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The environment: Clean water is life, health, food, leisure and energy
Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) argues that clean water is life itself, but also our health, food, leisure and energy
The future of cities in the UK: A vision for 2030
Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of Core Cities UK and Leader of Leeds City Council sheds light on a new report, Cities 2030 Global Success, Local Prosperity, which details a vision of UK cities in 2030
Fighting Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in our water: Where to begin?
Mikael Khan, Director of Technology at Arvia Technology lifts the lid on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in our water supplies
Financing the low carbon economy: Heat networks
Meeting the UK’s legally binding climate change targets will require complete or near-complete decarbonisation of heat. This article will explain how heat networks could help to make this possible
Brits demand more protection for nation’s heritage sites
Passionate Brits want more measures put in place to protect the nation’s heritage sites, according to new research
How the environment is impacting the catering industry
As the world wakes up to the impact we're having on the environment, consumers are demanding businesses take action. From a much-publicised move against plastic straws to utilising compostable waste, going green means big changes to the way the catering industry operates
Government launches plan to ban plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds
The Government has set out its plan to ban the distribution and sale of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds
5 ways to help your business go green
Waste management experts at Indaver know how daunting it can be for businesses to implement a green policy and recycle, so they have shared 5 ways to help your business go green
Call for new innovations to tackle climate change
Britain's best innovators and researchers will be invited to pitch their ideas to help tackle climate change on towns, cities and the countryside as part of the modern Industrial Strategy
Seaweed sauce sachets to help cut down on harmful plastic waste
Dissolving seaweed sauce sachets and technology inspired by a suckerfish to remove plastics from rivers are among 11 innovative projects to win the backing of a £4 million government fund to clean up the environment
Government distribute £400m to remove unsafe cladding on social housing
The Government has began releasing its dedicated £400 million fund to remove and replace unsafe cladding on high-rise social housing.
Post-Brexit fair funding for farmers across UK
The Government has announced that it will issue fair funding for all farmers across the UK when we leave the EU in March 2019.
UK’s largest companies pledge hundreds of millions to tackle climate change
To mark the government's first ever Green GB & NI Week, top businesses across the UK have announced significant pledges worth hundreds of millions of pounds to tackle climate change
World Food Day 2018: CO2 emissions and the dangers of food production
Food production Study reveals annual CO2 emissions for 130 nations, underlining how citizens could reduce their carbon footprint by switching to a vegan diet
Taxing manufacturing businesses on plastic & non-biodegradable materials will fund better recycling
Businesses who use plastic and other non-biodegradable materials should be taxed to slash landfill use, says waste management agency
Can we rethink how and when we access household products to tackle climate change?
The public is supportive of emission reduction strategies that are likely to bring significant changes to the way we access household products such as clothing, cars, appliances and furniture to tackle climate change, finds a new study led by Cardiff University
Microplastics found in fifty percent of freshwater insects
New research shows that microplastics are being overlooked in river ecosystems where they contaminate insects and pose risk to other wildlife
Cardiff’s £7m role researching greener planet
A £7m investment in research will help Cardiff University scientists play a key role in developing cleaner, greener industrial processes
eHarvestHub gives small farmers centre stage on the global market
Our global economy is leaving our small farmers behind, yet they produce more than 60% of the fresh food we consume. eHarvestHub gives farmers direct access to the global market making our food more affordable and accessible, as this analysis from Alvaro Ramirez at eHarvestHub reveals
Turning radiation damage into an opportunity for nanotechnology
As part of the imaging of nanoscale phenomena, exploring the fundamentals of electron matter interactions to turn radiation damage into an exciting opportunity for nanotechnology is discussed here by Postdoctoral Researcher, Anna Elsukova from the Technical University of Denmark.
