Friday, April 26, 2024

Iceland aims for net zero by 2042

Iceland has announced that it has reduced its operational carbon footprint by nearly three quarters (74%) since 2011, aiming to be carbon neutral by...

NatWest to disclose climate impacts of projects it finances in new scheme

NatWest Group has become the first major UK bank to sign up to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials. Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials is...

On your bike as £2bn cycling and walking scheme launched

Thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for everyone and bikes available on prescription will be rolled out under new plans...

Recycled waste water used to tackle Scottish Water site fire

Fire crews used an innovative tool to help extinguish a major fire in Cupar by fighting the flames with recycled treated waste water -...

High-profile parents urge PM to place children at the centre of green recovery in...

Over 100 high-profile parents from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood to Lead of Climate Assembly UK Professor Rebecca Willis, urged Britain's government on Sunday to...

Maidstone Council voices need for more social housing as over a quarter of residents...

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) in Kent has voiced a need for social housing in the area in their new Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The SPD...

EU Commission invests €1 billion in clean technology projects

The first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund, one of the world's largest programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, has been...

Staffordshire council unveils climate strategies

After declaring a climate emergency a year ago, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has established the Climate Change sub-committee and agreed a work programme to...

Importance of protecting coastal environments highlighted as new research suggests their importance to well-being

A new study suggests that exposure to coastal environments can play a significant role in boosting human health and well-being, due to the ‘therapeutic effects’...

Enhanced modelling tool to improve river water quality

Work to enhance the modelling tool used to target investment to improve river water quality has begun ahead of PR24. UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR)...