Funding for flood infrastructure has increased by just £3m in ten years
Central government funding for flood infrastructure has increased by just £3m in ten years, according to a report published by
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Buildings must be recycled and not demolished, urges Historic England
Historic England is calling for existing buildings to be reused and recycled rather than demolished and built from scratch in
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Researchers to test new methods of flood prevention
Researchers from the University of Liverpool will join the Woodland Trust and the Environment Agency to test new methods of
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London Mayor launches £3.6m retrofit programme to tackle housing emissions
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a £3.6m Retrofit Accelerator for Homes programme to help cut carbon emissions
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Researchers have generated electricity ‘out of thin air’
Researchers have developed a new device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air. They
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Hydropower could be the future of energy and water storage
Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS) could be an affordable and sustainable solution to store energy and water, according to new
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WWF urges government to add deforestation protections to Environment Bill
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is demanding that the government makes changes to the Environment Bill in order to end
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New materials could improve energy storage technologies
Researchers have found a new way to improve energy storage, which could be used to expand the technology of fast-charging
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Government to spend £90m on reducing carbon emissions
The government has announced plans to spend £90m to reduce carbon emissions for households and businesses. In an announcement made
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£11m project to remove plastic from the English Channel
Organisations across the South West are coming together as part of an international project to remove and prevent plastic pollution
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How fungi can help create a green construction industry
Ian Fletcher Senior Lecturer in Architecture at Leeds Beckett University discusses the future of building developments, from mushroom materials to
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Majority of consumers would boycott a brand for environmental reasons
A new report by the Dutch banking group ING has revealed that consumers are willing to stop using brands based
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UK coal decline due to carbon tax, report finds
The UK’s sharp decline in coal use is largely down to the coal carbon tax, according to researchers at University
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Bristol becomes first council to declare an ‘ecological emergency’
Bristol City Council has declared an ‘ecological emergency’ in response to the escalating threats to wildlife and ecosystems across the
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New facility to test flood prevention technology
A new National Green Infrastructure Facility which opened last month (January 24) will allow engineers to test new technologies that
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Edinburgh council will plant one million trees by 2030
Edinburgh City Council has announced that they will plant one million trees by the end of the decade to become
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Reducing air pollution could be a ‘natural climate solution’
Reducing air pollution could allow plants to grow faster and capture more carbon dioxide (CO2), according to researchers at the University of
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‘Enhanced’ Environment Bill returns to Parliament
The long-awaited Environment Bill has returned to Parliament today (January 30) with two ‘enhanced aspects’ that promise to tackle plastic
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Electrifiction of waste collection vehicles could reduce CO2 emissions
The electrification of waste collection vehicles could bring significant benefits to the environment and air pollution, according to a new report.
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Palm oil production is a major contributor to CO2 emissions
Preparing land for palm oil plantations releases high levels of CO2, according to research published in Nature Communications. Palm oil
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