2023: warmest year on record

The year 2023 has officially been declared the warmest on record, with a temperature approximately 1.48°C higher than the pre-fossil fuel era, according to the EU’s climate service

“Cancelling direct debits is not a great idea”

Economics expert has told ELN that the move could lead to expensive prepayment meters

Climate change means parts of UK could see ‘exceptional danger’ from wildfires

Parts of eastern and southern England could face the highest threat level several days a year, according to a new report

Green is good, but who trusts it?

A new study finds only a third of EU consumers trust the green credentials of food products

A smart solution to cut soft drinks plastic packaging

  Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) and the University of Reading are trialling a new way to reduce soft drinks packaging. They have installed smart drink dispensers and provided 1,500 refillable bottles to students – the containers are micro-chipped to ensure payment has been made and track how many times the refillable bottle is used. CCEP and the […]

University of Reading gets smart about energy use

The University of Reading has saved £17 million over a five-year period by becoming more energy efficient. It has also reduced its carbon emissions by 35%, saving around 63,000 tonnes – equivalent to just above two years’ worth of the university’s current emissions. That’s a result of investing more than £4 million in projects aimed […]

Smarter business energy use ‘could cut demand by 75%’

Businesses could help cut the UK’s energy demand by three quarters just by turning off non-essential equipment such as air con, heating and lighting at times of peak demand. A study by researchers from the University of Reading working with KiWi Power found electricity demand from some industry sites including telecoms centres could be slashed […]