How can businesses create a more sustainable post-COVID world?
Edward Harbison, Corporate Marketing Manager at Instant Offices shares his thoughts on how businesses can be more sustainable after we emerge in a post-COVID world.
The role of reverse vending technology in a deposit return scheme
Truls Haug explains the role of reverse vending technology in deposit return schemes, ahead of the schemes set to be introduced in the UK over the coming years.
Carbon offsetting is vital to a cleaner, greener future
Carbon offsetting is the solution for those who want to compensate for the emissions which they produce. Here, Mark Whittaker, General Manager for Consumer Sales at Flogas, examines how it can help us to lead a cleaner, greener future.
Scientists find 1.9 million pieces of microplastic on seafloor
Policy intervention needed as scientists discover the highest levels of microplastic on the seafloor via an international project tracking the 'missing' 99% of ocean plastics.
Food waste during a global pandemic can create opportunity for change
Food security is one of the biggest concerns emerging globally: What can be changed in the UK to stop food waste?
What are intelligent or smart buildings?
Paul Wells from IM&M explains that there are a complex array of products and solutions today when it comes to intelligent or smart buildings.
Research explores how Indigenous people face food pollution
The University of Helsinki reviews the impact of climate change on food pollution experienced by Indigenous people globally.
Advances in recycling and replacing plastics
Laura Clews, UK & European Patent Attorney at Intellectual Property Firm, Mathys & Squire, highlights recent innovations in recycling and replacing plastics.
Environment focus: Sweden’s take on the climate emergency
The work of Minister for the Environment and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister in Sweden, Isabella Lövin, is charted here when it comes to the climate emergency.
Sustainable agroecosystems: Research to assess the benefits of regenerative grazing principles
Richard Teague, from Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Texas A&M University, discusses sustainable agroecosystems.
The changing arctic ice caps: Insights from ice cores
Martin Sharp Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, provides more compelling commentary on the changing arctic ice caps, focussing on the insights to be gained from ice cores.
100 climate neutral smart cities
In this article, Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General of EUROCITIES, explains her thoughts on 100 climate neutral smart cities in more detail.
Noise reduction solution bends sound waves upwards: Less impact on environment
Here, Bart Willems discusses the Dutch noise reduction solution using diffraction to decrease the impact on the environment.
Websites hold the key to green government
While public sector organisations are exploring ways to meet their sustainability commitments, there’s often one obvious area that is overlooked: Varnish Software’s Lars Larsson explains why websites hold the key to green government.
Improving air quality around schools
Mathew Hassell, founder and CEO of Kura, discusses how the school run can be changed to improve the air quality around schools and protect children’s health, following the reduction in pollution amid the UK lockdown.
Crops for the future: Accelerating protein transitions with new plant-based foods
Sabrina Ruzanski & Emanuele Zannini detail PROTEIN2FOOD, a project that concerns pioneering crops for future generations, most notably, accelerating protein transitions with new plant-based foods.
The built environment: The effects of office conversions in the Netherlands
Sophie Hoogendijk and Gideon Bolt from the Faculty of Geosciences – Utrecht University, describe the effects of office conversions in the Netherlands, commencing with commentary on vacant offices in this analysis of the built environment.
Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) works to improve urban climate modelling capabilities
Here, GERICS discusses how they are engaging with stakeholders to improve urban climate modelling capabilities and fight climate change.
Magnetic resonance for detecting ground and soil water
Dr. Stephan Costabel, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Resources, and Prof. Dr. Mike Müller-Petke, Leibniz-Institute for Applied Geosciences, discuss the use of magnetic resonance for soil moisture mapping.
polynSPIRE: Building a future without plastic waste
Here, Tatiana Garcia-Armingol discusses proposed innovations in mass recycling that seek to create a functional future without plastic waste.