Eastbourne promises to tackle air pollution
Eastbourne Borough Council has committed to tackling air pollution in the local area…
Following a meeting with a local environmental campaign group, Eastbourne Borough Council...
Carnivore research can shape wildlife management policies
John D C Linnell, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research discusses how using large carnivore research can be used to inform wildlife management policies in Norway
Conflicts...
£2.75bn funding to aid agriculture research
European Commissioner Phil Hogan has announced £2.75bn will be made available to support agri-innovators…
Speaking at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association conference in Denmark,...
£1.5m funding for Scottish offshore wind research project
The Scottish government has revealed £1.5m will be made available to support research and innovation in the offshore wind sector…
A total of £1.5m funding...
Space heating – the blind spot of the EU energy and climate policy
Pertti Salminen, Director, EU Affairs and Antti Kohopää, Adviser of District heating at Finnish Energy highlights the benefits of district heating…
Heat consumption of residential,...
From spruce to beech forests – fundamental ecosystem transformation driven by climate
Professor Line Nybakken, Norwegian University of Life Sciences talks about the climatic potential of beech trees...
Beech has a wide distribution in Europe, but reaches its...
Oxford City Council investigates city-wide heat network
A study into how buildings in Oxford use heat and electricity is being conducted by the city council and its partners…
A new study examining...
A new Sustainable Development Strategy for Switzerland
Daniel Dubas, Head of the Sustainable Development Section at the Federal Office for Spatial Development outlines the Federal Council’s Sustainable Development Strategy and its...
New mayor gives major heat network project green light
The next phase of a major infrastructure project to build a heat network across Bristol has been given the go-ahead by the new Mayor of...
Strengthening partnerships between cities
Hella Dunger-Löper Member of the European Committee of the Regions (COR) outlines the core principles that should shape the EU’s new Urban Agenda…
A wall...
How will the EU referendum affect UK fishing laws?
The Prime Minister and Boris Johnston have clashed over the impact of the EU on the UK’s fishing industry…
On the BBC’s Countryfile programme, former...
A rare opportunity to ‘turn the tide’
Oliver Johnson, Policy Executive at Environmental Industries Commission outlines the challenges caused by flooding and highlights details from the Turning the Tide report...
Previously occasional,...
Self-service for ICPS is great news for the customer
Bob Theobald, Managing Director, Power On Connections talks about why self-service for Independent Connection Providers creates a competitive and open energy market...
Finally, following years of lobbying, Ofgem...
COP21 and the Paris Agreement
Dr Daniela Jacob, of the Climate Service Center talks about COP21 and the role of climate services...
After the dust has settled on COP21 – and now...
UK science body calls for review of European GM crops ban
The Royal Society has called for a review of the decision to ban GM crops across Europe…
The president of UK science body the Royal...
North Yorkshire fracking gets green light
North Yorkshire fracking proposals were given the go-ahead by the county council yesterday evening, in the face of fierce opposition…
The County Council planning committee...
Ljubljana – European Green Capital 2016
The European Green Capital team outline why Ljubljana is the first and only European green capital in central and south Eastern Europe…
Ljubljana is a city...
Farm subsidy IT failure could cost Scottish government £125m
The mismanagement of the IT system for farm subsidy payments could see the Scottish government incur penalties totalling up to £125m…
IT failures relating to...
Soil organic carbon – the most precious substance on the planet
Arwyn Jones and Emanuele Lugato, European Commission Directorate-General Joint Research Centre, outline the importance of soil...
When the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei wrote 400 years ago,...
Government reveals £400 on-the-spot fine for illegal waste dumping
Environment Minister Rory Stewart has revealed new measures to deter people from fly-tipping…
Local authorities will be given new powers to tackle fly-tipping, it has...
