Environmental impact of Brexit outlined in new study
Scientists at the University of York have proposed a list of measures to mitigate the environmental impact of Brexit on the UK’s farms and...
Biofuels in shipping could reduce maritime emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) held a debate yesterday at New York’s Climate Change Week on the potential for use of biofuels in shipping. With...
IoT cybersecurity firm championed by innogy Innovation Hub
Technology innovation investor innogy Innovation Hub has led investment in ShieldIOT, an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity specialist firm. The innogy Innovation Hub, the venture...
Definition of terrorism: has it become a toxic term?
Vicente Medina Ph.D., Associate Professor at Seton Hall University’s Department of Philosophy, asks: how is the function of the term ‘terrorism’ useful if there...
GDPR fines: a road to nowhere?
Andy Barratt, UK MD at cybersecurity consultancy Coalfire, evaluates the way GDPR fines are levied and asks whether the current process will benefit organisations...
Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024 launched
The second round of the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme has been launched to prepare the country for the growing impacts of climate change. Scottish...
Hate speech open letter: experts call for action
A group of experts from the United Nations (UN) has published an open letter calling on UN Member States and social media platforms to...
Maritime careers programme to support women into sector
The UK government has launched a series of programmes promoting maritime careers to young people, with particular focus on encouraging women into the sector. The...
Aviation emissions could rise by 683 million tonnes under new scheme
EU-wide adoption of a new United Nations (UN)-approved carbon offsetting scheme could drastically increase the bloc’s aviation emissions, new research has found. The ‘Why ICAO...
Ayrton Fund to support climate change innovation
Up to £1bn (€1.13bn) in aid funding will be made available for climate change innovation through the UK’s Ayrton Fund. The Ayrton Fund is named...
