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University of Bath researchers have analysed the first six months of a new net zero carbon planning policy in Bath & North East Somerset Published on Friday 20 October 2023 Last updated on Tuesday 24 October 2023 The UK's first Net Zero Carbon planning policy is likely to establish significant carbon savings in new buildings and reduce energy bills for occupants, a study has found.

Researchers are testing soil microbial communities to protect ecosystems thanks to a £2.45 million donation from the Michael Uren Foundation.

The world may have crossed a "tipping point" that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, finds a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.

Researchers at Imperial are analysing the reasons people don't get their gadgets repaired, and suggesting measures to change their minds. Repairing broken household electrical devices rather than throwing them away has all kinds of environmental benefits. There is less waste, obviously, but you also save all the energy, materials and emissions involved in making a replacement, to say nothing of the emissions and congestion involved in transporting it to the consumer.

Scientist have unveiled a new climate change-monitoring sensor which can be airlifted onto icy glaciers using drones to measure the impact of global warming.

In the run-up to Imperial's new travel policy, we asked a panel of experts about how we can accelerate the transition to sustainable travel.

Imperial College London and CABI will collaborate to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.

University of Glasgow archaeologists have revealed today that a hoard of coins buried in a small pot, just discovered in Glencoe, paints a fascinating picture of life for one Highland clan chief and his household.

Property lenders need to better report their performance on a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, finds a new report released by UCL researchers.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has funded a new mission concept involving a "swarm" of satellites to address the growing threat of space debris.

Imperial College London is leading the UK arm of a global effort to create 100% renewable energy power grids worldwide.

More needs to be done to empower today's young people at school to respond to climate change according to a new Institute for Policy Research briefing.

The new collaborative base for over 500 researchers in chemical, environmental and biomolecular sciences has opened at the University of Birmingham.

Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more carbon than scientists previously thought and are helping to slow the rate of climate warming, according to a new study. Because drier savannas are more sensitive to changes in fires, the decreases in burned area in those ecosystems has resulted in soils storing more carbon than they are releasing Adam Pellegrini The study estimates that soils in savanna-grassland regions worldwide have gained 640 million metric tons of stored carbon over the past two decades.

A climate change expert from the University of Glasgow has helped the World Bank Inspection Panel shape a decision on a community facing the effects of coastal erosion.

Scientists at The University of Manchester are set to receive a multi-million-pound grant to advance our understanding of interactions in microbiomes and how they might impact the world around us.

To halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the UK, efforts to conserve and restore species and habitats must ramp up, writes Professor Richard Gregory (UCL Biosciences) in The Conversation. The UK is considered one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. This is not surprising given its history of early industrialisation and agricultural intensification.

Research by Cardiff scientists that could radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions that result from the chemical synthesis sector has been shortlisted for an IChemE Global Award. The team from the Max-Planck-Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), have reported a brand-new method of creating cyclohexanone oxime - a pre-cursor to the plastic material Nylon-6.

Countries will need innovative, fair and inclusive leadership to navigate new and increasingly complex global health challenges.

Today UCL is flying a flag to raise awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgent need to achieve them.

People across Kenya were mysteriously plunged into darkness last month as the country suffered its worst power outage in a generation - except for a tiny remote village.

Britain's energy needs could be met entirely by wind and solar, according to a policy brief  published today  by Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.

The University of Manchester is to receive a sample from asteroid Bennu, which will help unveil secrets of our Solar System.

Imperial College London and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore are collaborating on several highly innovative research projects.

Oxford has been recognised as one of the top science and innovation clusters in the world, according to new data released today from the upcoming 2023 Global Innovation Index (GII).

Dr Steve Pye (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) highlight in The Conversation how France was able to reduce its total energy consumption last winter.