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WATER is a precious natural resource and using it responsibly not only helps the environment but can help your business save a considerable amount of money with simple measures. Despite what you might think, the UK has less available water per person than most other European countries. London is drier than Istanbul, and the South East of England has less...

GREEN policies such as increasing use of renewable energy and investing in electric vehicles should be at the heart of Government recovery plans after the COVID-19 crisis, according to a briefing paper by the COP26 Universities Network. The document draws on new research assessing the economic and climate impact of taking a green route out of the crisis. It outlines a...

THE GROUP of London's largest housing associations is calling the private, public and charitable sectors to join together to build low cost Homes for Heroes to thank heroic essential workers who have kept Britain going during the coronavirus outbreak. Inspired by the ‘Homes fit For Heroes’ programme after the First World War, G15 has set out a broad outline of...

SSE has stated to have become the first UK supplier to install and manually commission a three-phase meter under laboratory conditions. The announcement follows the company's business energy unit having been taking advantage of the lockdown to develop their smart metering programme. The company's Smart Programme Director, John Abbott, commented on the news: "It’s a significant breakthrough in our drive to...

ALL non-essential traffic should be permanently banned from Edinburgh city centre and public transport should be operated free of charge, one of the city’s leading architects has urged. Malcolm Fraser, Director of Fraser/Livingstone Architects, who has previously advised on the Scottish Government on how to overhaul town centres, said the city’s residents had effectively “reclaimed” the streets from traffic during...

TRAFFIC pollution for most parts of the UK is plummeting thanks to lockdown but more urban ozone, a dangerous air pollutant which can cause airway inflammation in humans, is probably being generated, say experts from The University of Manchester. The analysis was led by Hugh Coe, Professor of Atmospheric Composition and air pollution expert Dr James Allan from Manchester’s Department...

PLANS to implement low emission zones across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee have been paused temporarily in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The decision has been taken by the Low Emission Zone Leadership Group, which includes Transport Secretary Michael Matheson, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham and representatives from the four local authorities, Public Health Scotland & SEPA. Low Emission Zones were...

NEW record for longest period of coal-free electricity generation in Britain has been confirmed by National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO). The previous record of 18 days, 6 hours and 10 minutes – set in June last year – was broken at 6.10am yesterday morning, marking over 438 hours and 10 minutes since the last coal generator came off the...

A COALITION of global businesses across energy, finance and civil society sectors have called on governments to support “a massive wave of investments in renewable electricity” and other low-carbon energy solutions when planning their COVID-19 recovery. Called the Energy Transitions Commission, with its members including BP, Iberdrola, Orsted, and Shell, the group aims to help energy policy and investment decision-making...

THE UK is resisting EU moves to incorporate guarantees on respecting international climate change commitments in a future post-Brexit trade deal, Financial Times has reported. EU officials said the most recent negotiating round with the UK had revealed a 'clear rift' over co-operation in the fight against climate change. While the EU wants to nail down guarantees about shared green ambitions,...