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Cutting methane is one of the fastest ways to slow climate change but it could also have an unexpected side effect: delaying the recovery of the ozone layer.

New research from the University of Reading has found that reducing methane makes two other groups of gases more effective at destroying ozone high in the atmosphere.

The study, publ...

Construction of the UK’s first full-scale carbon capture plant for Energy-from-Waste has entered a new phase, with foundational works now underway at Encyclis’ Protos project near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

EPC contractor Kanadevia Inova has completed initial enabling works at the 4.4-acre site, with continuous flight auger and driven piling activities now the foc...

Bristol’s heat network has secured £13.5m of government funding in a major boost for the city’s low carbon heating plans.

The money from the Green Heat Network Fund will support the Temple Quarter heat network project, bringing together the existing Temple, Old Market and Redcliffe heat networks into one integrated system.

The scheme is being deli...

Roadchef has warned that limited grid capacity at motorway service areas could slow the UK’s electric vehicle transition unless urgent infrastructure upgrades are delivered.

The warning follows findings from the National Audit Office showing that only 10% of UK motorway service areas currently have enough grid capacity to meet forecast EV charging demand by...

Scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in a single year as part of a major global effort to better understand and protect the world’s oceans.

Among the species identified was a new “ghost shark” chimaera discovered in the Coral Sea Marine Park off Australia. The deep-sea species belongs to an ancient evolutionary group...