Environment

Italy has neglected solar power despite huge potential compared to northern Europe Source link

In the early 1970s, a trip to the beaches of Naples, Italy was a roll of the dice.   The city’s coastal waters were so flush with sewage and industrial waste, that one summer nearly 20 per cent of Belgian and French tourists claimed they contracted an infectious disease after taking a dip.   While the situation…

The Environment Agency will be starting annual work this Tuesday (9 June 2026) to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point costing over £7 million. This annual beach management work involves dredging sand from licensed seabed areas and pumping it onto…

Vispring is a global brand for handmade, bespoke, high-quality beds which are made to order (Image credit: Pixabay) A historic South West-based manufacturer of luxury beds has reported a year in which the worldwide trading environment “remained challenging”, as turnover grew and pre-tax profits fell.  Established in London in 1901, and now based in Plymouth,…

Due to its protections, construction can only take place during the months of April and October. The team, which includes construction partner Kier, must work around different breeding seasons and create appropriate relocation habitats for wildlife before works can take place. Matt Phillips, senior project manager at Kier, says his team had more ecologists than…

Sir, – Your editorial welcomes the Government’s new EV scrappage scheme as a contribution towards Ireland’s climate goals (“A jumpstart for EVs”, June 5th). But what exactly is environmentally beneficial about destroying a functioning car and replacing it with a newly manufactured one? A typical new electric vehicle arrives with a substantial carbon footprint already…

In today’s edition: combustion engines, China, climate change Source link

Climate risks are rising sharply across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region and access to essential services remains deeply uneven, according to a new report that highlights the stark contrast between Cambridge and its rural neighbours. The draft State of the Region report also reveals that although Cambridge performs strongly on active travel and public transport,…

We are halfway through 2026, and while we aren’t flying across gleaming neon cityscapes in jet-powered cars, birds have been discovered feathering their nests with optical fiber. It definitely isn’t the tech utopia we dreamed about, but the birds might have been colder without this detritus of war. Moreover, our feathered friends are tidying up…

A calm learning culture has been praised as part of a school’s steady improvement. The Oxford Academy was praised by Ofsted inspectors following a recent visit, with the report highlighting the positive relationships between staff and students, the welcoming environment, and a strong sense of belonging. Inspectors said: “Pupils are happy in school” and “feel…