Sheffield powers up electric bin lorries with its own waste
Sheffield City Council is trialling electric bin lorries powered by the waste they have collected, which they say is a…
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The smallest air pollution particles block the most sunlight, scientists find
Air pollution blocks more sunlight from reaching the Earth’s surface the smaller the particles are, scientists in China have found….
University of Sheffield researchers to study barriers to low carbon transport
Researchers from the Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield will study how to remove barriers to low carbon transport in…
UK’s first commercial waste to aviation fuel plant proposed
Altalto, a collaboration between Velocys, British Airways and Shell, has submitted a planning application for a plant that turns waste…
Heathrow says air passenger duty should be invested in sustainable fuels
Heathrow Airport has called on UN’s aviation body ICAO to set targets for the use of sustainable fuels in aviation…
Enclosed rail stations exceeding annual limits for NO2 in two weeks
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels in Edinburgh Waverley and London King’s Cross train stations exceeded annual limits in just two weeks,…
Liquid gas industry sets 100% biofuel 2040 target
The UK liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry has unveiled a new industry-wide target to transition to 100% biofuel by 2040….
Liquid fuels: Forging the way to a low-emission future
While the world needs more energy, it simply can’t sustain more emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and…
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