As the world grapples with the current pandemic, other threats, not least our climate emergency, have not gone away. In 2020, the economic disruption from Covid-19 cost the world’s economy more than...
Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss, the new Chatham House report, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Compassion in World Farming, describes three actions needed for food system transformation in...
A variety of innovative new technologies could help slash emissions from the shipping industry.Many freight ships use the dirtiest forms of fossil fuel, with the industry emitting around one billion tonnes of carbon...
Waste management firm Indaver says energy recovery facilities are actually strictly regulated.Firework displays are more environmentally damaging than energy-from-waste plants.
That’s the suggestion from waste management firm Indaver, which claims despite public concerns...
Chip fat and other vegetable oils could be used to replace polluting fuels used to power freight vessels.
Chip fat and other vegetable oils could soon be used to replace the polluting fuels...
It autonomous ‘Vera’ vehicle aims to slash emissions and boost productivity in logistics operations.Volvo has announced a new autonomous electric vehicle (EV) to works in ports, factories and other logistics centres.Its ‘Vera’ design has no...
Farmers are ‘up for radical thought’ following bad harvests due to extreme weather, NFU says. From low-emission cows to robotic soil management, the farming industry will have to explore new approaches in the...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its highly anticipated report Sunday on what needs to be done to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The answer: social and technological change...
The River Thames has become a ‘wild west’ unbound by new laws to clean up the city’s roads, say campaigners.
A huge new cruise ship terminal planned for the River Thames would lead...
They aim to reduce emissions from upstream operations to below 0.25% by 2025.
Thirteen of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have agreed a first collective target to reduce methane emissions.They have announced a goal...
The Environment Agency says farmers must take the lead by changing their land management practices
Unlike many other air pollutants, emissions of ammonia have increased since 2013.
That’s the verdict from the Environment Agency,...
The EU has launched a consultation to seek views regarding the development of its long-term emissions reduction strategy.
It aims to gather opinions, information and knowledge from interested parties such as citizens, businesses,...
Carbon emissions reached a historic high in 2017 according to a new report by a major intergovernmental organisation.
Figures released by the International Energy Agency show higher energy demands and a slowing of...
Volkswagen's supervisory board had meeting on Wednesday to approve a draft $4.3 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, a key milestone in its attempts to recover from its emissions test cheating...
A French government report published last month omitted significant details about Renault cars emitting nitrogen oxides at levels 9 to 11 times higher than EU limits. “The report was ultimately written by...
NYC Clean Fleet, named by NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, is the newest idea in cutting vehicle emissions. This electric vehicle fleet will be the largest to hit cities in the United...