Environment
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Zero-Waste Living: Easy Changes You Can Make Now
Zero-waste living is more than just a buzzword; it’s a way of life that can significantly reduce your environmental footprint. Embracing a zero-waste lifestyle means making conscious decisions to minimize the amount of waste you produce. It’s about adopting habits that are better for our planet. This article aims to inspire and guide you through making practical changes in your daily life…
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Contingent AI: About Hubbub
Contingent AI (Contingent and Future Technologies Ltd) is proud to partner with Hubbub, embarking on a joint mission to achieve a positive impact on health environments and local communities by removing single-use plastic items such as wet wipes, cotton buds and food and drink packaging from the Thames. Plastics in waterways across the UK and beyond pose a significant threat to…
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Amazon brings electric cargo bike deliveries to Croydon
Electric cargo bikes are now making deliveries to Amazon customers in Croydon thanks to the launch of a new micromobility delivery hub in the town. The electric cargo bikes will be delivering thousands of packages across Croydon every day, taking traditional delivery vans off the town’s roads, alleviating city traffic congestion and helping improve air quality. Croydon is among the…
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How You Get Value from Solar Panel Pigeon Proofing
Solar panel installation is a valuable investment that delivers incredible cost savings. Harnessing the sun for energy is not only sustainable but cost-efficient as well. You save on energy bills without cutting your consumption. With the right maintenance, solar panels can continue serving you for years. However, solar energy use is not without its challenges. The most common one is…
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Envorem granted European patent for its green solution to the environmental menace of oil sludge
London, 8 November 2023 – Envorem, an innovative UK company, has been granted a European patent for its innovative oily sludge remediation technology. It quickly and economically disassembles sludge back into oil, water, and sediments, most of which can be recycled. Oily sludge is a viscous, sticky mess. It is almost impossible to pump and is a hazardous waste that no-one wants.…
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Forest Therapy: Complement to Traditional Treatments
9Trees.org, a Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to balancing carbon footprints and combatting climate change, cordially invites everyone to experience the transformative benefits of forest therapy, also known as forest bathing, during the forthcoming National Tree Week 2023. “Autumn is an especially enchanting time to embrace forest therapy,” advises Michael Cunningham, co-founder and director of 9Trees. The vibrant colours of…
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Water quality deteriorating in rivers worldwide
Climate change and increases in drought and rainstorms pose serious challenges to water management, not only in terms of the quantity of water, but also its quality. However, according to the most recent IPCC report, our current understanding of this issue is inadequate. To fill this gap, an international group of scientists has brought together a large body of research…
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The Advantages of Ocean Waste Management
In tandem with the International Maritime Organisation’s latest steps to address the environmental challenges facing shipping, transportation and other marine-centric sectors, the maritime industry is also under increasing pressure to ensure any waste is handled properly. Globally, the general consensus is that land-based sources of rubbish are to blame for the unfathomable levels of trash in the oceans. This includes…
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What is Carbon Management?
Carbon Management is a process that involves reducing your carbon footprint. There are three main steps in the carbon management process: energy efficiency, onsite renewable energy, and carbon offsets. Energy efficiency is the first step in carbon management, and businesses should use more efficient technologies when possible. Onsite renewables can offset your carbon footprint, and should be used when available.…
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The Importance of Zero Carbon Shipping for the Maritime Sector
With the spotlight now well and truly on climate change, urgent action is needed to accelerate the decarbonisation of the global economy. The maritime sector is a key industry for economies all over the world, with 90% of worldwide trade transported using ocean-going vessels and ships. However, as a result of a reliance on fossil fuels among other unsustainable practices,…
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