Defra faces court action over river pollution
The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) faces fresh legal action over its failure to tackle pollution in
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17% of all food available at a consumer level is wasted
An estimated 931 million tonnes of food is wasted every single year, equalling the weight of 23 million fully-loaded 40-tonne
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Government must spell out how they will measure climate success, says BEIS
The government should spell out how it will measure success at COP26, says the Business Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS)
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High blend renewable fuels could help to decarbonise the HGV industry
The widespread adoption of high blend renewable fuels (HBRF) could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from truck operations by an
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Methane emissions events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020
Methane emission events in Russia increased by 40% in 2020, despite the impacts of Covid-19 on energy demand, according to
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Energy switching decisions could widen inequalities
Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities, according to researchers at the University of Leeds. The researchers spoke to over
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Environment Journal launches new podcast series
The publishers of Environment Journal and Air Quality News are proud to announce the launch of the new podcast series.
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2021 Budget: Fuel tax and carbon pricing remain frozen
In today’s budget announcement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has put emphasis on the importance of green jobs and also announced plans
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£100m to improve energy efficiency of Leeds council houses
Leeds City Council to invest £100m to improve the energy efficiency of council housing over the next five years. Thanks
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European companies on track for 2.7 °C of warming
Just 1 in 10 European companies have emission targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new
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1/4 Brits opting to eat sustainably
A quarter of Brits are opting for sustainable diets in order to reduce their environmental impact, according to a new
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250,000 green apprenticeships needed to fix unemployment and climate crisis
A quarter of a million green apprenticeships would help to address the unemployment and climate crisis, according to a report
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New online portal will help businesses to ‘build back better’
Construction and development company Wates Group has launched a new online portal to help boost sustainability and enable businesses to
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Forests’ ability to store carbon is dropping
The long-term capacity of forests to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires, according to a new
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Government must boost environmental health apprentice schemes, says CIEH
The government must introduce more funding for environmental health apprentice schemes, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) in
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Flood risk is the next major housing ‘scandal’, MPs warn
An influential group of MPs has warned that the government is ‘simply not doing enough’ to protect homes from floods
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Southampton recieives funding to decarbonise public sector buildings
Southampton City Council has successfully secured £1.68m from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS). The PSDS scheme was launched
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Living bricks can generate energy in the house
The Active Living Infrastructure Controlled Environment (ALICE) consortium have created a new type of brick that could revolutionise heating and
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Shoppers lack confidence when trying to shop sustainably
Shoppers don’t trust the sustainability credentials provided by the food industry, according to the EIT Food-funded TrustTracker survey. The survey,
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UK is heading for ‘worst-case scenario’ climate emergency
Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency warned that the UK is seeing the impacts of the climate
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