Change management
Why is it difficult to make it part of business as usual?
Change Management is not well understood amongst business leaders plus the skills to...
Winning Support for Continuous Improvement Projects
Your quick step-by-step guide
Gaining support to implement and sustain a continuous improvement program is an oft-voiced concern within organisations. These concerns reflect frustration in...
Tackling our productivity gap requires a shift in thinking
Mark Beatson, Chief Economist at CIPD (the professional body for HR and people development) outlines what needs to be done in order to boost...
Cutting to the chase
Antoon Burgers, Program Manager at Holmatro Special Tactics Equipment outlines the advantages of using hydraulics to speed up special tactics operations
Speed is essential in...
Engineering a cleaner future for UK fossil fuels
Leadership and clear decisions are needed to drive cleaner energy infrastructure forward, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Dr Jenifer Baxter
As we near...
Realising the CCS Ambition
Judith Shapiro, Policy and Communications Manager at The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) asks whether the government will consider CCS in the 2015 Energy...
Power On Connections – self service is great news for customers
Finally, following years of lobbying, Ofgem has introduced legislative changes that will change the face of Competition in Electricity Connections forever, finally creating a...
Maintaining momentum in the North Sea
There is plenty of life left in the North Sea oil and gas industry, insists UK Minister of State for Energy, Andrea Leadsom MP
The...
Lower bills and healthier homes
Maria Wardrobe, Director of External Affairs at National Energy Action outlines the importance of tackling fuel poverty in the UK
Fuel poverty remains a bigger killer...
Volcanic hazard assessment and risk management
The impact of a natural event such as a volcanic eruption can significantly disrupt human life. The long periods of quiescence that are quite...
Let us take stock of our situation regarding Earth’s climate
1. Climate change is not a hoax. It is real and is happening now. The global average temperature is steadily increasing and there is...
Mountains and Climate Change
It is well known that the current rate of warming in response to increasing ‘greenhouse-gas’ concentrations (e.g. CO2) is amplified at high latitudes and...
Addressing the energy storage bigger picture – The Interreg IVA SPIRE Project
The Interreg IV project SPIRE (Storage Platform for the Integration of Renewable Energy) managed by the Special European Union Projects Body provided £2.9M to...
Transforming Europe’s energy system
Research and innovation could accelerate Europe’s energy transformation, as outlined by EU Commissioner for Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete in a speech at the SET-Plan...
Agriculture and climate change
Agriculture both contributes to, and is affected by climate change. The EU needs to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture and adapt its food-production...
Profile: Factitious foods to reduce production costs of beneficial insects
Factitious Prey for Production of Stinkbug Predators for Biological Control of Agricultural Pests - Juan A. Morales-Ramos and M. Guadalupe Rojas
Stinkbug predators (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) are...
Organic farming isn’t bad, but sustainable agriculture is better
Gavin Whitmore, Senior Manager – Biodiversity at the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) looks at how integrated pest management supports the sustainable intensification of agriculture
Society...
Peptides control organ loss in plants
Have you ever wondered why the petals fall off your tulips after a week in a vase? Why trees drop their leaves in the...
Direct support for EU farmers
The EU’s recent €500m aid package is good news for European farmers and agri-food markets, writes EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan
Market difficulties and price...
In Malmö our waste becomes our fuel
Daniel Skog from the City of Malmo outlines how locally produced vehicle fuel could help the city’s transport become more sustainable
In Malmö every third...
