Evaluating sustainable energy
Elena Nekhaev, Programmes Director at the World Energy Council, details how energy analysis is important in order to achieve future energy sustainability
According to the...
E3-Modelling research finds first-mover advantage for the European Union as frontrunner in climate action
In Paris, delegates from the 196 UN parties will meet in December 2015 to negotiate a global climate agreement. Countries accounting for roughly a...
BFS blue Enterprises technology. The solution “Converting CO2”
Because of the human cycles of production and consumption, our food, energy and environment are intricately linked. According to the projected growth of the...
Regulation of agricultural waste in Scotland
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) outlines the importance of effective waste management
Conserving and protecting the world’s natural resources is vital, and effective waste management...
Researching soil and the climate
Tom Sauer joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) as a Research Associate at the National Soil Tilth Laboratory (NSTL) in...
Agroforestry and its impact
Dr Thomas J. Sauer, Research Leader at the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture details the importance of agroforestry for...
The National Organic Program – Ensuring organic integrity from farm to table
Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Program outlines the importance of organic farming for the U.S
The organic sector...
Pesticides and sustainable agricultural productivity
Gavin Whitmore, Biodiversity Manager at the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) explains the importance of crop protection for sustainable agriculture
Pesticides are perhaps one of the...
Arthropods in Biological Control
Arthropods are characterised by the presence of an exoskeleton and articulated legs. The phylum Arthropoda includes more than 80% of the known species with...
Supporting rural communities
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan believes rural areas hold many of the solutions for 21st Century challenges, and EU programmes...
Impacts of human activities on changing Arctic ecosystems
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, environmental contaminants have been transported from temperate latitudes to the Arctic via the atmosphere, ocean currents and...
Biopolymers: Research challenges
Polymers & Biopolymers
Since World War II and with advances in chemistry, technological progress and the growth of material science, a new class of synthesised...
Driving culture to local communities
Open Access Government outlines how DCMS and the Museums Association help to encourage local communities to engage with the culture and heritage sector
Museums and...
A responsibility for fire safety
David Smith, Export Manager and FIRESA Council Secretary at the Fire Industry Association explains the Fire Safety Order and asks if you know who is...
Challenges for civil engineering in a changing world
Prof. Dr Bernhard Elsener from ETH Zurich, Institute for Building Materials details how civil engineering must evolve with a changing society
Civil engineering is traditionally...
Towards the EU Urban Agenda: results of the Latvian Presidency
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia details the importance of small and medium-sized urban areas in the context...
Designing a resilient Don Watershed in Toronto
The city of Toronto is a massive never-ending blur of concrete. The immense redevelopment of the waterfront consists of apartment towers as far as...
Non-Human Primate (NHP) Research in Switzerland
In the context of a Project of Cooperation and Innovation (PCI) launched by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the...
A New Catalyst for an Ancient Bulk Chemical
A research group at DTU Chemistry shows, that zeolite recrystallization allows synthesis of extremely efficient gold nanoparticle catalysts
This latest research from DTU Chemistry could...
Equality starts in early education
OAG highlights the work being done by the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education to help remove education barriers for vulnerable and disabled...
