World Habitat Day 2021
Today is the United Nations' World Habitat Day, with this year's theme focusing on 'Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world.'
First celebrated in 1986...
World Bee Day 2021
Today is the fourth annual observance of the World Bee Day.
The 20th of May celebration of bees was adopted by United Nations to...
Growing old ungracefully? Nigel Cornwall introduces his series on the 30-year-old GB electricity market
THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month and ICON marked the occasion with a feature that shared a brief timeline...
‘It’s time to get our house in order while the sun is shining’: UK100...
Following publication of UK100's series of Local Net Zero Delivery progress reports, Rupert George, their Director of Communications and Campaigns, offers more insight into...
Net zero is a transition step, not the end point, GHD Vice President tells...
"We all need to start thinking about a net-negative future", Tej Gidda, Vice President and Future Energy Global Leader at GHD, tells ICON in...
‘Joining the drops is the key to keeping the taps running’, MOSL talks to...
In this thought piece James Higgins, Corporate Affairs Manager at MOSL, offers insight into the role of non-household market plays in water efficiency in...
Digital consultant outlines common smart home misconceptions for ICON readers
In his thought piece for ICON, James Ritter introduces us to some common misbeliefs about smart homes.
Recently, we have all been spending a lot...
Rebecca Gaskill talks Green Homes Grant
It is evident that the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking the Prime Minister’s promise to Build Back Better seriously, by announcing a pledge to...
On wondrous trails of greenspace – access to nature in the UK through the...
In this opinion piece, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen takes a look at inclusivity of greenspace from her native cultural perspective.
Since I started working in...
Build, build, build is not enough to facilitate a net-zero-driven COVID-19 economic recovery’, says...
Michael Phelan, Chief Executive and Co-founder at GridBeyond, shares his views on the Uk's Green Economic Recovery Plans & National Grid Forecasts.
The Government recently...
