We are proud to be working with over 30 leading academic research organisations and consultancies as part of the Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub. This three-year programme, co-funded by UKRI, Defra and DESNZ, brings stakeholders together to drive the transformation of UK land use to reach net zero [...]
Researchers, civil society groups, and business representatives gathered in Brussels on the 20 June to call for a ‘Materials Framework Directive’ to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C. Our event “Material world: The EU’s path to a 1.5°C future”, hosted in collaboration with Zero Waste Europe, was held to discuss [...]
Demand for single-use beverage packaging will need to be significantly reduced after a new report by Zero Waste Europe found that the production of glass, plastic and aluminium beverage products were all projected to substantially contribute to climate change. Glass was the largest contributor which has prompted calls for accelerating [...]
New report calls for urgent action to reduce material use in key industries Current Net Zero strategies in the materials production sectors are insufficient to meet climate targets Urgent action is needed to reduce material use in key industries to avoid unprecedented climate change, according to new research by [...]
Our latest research reveals that using carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology on Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities could be some of the cheapest use of CCUS of any industrial sector, underpinning the UK’s Net Zero strategy, thanks in large part to the location of many facilities close to [...]
The United Nations published its Sixth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report this week which summarised the impact and consequences human activity is having on our climate. As governments, businesses, media and the public react, we asked our Principal Consultant and local Councillor in her corner of Devon, Debbie [...]
The IPCC climate report on Monday (9th August) provided a stark wake-up call for humanity. The window for action to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and limit global temperature rises to no more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is rapidly closing. This grim outlook has made for difficult [...]
With wildfires spreading across the west coast of North America in past couple of weeks, our climate emergency specialist Alex Massie explains why this is something the UK should feel responsibility for as a historical emitter of greenhouse gases and calls on society to act on that responsibility by being [...]
New procurement rules have entered into force for companies bidding for large government contracts, with those seeking to win these contracts needing to prove that they have credible plans for reaching net zero by 2050 by the end of September 2021. Our principal consultant Duncan Oswald explains what this means [...]
On the day of the G7 Summit in Cornwall (11th June), our climate emergency specialist Alex Massie applauded commitments by the G7 to tighten climate targets, and halt funding for fossil-fuel burning activity in low-income countries. But he also wants to raise the alarm that some routes to stop rising [...]
