A new education pack aimed at primary schools has been launched by two leading agriculture organisations.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) and Farming and Countryside...
Lindsay Wright, Policy Engagement Manager at the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), outlines the potential for thermal energy storage in the UK
Thermal energy storage uses...
Analogue and numerical modelling
Volcanoes are one of the main geological systems hosting economic and energetic reservoirs; i.e. geothermal energy. As soon as magma (i.e....
Because of the human cycles of production and consumption, our food, energy and environment are intricately linked. According to the projected growth of the...
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...
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...
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 are characterised by the presence of an exoskeleton and articulated legs. The phylum Arthropoda includes more than 80% of the known species with...
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, environmental contaminants have been transported from temperate latitudes to the Arctic via the atmosphere, ocean currents and...
Polymers & Biopolymers
Since World War II and with advances in chemistry, technological progress and the growth of material science, a new class of synthesised...
Suzanne Sharrock, Director of Global Programmes at the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) discusses the impact of climate change on plants
There is unequivocal evidence...
When removing CO2 is no longer a problem and becomes an opportunity
According to the recent Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report presented in Copenhagen by the...
The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was awarded jointly to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. “for their efforts to...
