Day: 9 October 2009

Energy efficiency in homes is low hanging fruit

Government targets to ensure all newly built homes are zero carbon by 2016 are admirable, but this is a drop in the ocean compared to the savings that could be made by more aggressively tackling the emissions from the existing housing stock.

Consultants tell us who they want to work for

Those working for environmental consultancies in the UK have taken part in a secret ballot to tell us who their dream employer would be.

New map reveals UK and Ireland’s sinking feeling

A coastal map created by a university has shown southern Ireland, eastern England and Wales are sinking while Scotland is rising.

School builds nature reserve on roof

A primary school's green roof has been made a local nature reserve after more than 700 varieties of plants were put in.

New rules for cleaning up ‘meth’ contamination

New guidance has been issued for the cleanup of land polluted by criminals making methamphetamine.

£200bn investment needed to safeguard power industry

Power industry regulator Ofgem has painted a bleak picture of the world's energy future claiming massive investment is needed to safeguard it.

Global green building standard in the pipeline

Those who develop and manage green building standards around the world are to join forces as part of an initiative to establish a truly international method of benchmarking buildings.

Study will look at UK’s carbon storage potential

A multi-million pound study that will look at how much CO2 could be stored under the seabed around Britain was launched by the Energy Technologies Institute today.

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