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A TEAM of scientists at Cardiff University has, for the first time, developed a way of predicting the size of plastics different animals are likely to ingest. The researchers, from the University’s Water Research Institute, looked at the gut contents of more than 2,000 animals to create a simple equation to predict the size of a plastic item an animal...

EMISSIONS Trading System should be scrapped or Poland should be exempted from the scheme to free up funds for Warsaw to fight the effects of the coronavirus, a senior Polish official told Reuters. Under the Emissions Trading System the EU charges for the right to emit carbon dioxide and European power generators, industrial emitters and airlines running flights within the...

SIMPLE initiative could change attitudes and behaviour towards fossil fuel use, health experts at The British Medical Journal have suggested. Warning labels should be displayed on petrol pumps, energy bills and airline tickets to encourage consumers to question their own use of fossil fuels. Like health warnings on cigarette packets, the labels should state clearly that continuing to burn fossil fuels...

GOVERNMENTS have a historic opportunity today to steer global energy investments to a more sustainable path, the executive director of IEA has said. According to Dr Fatih Birol, despite the coronavirus pandemic turning into an unprecedented crisis, we must not lose our sight from clean energy transitions. In a recent blog post, Dr Birol stated: "The coronavirus is turning into an...

THE COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been has been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made by the COP Bureau of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), with the UK and its Italian partners. A UNFCCC spokesperson commented on the announcement: "In light of the ongoing,...

WATER company staff are continuing to keep the nation's water and sewage services running during the current COVID-19 crisis. The Government has officially designated water and sewerage workers as ‘key workers’ in a critical public service – and as a result thousands of water personnel have continued to be out on UK streets carrying out critical maintenance, laying new pipes,...

TRANSMISSION demand residual charge reforms have been delayed into 2022 after Ofgem responded to industry concerns over consumer preparedness. The reform intends to move the residual element of transmission network charges from demand to a fixed charge based on a site’s available capacity, or recent annual demand. The decision to delay the charge was made amid worry over risks that would...

Scanned whilst home alone...  The last time I sat and put fingertips to keyboard, the world was a very different place. We worked in offices, met friends in person and toilet roll had not yet become a tradable commodity. Now that’s all changed, and I feel like a terrible person. It wasn’t too many weeks ago when I exclaimed to a...

A SMOOTHIE and juice manufacturer is ready to start building its £210m carbon-free factory in Holland. Innocent Drinks, a subsidiary of Coca-Cola, will build its ‘blender’ factory in the Port of Rotterdam’s new Food Hub. Once complete, the factory will create 190 jobs and produce over 400 million bottles of chilled juice a year for 17 European countries. Chris Fielden, group supply...

CLIMATE Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced that the Scottish Government will not be publishing the Climate Change Plan update at the end of April. The decision has been taken in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Ms Cunningham said: “The Scottish Government is fully committed to tackling the global climate emergency and to updating the Climate Change Plan to reflect our...