Thursday, May 2, 2024

New partnership aims to develop UK engineering industry

In response to the climate change emergency to carry out energy transition and net-zero carbon technologies and business, decision-makers and managers require better practices...

Biodiversity loss poses ‘a significant and under-appreciated’ threat to financial stability, new report says

Biodiversity loss poses a significant and under-appreciated threat to financial stability, and central banks and financial supervisors should act to confront nature-related risks, according...

Hold the carbon as £10m funding to make distilleries greener launched

£10 million fund has been announced to help UK distilleries go green and cut emissions by switching to low carbon fuels such as hydrogen. Today...

Extra funding helps farmers diversify into forestry and help fight climate change

Scottish farmers and crofters are being offered £1 million in funding to diversify into forestry and help with the fight against climate change. The money...

Large bodies of water can cool cities but small ones can make temperatures and...

Large bodies of water in urban areas can be effective at removing pollutants and heat from cities, but smaller ones can actually make the...

Scottish Government announces new Centre of Expertise in Biodiversity and launches consultation on research...

Plans to commission a Scottish Centre of Expertise in Biodiversity have been announced as part of the new draft strategy for the environment, natural...

New report examines people’s attitudes to climate change and net zero policies

A new Net Zero Living report, led by the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) and the market research company Ipsos MORI,...

New rules set to further protect blanket bogs

Legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats has been brought forward by the government. The new regulations...

Sustainability to be put in curriculum for architect students from September

Architects Registration Board (ARB), which sets the criteria that institutions teaching architecture must meet for their students to qualify and register as architects, has...

New partnership calls on government to harness the power of finance sector to drive...

Insurance company Aviva has announced a new climate-focused partnership with WWF, which will focus on shifting the financial sector to Net Zero. The conservation charity...