Environment

Entry gate to interior of car ferry traveling from Portsmouth to Fishbourne as it departs from the English coastline. Interferry, a global trade association for the ferry industry, has warned that ferry operators are facing rising costs under the EU Emissions Trading System faster than practical decarbonisation solutions are being deployed. The warning has renewed […]

(Left to right) Matt Dibbs, Tim Wilson and Andrew Scott, directors of Meteor Communications. The environmental technology company Meteor Communications has been included in the 2026 edition of The Sunday Times 100 Tech, Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies, published on 16 January. Meteor Communications provides innovative environmental monitoring solutions, implementing real-time monitoring systems for critical

Flooding in Perth in 2015. People across Scotland are being invited to share their experiences of local flooding issues to help inform how flood risk is managed in their communities, as support ongoing work by SEPA on Scotland’s next Flood Risk Management Plans. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s public consultation, launched on Wednesday 21 January,

A new review brings together the latest scientific advances aimed at understanding and mitigating ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digestion systems. Published in Agricultural Ecology and Environment, the study synthesizes more than a decade of research and highlights emerging tools that could help stabilize biogas production from nitrogen rich wastes such as animal manure, food waste,

One of the UK’s main DNOs, UK Power Networks, says it is deploying a cutting-edge device to support the adoption of low-carbon technologies on traditional electricity networks. To help customers adopt technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels without delays, the group is trialling a new technology that maximises the use of existing low voltage

The Air Voltaic Cell uses high-voltage pulses to convert thermal and chemical potential energy in the air into electrical power UK climate tech investor Elbow Beach has made a £2 million seed investment in Ionech, an Oxfordshire-based clean-energy company developing a novel technology that generates electricity from the thermal energy of ambient air. Ionech’s core

Water deserves the same level of focus globally as climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new paper from the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals which urges organisations to move beyond traditional environmental management approaches and adopt more holistic, catchment-based water stewardship practices. By 2030, the health and livelihoods of an estimated 4.8

A close-up of the roots of a hydroponic plant. New research appears to signal a reframing (or the need for one) in relation to how biofilms are viewed in space biology, and the previously overlooked role they might play in ensuring the health of space missions. On Earth, microbial biofilms — dense, self-organising communities of

To mark Clean Air Night (22 January), Healthy Air Scotland, a coalition of public health, transport and environmental charities is calling on the Scottish Government to address the public health impacts caused by domestic burning. The call from Healthy Air Scotland comes as the coalition launches its manifesto ahead of the Scottish election in May.

Image credit: Shutterstock AI Levels of PM2.5 from tyre and brake wear can be cut significantly by a simple switch to (often inexpensive) brake pads and new braking technology, according to a report published by consultancy firm Ricardo in December, for the UK Department of Transport (DfT). With electric vehicles (EVs) being heavier than internal