The university has also called on the Universities Superannuation Scheme to abandon its £1bn investments in fossil fuels.
Read More »London’s Illegal Air Pollution Peaks Fall Almost 100% Since 2016
The Mayor’s Office notes before Sadiq Khan came into power. London’s air exceeded the hourly legal limit for nitrogen dioxide for more than 4.000 hours.
Read More »London. Manchester and Coventry Score A on Climate Action
Urban areas including Mexico City. Cape Town. Los Angeles. Iskandar and Leicester landed the top ranking on the list. which bases its scores on emissions output. climate vulnerabilities and risk mitigation.
Read More »UK Scientists win £1.2m to Investigate Ways to Decarbonise Steel Industry
Steel manufacturing is a high carbon process and every tonne that is manufactured creates around 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Read More »UK’s Renewable Adoption Rate Has Driven Fastest Decarbonisation in World
An independent analysis by academics from Imperial College London says the power sector’s emissions fell from 161 million tonnes in 2010 to 54 million metric tonnes in 2019 as a result of clean electricity.
Read More »UK Carbon Start-Up Captures $16m Financing from Investors
Carbon Clean Solutions Limited will use the investment to deliver an existing pipeline of global projects to lower emissions from industry.
Read More »London Mayor Launches £3.6m Fund to Make Homes Energy Efficient
The Retrofit Accelerator for Homes will provide financial support to local authorities and housing associations to make ‘urgent’ upgrades and improvements.
Read More »Renewables Need more Government Support
Despite more of the UK’s power being generated from renewable sources than from fossil fuels in 2019. people want to see even bolder clean energy policies.
Read More »UK’s Aviation Sector Confirms 2050 Landing for Net Zero Target
The Sustainable Aviation coalition predicts it will be able to reduce net emissions from 30 million tonnes per year down to zero. while simultaneously growing passenger numbers by 70%.
Read More »E3 Diplomats Warn US About Bullying Tactics against Iran
Diplomats from Germany. France and the UK drew a line in the sand this month. telling US officials their bullying tactics wouldn’t help marshal support for President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
Read More »