#WomenWeSalute2018: Vicki Hird, Campaign Coordinator, Sustain
In the fourth instalment of #WomenWeSalute2018’ we speak to Vicki Hird, campaign coordinator for food and farming policy, Sustain Vicki
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#WomenWeSalute2018: Amelia Womack, deputy leader of the Green Party
The second interviewee to feature in Women’s Environmental Network’s latest ‘#WomenWeSalute2018’ series is Amelia Womack, who will be speaking at
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We must all take responsibility for cleaner air
There is no easy way to fix the UK’s air quality crisis, say Lesley Vining and Matt Davies, but should
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#WomenWeSalute2018: Ruth Rogers, founder of The Canvas Café
The sustainability sector is thriving with women leading many of the initiatives. Yet still, as one of Women’s Environmental Network
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Natural assets: we need to change the way we view the environment
We need to stop viewing the environment as the provider of free services, say Paul Leinster and Leon Terry. It’s
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Combining smart technology with renewables to tackle climate change
A new study has looked at how investment in community-level renewable projects can help to meet the future energy needs
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A smart approach could mean half of UK’s energy is renewable by 2030
A 50% renewable energy supply, which is both profitable and secure, is possible for the UK’s electricity grid by just
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Which new low-carbon technologies can be developed and commercialised quickly?
A new study provides clues as to which innovative low-carbon technologies will successfully get onto the market quickly. The findings
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Councils to get tougher powers to deal with ‘litter louts’
Councils have welcomed a government consultation on the proposed introduction of regulations that would enable them to issue fixed penalties
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District council to challenge wind turbines decision
North Norfolk District Council is to challenge the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to allow appeals against two refusals of planning permission
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Research reveals the many benefits of making roads from waste
Recycled waste material could play a major role in the construction of roads in Europe – bringing both environmental and
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Biodiversity study points the way to more durable green roofs
Using living organisms such as bacteria or fungi as an alternative to chemical fertilisers can improve the soil biodiversity of
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Environmental assessments of buildings only tell half the story
Researchers have called for a more wide-ranging approach to assessing a building’s green credentials. It comes after they studied a
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World Bank loan scheme ‘failing clean energy’
A multi-billion dollar global fund is encouraging the construction of fossil fuel projects, at the expense of cleaner options, a
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London’s dirty air: how bad is it?
The cold, calm weather of the past few days has seen London and the south east experience very high levels
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Project aims to grow a ‘city of trees’
A project aims to plant three million trees – one for every man, woman and child – in Greater Manchester
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Obama administration gives $500m to UN climate change fund
The US government has given half a billion dollars to the UN’s Green Climate Fund, just three days before Donald
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Trump team moving away from supporters on climate science
Donald Trump and his cabinet accept far more of the research on climate change than many of their political supporters,
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Huge Antarctic iceberg poised to break away
An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists
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Germany ‘pollution spike’ follows New Year’s Eve fireworks
New Year’s Eve fireworks contributed to dangerously high levels of pollution in several German cities, official figures suggest. In Munich,
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