World Habitat Day 2020
Today marks the World Habitat Day, created by the United Nations.
First celebrated in 1986, each annual observance has seen a new theme focused on...
Fuelling the battery skills pipeline: EIT InnoEnergy looks at the urgent need for more...
We need to rethink how we train the next generation of battery engineers, Frank Gielen, Education Director at EIT InnoEnergy, writes in his thought...
‘Scramble to net zero’: GHD writes to ICON
Setting net zero targets isn’t enough without a clear strategy to meet them. The race may be on – but, for most UK industries,...
“All you need is one person who cares about the world”: Great Big Green...
To celebrate this year's Great Big Green Week, Sustainability Consultant Natalie McClay shares stories from around to world to inspire ICON readers to join...
A Merry Different Christmas
To celebrate Christmas, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen steps away from news momentarily to share her festive thoughts with our readers.
Whether or not you celebrate...
What’s the matter? Why particulates pose such a problem to our health: Clean Air...
To mark this year's Clean Air Day, Senior Environmental Consultant Anthony Armitage tells ICON readers why improving air quality is as vital as our...
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...
Why the entire energy system must buy into digitalisation for net-zero: National Grid ESO...
To deliver on Great Britain’s net-zero ambitions, we need to learn from one another, Carolina Tortora from National Grid ESO tells ICON readers in...
Driving sustainability in the unfashionable side of battery production: Stora Enso writes for ICON
With increasing demands for electrification and rising standards of living, it’s essential that we find new and smarter technologies to meet the future, Lauri...
Anaerobic Digestion and Food Waste Recycling: Opportunities for an alternative, sustainable method of waste...
In this thought piece, Jonathan Croley and Benjamin Thomson from Ashfords LLP tell ICON readers about the opportunities Anaerobic Digestion offers as local authorities...
