New Groundwork report highlights vital role of community buildings in creating greener, stronger communities
Community buildings play a vital role in bringing people together and delivering essential local services. From community centres and village halls to sports clubs...
Why water deserves a place in net zero thinking
By Business Stream
Decarbonisation has become central to the way businesses think about climate change, with organisations increasingly focused on moving away from fossil fuels,...
Self-sufficient off-grid computers ‘transform’ government prototyping
Teams at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Transform have pioneered a low-cost, sustainable, and innovative solution to ensuring government...
Chemical upcycling method offers vital plastic waste solution
Plastic waste bound for landfill could be transformed into a more eco-friendly alternative that breaks down quickly and easily.
Scientists have discovered a way to...
Recyclable packaging is often nothing of the sort, says industry expert
Brands are being urged to stop treating sustainable packaging as a tick-box exercise, warning that many products marketed as “recyclable” are being undermined by...
Critical materials made from recycled aluminium
Coventry University is helping a West Midlands aluminium foundry explore how recycled aluminium can be processed into very high-grade materials essential to UK industry.
In...
The climate transition has moved from Paris to prices
For years, the energy transition was framed around ambition: global climate agreements, national roadmaps and corporate net-zero commitments. That phase is giving way to...
Grid reality gap ‘threatens’ UK industrial growth and investment
One third of companies experiencing grid delays say the issue has stymied growth, while others dramatically underestimate what lies ahead.
The UK ’s industrial sector...
Could ‘just planting more trees’ be bad for the environment?
Not all trees are created equal, says Dr. Rich Stockdale, CEO, Oxygen Conservation. Plant something non-native or unsuited to the local climate and you...
Two months to go – The Rothbury Estate appeals for donations to cross finishing line
The largest appeal in The Wildlife Trusts’ history needs a further £9m to reach its target as it asks businesses and individuals for ‘a...
Future-proofing British business: The case for energy independence
The Community Energy sector helps UK businesses to upgrade their premises at zero upfront cost. Dan Curtis, Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-op, explains.
The modern business landscape is increasingly defined...
Energy Minister says AI must ‘bring down’ electricity bills as data centres squeeze the grid
Michael Shanks MP has outlined the government’s energy strategy, including plans to decarbonise power, make bills cheaper, support solar, turbocharge the economy and mitigate...
