered creatures have plummeted by two-thirds since 1970, according to a …
Universal access to global agriculture data will improve food security policies, say campaigners. The opening of data sources in agricultural research is needed to deliver the global goal of delivering zero hunger by 2030, say campaigners. The call has been made by the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition …
Campaigners have attacked the government for rejecting calls by MPs for greater action on air pollution, as severe pollution episodes were predicted for parts of the UK this week. MPs warned in April that dangerously high pollution in British cities was a “public health emergency”, and told ministers to take …
The objective of the study was to estimate how far changes in the prevalence of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in England have been associated with changes in quit success, quit attempts, and use of licensed medication and behavioural support in quit attempts. Original Source
Fifty-one new buses will operate on two all-electric routes in central London by end of 2016 The first two all-electric bus routes in central London will be running by the end of the year, Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) announced as the first nine vehicles of the capital's …
Britain could save 5 billion pounds ($6.64 billion) a year by 2050 if it invests now in technology to capture and store emissions underground, a government advisory body report said on Monday. CCS, which traps emissions blamed for global warming during the burning of fossil fuels and stores them underground, …
It’s that time of year when Britons are used to unpacking their winter wardrobes. But don’t disturb the moths just yet: forecasters say Tuesday could be the warmest September day in more than 40 years. The UK’s Indian summer is set to continue, with the mercury predicted to climb to …
The U.K. could build facilities to capture and bury carbon pollution under the sea at a similar price to offshore wind farms and nuclear plants, a government adviser will say Monday, setting out options for tackling climate change. Carbon capture and storage could be deployed at a cost of 85 …
An Olympic-style delivery agency could ensure the costs of implementing CCS are kept to a minimum, says the report The costs of tackling climate change can be slashed if a network of pipes is built to store waste carbon dioxide under the North Sea, a report says. The technology - …
Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK report. The nationwide survey found that people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to know about the link *. And men are less …
The review was set up in January 2016 to assess how United Kingdom can be better protected from future flooding and extreme weather events such as during December 2015.
The U.K. government may need to delay until next year the release of a plan on how the country will meet carbon reduction targets for 2030, according to the new climate minister. In his first public comments since his appointment last month, Minister of Climate Change Nick Hurd said Tuesday …
Iron is known to be toxic to brain cells, and tiny magnetic iron particles (magnetite) are thought to be involved in the development of neurological disorders. Now, for the first time, we have identified the abundant presence of these highly reactive particles in human brains. Previous studies have suggested that …
London's infamous smoggy roads have been tackled by policy makers hoping to decrease air pollution in the city. Now, 10 years of data show that they're on the right track. Scientists at King's College London analyzed a wealth of data to determine exactly how air pollution has been changing in …
Only 3% of UK householders think there is a stigma attached to wasting food, while many try to save money by switching off lights or turning down the heating, instead of reducing food waste, according to a report. The Sainsbury’s survey of food waste habits shows that the vast majority …
