24 Jun 2021
Thames Water has appointed a new Director to its Executive team to expand its renewable energy business and open-up more green spaces for customers to enjoy across London and the Thames Valley. Tony Vasishta will start on July 6 as CEO of Ventures, a new business unit that will unlock further benefits to its customers, […]
24 Jun 2021
If you are active on climate change – Sir David King’s new Advisory group – Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG) will be of interest: sign up here https://ccag.earth/ Business Green ‘Featuring Sir David King and the IEA’s Fatih Birol, new group plans to offer regular warnings and policy advice on the urgent need to combat […]
16 Jun 2021
Climate change Committee Report The CCC has published its independent assessment of UK Climate Risk today, including: BBC ‘The UK is woefully unprepared to deal with changes occurring to the climate, government advisers say. A report by the independent Climate Change Committee predicts warming will hit the UK harder than first thought. It warns of […]
15 Jun 2021
UK Parliament Research Briefing ‘ Water quality and availability are linked to the wider environment, agricultural practices and energy security, and these interdependencies can be a source of vulnerability. Evidence suggests that a broader risk-based systems approach to water resource management could improve water resilience. This allows a better understanding of risks across society and the impact of trade-offs between stakeholders, the environment and the economy in different management scenarios. Environmental policy […]
15 Jun 2021
Thames Water has appointed a new Director to its Executive team to expand its renewable energy business and open-up more green spaces for customers to enjoy across London and the Thames Valley. Tony Vasishta will start on July 6 as CEO of Ventures, a new business unit that will unlock further benefits to its customers, […]
14 Jun 2021
PML: On World Oceans Day, and ahead of the G7 later in the week, leading UK experts from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and partners shone a spotlight on the critical role the ocean plays in greatly slowing the rate of climate change but also the subsequent impacts of this and why support from nations for […]
14 Jun 2021
For the first time, grooved brain corals rescued from a disease outbreak and maintained in human care have been bred with wild corals that survived the disease, in a collaborative restoration initiative between scientists at the University of Miami (UoM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and The Florida Aquarium. This breakthrough research effort […]
08 Jun 2021
Direct air capture (DAC) and greenhouse gas removal programme In June 2020 the Prime Minister announced up to £100 million of new research and development funding to help develop direct air capture technologies in the UK. As part of this, the innovation competition seeks to support the development of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) technologies to […]
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