Sensing a change
When it comes to air quality monitoring, does the new wave of low-cost sensors spell a method change? Rick Gould reports
A decade ago, continuous monitoring for ambient pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter could only be carried out using certified, complex, large, demanding and costly monitoring syContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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Disposable vapes – a challenge to the recycling sector
The transition to a net zero economy, according to the former US president Barack Obama, requires an ‘all of the above’ approach. Part of this is increased reliance on lithium batteries, enabling the electrification of consumer goods like cars, bicycles and scooters. The relatively recent popularity of lithium batteries, which is partly due to their flexibility in applications, has extended to reusable and disposable vapes or e-cigarettes.
The UN has approved a resolution to create the first global treaty on plastic pollution, calling it “the most significant environmental multilateral deal since the Paris accord”.
Dame Ellen MacArthur tells Chris Seekings about her work promoting circular economy principles across the global economy, and how her experience as a record-breaking sailor helped prepare her for the task
In R. (on the application of Finch) v Surrey County Council, the appellant appealed against the dismissal of her judicial review claim. She sought review of the council planning authority’s decision to grant permission to expand an oil well site and drill four new oil wells.
Yorkshire Water has agreed to pay £300,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust following a sewage discharge incident in Leeds in 2018.
Almost a year after the government banned plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers, Defra has consulted on a proposal to ban more single-use items.
Nic Seal explains how the UK’s Japanese knotweed problem could present an opportunity for carbon capture
Thames Water Utilities Limited has been fined £4m for discharging half a million litres of sewage into Seacourt Stream and Hinksey Stream in Oxford over two days in July 2016.
David Burrows delves into the controversy around carbon offsetting, and examines the moves to make the voluntary carbon market more effective and reliable
