Tag Archives: Net Zero

As the UK continues on the path to reach net zero by 2050, the construction industry is playing its part. The importance of this is highlighted by former energy minister Chris Skidmore's government commissioned review, Mission Zero: Independent Review of Net Zero, which includes 129 recommendations on how the UK…

Leading sustainable design and engineering firm Stantec has launched its largest ever recruitment campaign in the UK and Ireland to boost its 3,000-strong workforce.

Roof redesigns and changes to construction materials have led to significant carbon savings at a new university facility in Oxford.

Clients and their supply chains have intensified efforts to engage with each other on carbon reduction in recent years as the need for collaboration to meet net zero targets becomes clear.

Infrastructure is the key that will unlock net zero. Those are not my words but I have said much the same in the past and the comment is one that many others in the civil engineering sector have also made previously. The words are those of MP and former energy…

As we move another year closer to the UK’s net zero 2050 goal, greater investment in low carbon infrastructure is more important than ever.

Last year was recently confirmed by the Met Office as the UK’s hottest year on record, with an average temperature of over 10°C recorded for the first time. This cements the fact that our infrastructure is facing pressures that, for the most part, it was not designed to withstand. With…

After having the privilege to attend my second COP climate summit, the link between the issues of just transition and levelling up of the North of England has been reinforced. The North East was a powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution with whole towns built to support mining and manufacturing. The…

A pipeline of “no-regrets” new nuclear schemes must be fast-tracked if the UK is to meet its net zero carbon emission targets, according to an independent review set up to assess the UK’s decarbonisation plans.

The government must provide long-term clarity on what the future rail network will look like and roll out a continuous programme of rail electrification, according to a review of the UK’s net zero strategy and progress.