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Energy & environment

UK households contain 38,449 tonnes of copper inside discarded electrical goods

E-waste could help close UK’s net zero copper gap

The funding initiative aims to tackle climate change, kickstart green economic growth and promote healthy, sustainable living across the UK

UKRI commits multi-millions for environmental research projects

The West Midlands is uniquely placed via the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) near Coventry

Comment: West Midlands can serve as model for EV success

Plasticisers are only a short-term fix for stabilising PVC

Durable PVC less likely to shed microplastics

Wastewater treatment plant

Wastewater research targets toxic ‘forever chemicals’

£22bn for CCUS and hydrogen in northern clusters

Futraheat heat pump installed at Hepworth Brewery

British brewery first in the UK business to install low-emissions heat pump

Temperatures in London in summer 2018 were 1.6°C above average

Cool roofs could have saved hundreds in London heatwave - study

The global green technology and sustainability market for steel production is projected to reach over $89bn by 2032

Comment: How green steel technologies are driving decarbonisation

For a fully decarbonised Italian grid by 2050, the study found that the optimal deployed storage capacity would be 40GW and 250GWh

Study points to 10 per cent storage demand for green grids

Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station

UK shutters final coal-fired power station

Concrete is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions

Comment: Construction’s concrete problem on the path to net zero