Developing smart cities in the UK
Smart cities bring together infrastructure and technology to improve quality of life and enhance interactions with the urban environment.
Are home renewables right for you?
Generating your own electricity or heat using renewable technologies could lower your energy bills and reduce your carbon footprint.
E-asy riders: what can electric motorcycles offer?
On an EU-wide basis, only 1.3% of all motorcycles registered in Europe in 2019 were electric – that’s just over 14,000 units…
On the path to net zero: renewable energy
In 2019, the UK generated more electricity from renewables than from fossil fuels for the first time since the Industrial Revolution.
Chocolate: the sustainability cost
Chocolate is big business, and not just at Easter. The average UK citizen spends £75.45 a year on it, with the chocolate…
On the path to net zero: transport
Freight, home deliveries, commuting to and from workplaces: transport is now the UK’s biggest source of carbon emissions.
On the path to net zero: low carbon heating
We will only reach net zero emissions if we stop heating our homes with fossil fuels like natural gas and oil, which…
On the path to net zero: an overview
We’ve all heard about a ‘net zero’ target for cutting the carbon emissions that cause climate change. But what does ‘net zero’…
Wales: working towards a sustainable future
Wales sits proudly atop the table in the UK as the leading household recycling nation and was the first to introduce a…
How sustainable are drones?
Drones – or unmanned aerial vehicles – offer a new way of seeing and interacting with the world we live in. But…