The term “forever chemicals” was first coined in 2018. This refers to a group of man made chemicals called PFAS which do not break down...

Our energy demand varies at different times of the year (higher in the winter) and throughout the day (higher from 16:00 to 19:00). Some...

Local Authority Council Housing is in a dire situation, but most people are unaware of the seriousness of the problems. You will often...

There is a general view that insects are in serious decline - what’s the evidence for this? Anecdotal data There is plenty of anecdotal...

Water companies have come under huge amounts of scrutiny recently because of the amount of sewage that is being pumped into our rivers...

China accounts for over 30% of greenhouse gas emissions whereas the UK accounts for less than 1%. The UK only accounts for less than 1%...

The proportion of our household waste that goes to recycling grew from 11% in 2001 to 42% in 2022. However, in recent years the level of...

There are a growing number of applications for solar farms and the planned size of these farms is getting larger.   For the stakeholders...

Domestic heating accounts for roughly 14% of UK carbon emissions. Air source heat pumps are often promoted as a potential solution. The...

Flooding is a historic natural phenomenon whereby prolonged heavy rain feeds into rivers and then into lowland waterways which can then...

‘15 Minute Cities’ is an urban planning concept originating in Paris and introduced at the COP in 2015 aimed at rethinking urban planning...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates a property on a scale from A (very efficient) to G (inefficient). An EPC is required...

Oil and gas boilers release carbon dioxide and therefore contribute to climate change. The government is planning to ban the installation...

Five million single-use vapes (or e-cigarettes) are being thrown away in the UK every week, a fourfold increase since 2022. This amounts...

The publicity around extending the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London has raised the issue of how Green ‘taxes’ might impact...

A large number of planning applications for solar farms are likely to come forward in the next few years. Some of these will be via the...

If you are interested in environmental issues, it’s hard to know how to keep up with the mass of information that is available. If you...

The connection between mowing and the beginning of the gardening season is deeply entrenched in the psyche of gardeners but the reasons...

Roughly 8% of homes in the UK have a wood burner and I confess that I am one of them. I like the focal point in the room, the flicker of...

In addition to the COP conferences on climate change there is a parallel set of conferences focused on biodiversity. They don’t usually...