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Energy market review ‘misses golden opportunity’ to help decarbonise steel
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Editor’s Comment | Change is needed as project challenges grow
Our industry is accustomed to working at scale. We deal with huge networks and facilities across countless sectors and specialisms that, despite often being made up of a million small things, add up to something gigantic.
Innovative Thinker | Embodied carbon regulation needed to accelerate the built environment’s decarbonisation
Embodied carbon regulation is required to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment, says Institution of Structural Engineers head of climate action Will Arnold.
ICE sends strong carbon reduction message with two new reports
Two key ICE reports published since the start of the year have highlighted the importance of decarbonisation.
Lighthouse | The public wants to make changes to reduce emissions – but it needs support
The UK has made notable progress on reducing carbon emissions over recent decades, decarbonising faster than any other G7 country between 1990 and 2021. But much of this has been done in the background, mainly through decarbonising energy generation. Going forward, a larger proportion of emissions reduction will depend on…
Trustee’s View | Delivering sustainable development goals is vital
At the heart of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN member states in 2015, are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These provide a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. The SDGs recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must…
UK first ‘major’ economy to halve greenhouse gas emissions
The UK has become the first “major” economy to halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022, new official statistics show.
ICE: Public must be ‘engaged in a collective social effort’ to achieve net zero
Behaviour change can unlock long-lasting social, economic and environmental benefits and is a critical component of the transition to net zero, according to a new policy paper from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI).
Editor’s Comment | Net zero demands that we learn and share
There can be no question that considerable levels of decarbonisation are underway across the infrastructure and engineering sectors. The dramatic expansion of renewable energy has played a big part in that, and so has the emergence of new technologies and standards in all sectors. Projects like Ev0, featured this month,…
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh project reveals obstacles to net zero construction
The project to renew 19th century palm houses at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden has focused on net zero construction. But the team has found that reality is hamstringing its ambition.