Environment

Fugro has been awarded a major geotechnical survey contract by SSE for Berwick Bank B, part of the landmark Berwick Bank offshore wind project in the North Sea. Berwick Bank B is the second phase of Berwick Bank, which is targeting the delivery of 4.1 GW of offshore wind capacity across three phases. If built…

Mike Pigott, MIoD FCMI FNucI MAPM Executive Director of Sites & Operations This Environmental Safety Case (ESC) is the product of sustained commitment, expertise, and collaboration across a multidisciplinary project team drawn from the UK’s nuclear, environmental, and scientific communities. Scientists, engineers, safety case specialists, and operational experts have worked together to develop a comprehensive…

Foods in supermarkets boasting environmental terms such as “natural” or “sustainable” are mostly just using marketing speak, rather than verified claims, Australian researchers have found. More than 27,000 packaged foods sold at Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, IGA and Harris Farm supermarkets in Sydney were assessed by researchers from the George Institute for Global Health. Nearly four…

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The great British cup of tea could become harsher, more expensive and less reliable as climate change disrupts the growing conditions on which its familiar flavour depends, according to a new report. The analysis, published by Christian Aid, finds that rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather are already altering the chemistry of tea leaves in…

The largest donor to the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has paused funding to the body before its revised budget on 12 May, triggering concern among member states and NGOs. The news could carry significance for the already troubled plastic treaty negotiations being overseen by Unep. Since 2022 countries have been struggling to agree on…

Network Rail will carry out major upgrades in the Severn Tunnel and Bristol area later in the month. The project will see Network Rail and contractors ARQ complete the transformation of the Severn Tunnel’s overhead power system, designed specifically to withstand the tunnel’s harsh, corrosive environment, making it more resilient, reducing the frequency of maintenance…

In a report presented to its Environmental Services Committee, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council set out its response to two major consultations from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, covering waste prevention and water management. The report states that “the Council recognises the importance of transitioning towards a circular economy model that reduces…

Levels of some of the most dangerous Pfas compounds have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, which the authors of a new peer-reviewed study say illustrates how regulations are effective. Researchers looked at Pfas levels in the eggs of northern gannets in the St Lawrence Seaway basin over a 55-year period. Pfas levels shot up…