Around 24.5 million homes – 85 per cent in the UK – are currently heated by natural gas Plans for 10-month hydrogen heating trial near Gateshead comes as WWF Scotland […]
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Back to news homeReports: Sharma offers to quit BEIS for full-time COP26 focus
Alok Sharma inspects insulation on a visit to Wokingham business InstaGroup last year Business Secretary offers to leave departmental role in order to concentrate fully on leading the UK’s climate […]
Ørsted secures green light for mammoth 2.4GW Hornsea Three offshore wind farm
The blades for Hornsea One are 75m long | Credit: Ørsted UK’s Planning Inspectorate grants consent for major wind farm despite concerns over potential impact on local seabird populations Ørsted […]
2020: A heartening year for tackling the climate crisis
The climate will only respond to carbon cuts – in 2021 companies must begin turning their net zero plans into action, writes ClimateCare CEO Vaughan Lindsay How does one even […]
What does the vaccine mean for cold chain sustainability?
Covid-19 vaccines are expected to begin rolling out in 2021 The coronavirus vaccine presents an opportunity to build a greener market and supply chain for refrigeration After the BioNTech-Pfizer’s coronavirus […]
The impacts of 2020 that could ripple for years to come
‘Stay at home’ – those three simple words that sum up 2020 have had a huge impact, the complexity of which will take years to unravel, writes AECOM’s Robert Spencer […]
‘Disastrous extremes’: Christian Aid catalogues $145bn cost of 2020 weather disasters
The most costly climate-related weather disasters in 2020 hit the highest total ever, the report claims | Credit: John Carnemolla Most costly floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires in 2020 […]
What it will take for the UK water industry to achieve net zero by 2030?
The water industry must develop a clear set of actions to minimise net zero costs and boost investor attractiveness, writes Arup’s Ann Cousins When it comes to the climate emergency, […]
‘A huge relief’: Historic UK-EU trade deal avoids cliff-edge Brexit for green businesses
Boris Johnson marked the trade agreement by publishing the above photo to the Number 10 Twitter account | Credit: Downing Street Brexit deal finally brokered on Christmas Eve, but big […]
The three circular economy trends that defined 2020
Plastic continues to dominate the circular economy agenda | Credit: BsWei Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year […]