Drinking water quality remains high across Northern Ireland, says report
The safety and quality of drinking water in Northern Ireland remains high, according to a Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) Annual Report for 2020.
The Drinking...
Scale-up of solar and wind puts existing coal and gas at risk, says Bloomberg
SOLAR and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population, according to BloombergNEF.
Those two-thirds...
£5,000 insulation vouchers part of upcoming green package
A £3 billion green package with grants for homeowners and the public sector to improve energy efficiency will be unveiled by Rishi Sunak as...
Reconnecting with nature is key for sustainability, says new research
PEOPLE who live in more urban areas and spend less time in nature are also less likely to do things that help the environment,...
‘It’s not enough to just clap for our carers, we need to change practices...
RESEARCHERS from King’s College London Business School have published a paper urgently calling for a new deal for health and care employees that acknowledges...
‘Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill’ introduced into House of Commons
A BILL that would embed sustainability into UK policy-making in terms of fighting climate change, poverty and health inequalities has been introduced to the...
Heriot-Watt University Professor to develop a new Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre
AN INDUSTRIAL Decarbonisation Champion has been appointed to develop plans for a new £20m Research and Innovation Centre at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University.
Award-winning academic Professor...
Even ‘climate progressive’ nations fall far short of Paris Agreement targets, new research warns
NEW research focusing on the UK and Sweden demonstrates just how far even ‘climate progressive’ nations are from meeting our international commitments to avoid...
Just 35 on street electric vehicle chargers per council to be installed by 2025,...
Councils are planning to install an average of only 35 on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers between now and 2025, new research reveals.
The research commissioned by Centrica under a Freedom...
£10m available in the second auction of Woodland Carbon Guarantee
FARMERS and land managers can apply for the scheme to create new woodlands that help tackle the effects of climate change in a government...
