Interview: Professor Greg Marsden from the University of Leeds on decarbonising transport
Environment Journal recently met Professor Greg Marsden from the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. He’s been integral
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£6m skills programme to boost Scotland’s net-zero housing goals
A new £6m skills programme will help to train the next generation of housing professionals meet Scotland’s net-zero goals. Over
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Portsmouth council receives funding from charity to tackle fuel poverty
Portsmouth City Council has received funding to help 4,000 of its residents get out of fuel poverty. The £170,000 grant
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Net-zero neighbourhood granted planning permission in Wales
Parc Hadau in south Wales, which will be one of the ‘world’s first’ net-zero neighbourhoods, has been granted planning permission
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Legal & General launches modular housing factory near Leeds
Legal & General Capital (LGC) has announced the launch of its modular housing business, Legal & General Homes, with a
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Government doubles council funding for EV chargepoints
The Department for Transport (DfT) will double council funding for residential EV chargepoints to £10m. The money will be open
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London Mayor launches green energy company to tackle fuel poverty
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan today (January 13) launched a new green energy company for Londoners to help cut
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Plans unveiled for rail innovation centre in East Yorkshire
Plans have been revealed for a leading centre for research, development and innovation for the UK rail industry in Goole,
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Co-op commits to 100% recyclable packaging
The Co-op has announced it will only use 100% own-brand recyclable packaging by summer 2020. It means everything from ready
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Drax power station sets 2030 ‘carbon negative’ goal
The owners of Drax power station in Selby say they want to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030. Drax CEO Will
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SUVs threaten to ‘sabotage’ net-zero 2050 goal
The UK’s growing demand for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) threatens to ‘sabotage’ the goal of having a net-zero emissions economy
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Water companies to develop 2030 net-zero plan
Water companies in England will work with two international consultancies, Ricardo and Mott MacDonald, to design an action plan to
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Humberside submits £36m clean energy bid to government
40 Humberside businesses and organisations have submitted a funding bid for £36m for ‘ground-breaking’ ideas to transform the Humber economy
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River-friendly businesses honoured
Local, regional, national and global companies have won ‘River-Friendly Business’ status through an initiative that is helping companies work together
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Firmino, Heung-min, Mane biggest carbon emitters in football
The world’s top 20 footballers alone produce over 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year, and Premier League stars Roberto
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Living near to traffic linked to lung cancer
Living near a busy road increases a person’s chance of developing lung cancer by 10% and stunts the growth of
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‘Floating’ modular homes to respond to climate change
A new ‘floating’ modular home built on water has been designed as a response to climate change and the affordable
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Labour promises a million ‘green’ jobs if they gain power
The Labour Party will create a million ‘green’ jobs through industries such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), tidal energy
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McDonald’s launches new plastic-free programme
Fast-food giant McDonald’s has launched a new programme to cut plastic waste from its restaurants, which will begin by removing
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UK heading for ‘mountain of waste’ unless it can recycle EV batteries
Scientists have urged government and industry to improve electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling methods and prevent a ‘mountain of waste’
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