by Mark Allison | Jan 4, 2022 | Sustainability
The Government’s Net Zero Strategy set out how it intended to halve UK emissions by 2035, and eliminate them altogether by 2050. Central to that commitment is the Prime Minister’s pledge to decarbonise the UK’s electricity system by expanding a “home-grown” renewables...
by Mark Allison | Dec 13, 2021 | Sustainability
Nature too is not having an easy time. But a healthy biodiverse environment is vital for a sustainable world. Which is why world leaders met this autumn to make big decisions at COP26 in Glasgow but also COP15 in China. If technology and decarbonisation are one half...
by Mark Allison | Dec 3, 2021 | Sustainability
In November 2021, 197 nations, world leaders, financial specialists and environmental experts met for the UN’s first COP international one-to-one talking shop in six years for what was meant to be a vital turning point in resolving the world’s worsening climate...
by Mark Allison | Nov 22, 2021 | Sustainability
Climate-related risks are already a reality. In August this year, the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that: it is virtually certain that hot extremes have been more frequent and more extreme across most land areasthere is...
by Mark Allison | Nov 14, 2021 | Sustainability
During the journey of reducing carbon emissions, your business may face harsh realities where carbon audits reveal much more than direct operational and logistical emissions. With the UK pledging to reach net zero by 2050, putting pressure on businesses to...
by Mark Allison | Nov 13, 2021 | Sustainability
Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) aim to reduce the amount of waste produced on construction sites by setting out how building materials, and any resulting waste, will be managed during a project. The plan is then updated during the construction process to record...