Climate change: An unimaginable calamity
We stride confidently toward a vast catastrophe. Willingly blind to the consequences of our profligate burning of fossil fuels, we speak in hushed tones,...
Geothermal energy: a renewable, low carbon resource for the UK
Jon Busby, Team Leader Renewables, Energy Storage and Clean Coal at the British Geological Survey details the benefits of deep geothermal heat sources in...
Volcanoes and geothermal energy
Taking advantage of the power of the Earth interior
Prof. Joan Martí is the leader of the Group of Volcanology at the Institute of Earth...
Integrated farming delivers sustainability
Patrick Wrixon, President of the European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture (EISA) gives thought to integrated farming and its positive impact on the...
21st Century agriculture
AG looks at the key areas the European Commission is focusing on in regards to agriculture, and how new Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural...
Colony decline attributed to stressed young bees
Young bees are being forced to grow up too fast due to disease killing off older workers...
New research has revealed that the decline of...
Reducing energy costs while cutting emissions
Gregor Paterson-Jones, Managing Director of Energy Efficiency at the UK Green Investment Bank gives an overview of how investing in energy efficiency can help...
EEA: Air quality in Europe
Air pollution impacts all living species and can have a detrimental impact. Dr Valentin Foltescu EEA Project manager – Air quality reporting and assessment...
The evolution of Danish pig farming
The pig farming industry in Denmark is longstanding with 90% of pork produced exported worldwide. The Danish Agriculture & Food Council provides insight to...
Small energy companies win customer satisfaction
According to Which? magazine, small energy companies achieved better customer satisfaction ratings than the big six firms.
Analysis found that energy company npower achieved the...
Oil and gas union leaders hold talks in Aberdeen
The future of the oil and gas industry will be discussed today in Aberdeen after it was announced hundreds of workers face job losses.
Today,...
A solution to combat fuel poverty
The NIA is calling on all political parties to recognise that home energy efficiency needs to be defined as a National Infrastructure Priority to...
Global challenges facing the agriculture sector
Gavin Whitmore, Biodiversity Manager at European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) sheds light on the global challenges that face the agriculture sector
Farmers and an impressive...
The challenge of tackling fuel poverty
Fuel poverty affects millions of vulnerable people in the UK. Chiara Vitali, Parliamentary Campaigner at the Association for the Conservation of Energy, discusses the contributing...
Exposure to air pollution linked to autism
Scientists have suggested exposure to air pollution during pregnancy could be linked to children developing autism.
A study of 1,767 children has revealed that high...
How Iceland is tackling climate change
Climate change is one of humankind’s greatest challenges in the coming decades and beyond. Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources...
EU pesticides laws could cost UK farmers £905m
UK farming could face costs of more than £905m if the European Union brings in changes to pesticides laws.
A report by the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Northern Ireland offshore wind farm scrapped
A £1bn plan to place 100 turbines off the south-east coast of County Down has been scrapped by an energy consortium...
Plans to build the...
Treasury announces £2.3bn flood defence funding
New funding from the Treasury will protect up to 300,000 homes from flood water, preventing up to £30bn of damage.
More than 1,400 flood defence...
Renewable energy is Scotland’s main source of power
New figures have revealed that renewable energy has become the main source of power in Scotland.
Records show that for the first half of 2014...
