Whitehall axe put carbon capture and storage back a decade, claim MPs
A government decision to scrap a £1bn programme to develop technology to capture and store carbon (CCS) could delay its
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Pollution
Correlation between fracking and asthma attacks, study finds
Asthma sufferers who live near natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry are more at risk of attacks than
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Stop sidestepping the issue – we must adapt to climate change now
Climate change is real and the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 evidence report provides the solid evidence needed to refute
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Abolition of DECC ‘raises urgent questions’
The chair of the energy and climate change select committee has said he is ‘astonished’ at prime minister Theresa May’s
Read moreClimate change solutions stifled by silo policymaking, report finds
‘Silo thinking’ among public sector bodies has been blamed by international experts as one of the key obstacles to tackling
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Cautious green light for fracking
The government’s climate change advisors have given a cautious green light to fracking in the UK. The Committee on Climate
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Air pollution from agriculture: EU exceeds international limit in 2014
Around 94% of ammonia (NH3) emissions in Europe stem from agriculture, mainly from activities such as manure storage, slurry spreading
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Mayor warns of air quality crisis in London
More than 400 schools across the capital are being exposed to air pollution that exceeds the legal limits, new figures
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How Blackpool turned the tide on cleaner water
Blackpool won its first Blue Flag in May and is now vying to secure the same status for the rest
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Brexit is the ultimate test of government’s environmental commitment
The outcome of the EU referendum has divided opinion, but within the sustainability sector there appears to be real concern
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Sweden pilots first electric highway
The world’s first public electric highway will be officially launched today. A 2km stretch of the E16 between Gävle and Sandviken
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Diesels more polluting below 18C, research suggests
Pollution from many popular diesel cars is much worse when it is colder than 18C outside, new research suggests. Testing
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The Fifth Carbon Budget is a chance to change our approach to transport
The government has a big problem with carbon from transport. Just as other sectors of the economy are beginning to
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Creating a new generation of young green leaders
The benefits that high quality, accessible green infrastructure brings to local communities have been well proven. Green spaces provide neighbourhoods
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Why animal agriculture’s environmental impact is still being ignored
This World Environment Day marked 10 years since the UN described the livestock sector as ‘one of the most significant
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Town hall chiefs and campaigners call for air quality action
Campaigners have warned that a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) into air pollution may not reflect the
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The growing case for driverless trucks
Driverless trucks use less fuel, reduce carbon emissions and cut congestion – and the first ‘platoons’ could be just around the corner
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MPs sound alarm on neglected soils
Ministers are failing to protect Britain’s soils on farmland and in cities, MPs say. The Commons environmental audit committee warns
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Council cuts create more school run trips claim campaigners
Cuts to council transport budgets have created 100m more ‘school run’ car journeys each year, a pressure group has warned.
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Landmark decision has moved fracking forward but it’s only a small step
After a five-year hiatus, the fracking industry looks to be restarting following the decision by North Yorkshire County Council to
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