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Clearing the air: pollution and cardiovascular health

Holly Shiels headshot By Holly Shiels Filed Under: All posts, Environment, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: May 20, 2025

Air pollution is increasingly recognised as a major contributor to ill health, including cardiovascular disease. One of the most harmful chemicals released by burning fossil fuels – phenanthrene – is linked to heart disease, as well as other illnesses. Here, Professor Holly Shiels outlines work to investigate the sources of air pollution, the effect on cardiovascular health, […]

Tagged With: air quality, environment, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, public health, SMS

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Rattling the supply chains: creating a more sustainable way to do business

Photograph of man By Arijit De Filed Under: All posts, Environment Posted: April 22, 2025

As global supply chains account for approximately 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable supply chain management is not merely an ethical aspiration; it is a strategic imperative with far-reaching implications for economic, environmental, and social wellbeing. In this article from our publication, On Infrastructure, Dr Arijit De explores what steps policymakers and regulatory bodies […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, energy, sustainability

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Can hydrogen help decarbonise small industrial emitters?

Maria SharminaHeadshot of Dr Vincenzo Spallina. By Maria Sharmina and Vincenzo Spallina Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Environment, Inclusive Growth, Renewables, Research and development, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: April 7, 2025

Decarbonising industry, among other hard-to-abate sectors, is a high priority in the UK as the country embarks on a pathway to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The government’s focus to date has been on the decarbonisation of large-scale energy-intensive industries. However, more than a fifth of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions come from […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, CS-Energy, energy, environment, Hydrogen, inclusive growth, net zero

Urban green infrastructure: understanding and assessing risks from climate change

By Jeremy Carter Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Environment, Urban Posted: March 31, 2025

Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and intensity, whilst climate change projections point towards further, largely negative, impacts on humans and nature. In response, climate change adaptation has become a stronger component of policy agendas globally. As part of this response, climate risk assessments are routinely undertaken across a wide variety of sectors and […]

Tagged With: climate change, communities, environment, Greater Manchester, infrastructure

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Driving improvement – socially just green transport solutions

Karen Lucas headshot By Karen Lucas Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Environment, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted: March 24, 2025

As the UK transitions to net zero and shifts to low carbon transport, policymakers are faced with the challenge of ensuring that a push for greener transport makes travel fairer and more accessible for those on low incomes. In this article, Professor Karen Lucas explores the detrimental impact of poor public transport connectivity and makes […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, climate change, communities, inclusive growth, inequalities, infrastructure, national railway, net zero, sustainability, transport, urban

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Hydrogen: the missing piece in the clean energy puzzle

Aoife Foley headshotDlzar Al Kez headshotFaraedoon Ahmed By Aoife Foley, Dlzar Al Kez and Faraedoon Ahmed Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Environment, Renewables, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: March 17, 2025

Hydrogen has been proposed as a clean energy carrier, offering a sustainable and efficient alternative to fossil fuels during the net zero transition. Hydrogen’s significance lies in its production process, which in some cases means that it can be a zero-emission energy source. Hydrogen’s high energy density and versatility allow it to be used in various forms, including […]

Tagged With: #OnHydrogen, carbon reduction, energy, environment, Hydrogen, net zero

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Decarbonising transport: is hydrogen the answer?

Alice LarkinAmanda Lea-Langton By Alice Larkin and Amanda Lea-Langton Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Environment, Growth and Inclusion, Renewables, Science and Technology Posted: February 25, 2025

The UK government has enshrined net zero into law, but if it is to meet its targets then big strides need to be made towards decarbonising land-based transport, aviation, and shipping. Unlike most land-based transport, aviation and shipping are considered ‘difficult to decarbonise’. Their long-lived infrastructure, ongoing reliance on energy dense fuels, and issues around […]

Tagged With: #OnHydrogen, carbon reduction, energy, environment, Hydrogen, infrastructure, net zero, sustainability, transport

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Positioning green infrastructure as essential infrastructure in the UK

Ian Mell By Ian Mell Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Environment, Urban Posted: February 17, 2025

As the impacts of the climate and biodiversity emergencies become clearer, there is a growing need to rethink how infrastructure is developed and managed in the UK. The planned redundancy of concrete and steel as building materials makes sustainable urban development problematic. However, the EU, via their Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) research programme, and the UK […]

Tagged With: #OnInfrastructure, climate change, environment, infrastructure, SEED, sustainability, urban

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Getting it right: are hydrogen standards good enough?

Profile picture of Dr Chris Jones By Christopher Jones Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Environment, Renewables, Research and development, Science and Engineering Posted: February 11, 2025

Hydrogen has the potential to be an important industrial feedstock and fuel. There are, however, various ways to produce and use it, leading to diverse supply chains with different environmental implications. Two considerations for the role of hydrogen in a low carbon economy stand out – ensuring that hydrogen production and supply has sufficiently low […]

Tagged With: #OnHydrogen, carbon reduction, climate change, energy, Hydrogen, net zero, science & engineering, sustainability, Tyndall

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Plastics policies are changing the game—but are SMEs being left behind?

Headshot of authorMaria Sharmina By Adeyemi Adelekan and Maria Sharmina Filed Under: Energy and Environment, Environment, Growth and Inclusion, Renewables Posted: February 6, 2025

The UK plastics policy landscape is undergoing major changes. While consultations stress the importance of avoiding harm to SMEs, policies often lack concrete measures against such harm. Research by the University of Manchester indicates that current and forthcoming plastics policies, shaped by these consultations, would affect stakeholders across the plastic supply chain differently, with SMEs […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, economy, environment, inclusive growth, net zero, productivity, sustainability, Tyndall

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