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Building the bioeconomy

A profile picture of Professor Aline Miller By Aline Miller Filed Under: Research and development, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: August 29, 2024

Current manufacturing processes across all industrial sectors rely on petrochemicals, either to power them, or as starting points for their product. This over reliance on finite fossil resources is having a detrimental impact on the health of the world and its population. Professor Aline Miller explains how industrial biotechnology can break this addiction to petrochemicals […]

Tagged With: biotechnology, CS-Biotechnology, economy, infrastructure, innovation, MIB, science & engineering, sustainability, technology, waste

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New governments bring new opportunities: a way forward for green finance?

James Jackson author headshot By James Jackson Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Cities and Environment, Environment, UK economy Posted: August 19, 2024

Following the result of the general election in July 2024, the new Labour government is now responsible for ensuring the UK gets back on track with its Net Zero objectives. Green finance has become a burgeoning area of climate politics and financial markets, raising the question over how the new government might utilise it to […]

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

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Rooting for effective reforestation: landscape context and woodland cover

Author headshot Matt Dennis By Matthew Dennis Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Environment Posted: August 12, 2024

Woodland in the UK stands at 14.5% land-cover compared to 40% for Europe as a whole. Government targets aim to reach 17% by 2030 – a huge increase on the ground in a short space of time. In this article, Dr Matthew Dennis demonstrates how the question of where to create new woodland is key […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, climate change, environment, sustainability

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Energy consumption: solving the storage problem

Robert Dryfe Photograph By Robert Dryfe Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Environment, Renewables, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: July 11, 2024

To combat climate change, all developed economies have set the goal of carbon-neutrality by 2050. This means securing more energy from renewable sources. Achieving a high proportion of renewable energy production in the UK and other developed countries is only possible with suitable energy storage infrastructure, to bridge periods of low or no power generation from […]

Tagged With: carbon reduction, energy, environment, net zero, sustainability

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Policy responses for the breakdown in climate consensus

Paul Tobin headshotProf Matthew Paterson By Paul Tobin and Matthew Paterson Filed Under: Energy and Environment Posted: July 4, 2024

From 2021 onwards, there has been a ‘climate consensus breakdown’ – and a backlash against net zero. This backlash has changed the nature of Conservative-Labour competition around climate change, from one focused around policy performance, to one questioning how ambitious and rapid UK climate policy should be. The two biggest parties also faced electoral competition […]

Tagged With: climate change, environment, general election, net zero, sustainability

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Untangling the threads: addressing microfibre pollution

Headshot of Libby Allen. Libby pictured smiling in to camera, wearing black top.Headshot of Jingyi Li, pictured smiling into camera. By Libby Allen, Claudia Henninger and Jingyi Li Filed Under: All posts, Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: April 29, 2024

As clothes are washed and worn, tiny fibres below 5mm in length are broken off or released from the fabric itself, which are called microfibres. With increasing concerns over the persistence of this pollution, Libby Allen, Dr Claudia Henninger and Jingyi Li are exploring preventative solutions to reduce pollution released from the laundering of clothes. […]

Tagged With: consumption, environment, fashion, sustainability, Tyndall

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A silicon revolution for sustainable farming

Professor Bruce Grieve headshot By Bruce Grieve Filed Under: All posts, Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted: February 1, 2024

An increasing population, political pressures, and severe weather events are all putting global food production at risk. The use of AI in agriculture could help farmers and agricultural decision makers to access more accurate data to improve productivity and sustainability. In this article, from our publication On Resilience, Professor Bruce Grieve explores the future of […]

Tagged With: infrastructure, science & engineering, sustainability, technology

Arms holding a placard in the air with a recycling symbol on it.

Catalysts or constraints? Emerging policies for a circular plastics system in the UK

Headshot of authorMaria Sharmina By Adeyemi Adelekan and Maria Sharmina Filed Under: All posts, Environment Posted: January 24, 2024

Every year over half a million tonnes of UK plastic waste intended for recycling is rejected due to contamination. The UK also exports more than 60% of its plastic waste burden to other countries. The existing UK plastics system is complex and confusing, but emerging regulations aim to simplify it and promote a circular economy. […]

Tagged With: environment, sustainability

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Accelerating the electric vehicle transition in the UK     

James Jackson author headshot By James Jackson Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: January 22, 2024

Following the publication of the industrial strategy in 2017, in which Theresa May attempted to envisage a post-Brexit future, electric vehicles (EVs) were identified as an important opportunity for the UK political economy. Yet, despite the almost annual publications that reiterated the need for EVs to become a significant feature of the UK, attempts to […]

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

Promoting flood protection: setting a target for 10% improved water retention in towns and cities

Iain White By Graham Haughton and Iain White Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Environment Posted: January 18, 2024

Every year flooding affects communities around the UK. The Chartered Institute for Water and Environmental Management recently contended that although there has been expert agreement for many years about reforms, policy change has been slow. In part, this is due to the complex governance system within which flooding occurs. In this article, Professor Graham Haughton […]

Tagged With: climate change, communities, environment, infrastructure, sustainability

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