News analysis

A once-in-a-generation expansion of Britain’s electricity grid, worth £58bn, is being delivered through a new partnership model. The energy systems work is multidecadal, and its delivery will be complicated and challenging, finds EA.

Global warming risks making cities uninhabitable for humans in many parts of the world. Countering this trend is an inclusive, holistic, “regenerative” approach to design.

Where sustainability is concerned, the construction industry does not rate highly. Environmental and design consultancies are playing a major role in making the sector’s rich data resource accessible for practical action.

In the second instalment of this special series, Environment Analyst examines how consultancies are responding internally to the complex challenges of climate change mitigation and measuring their wider sustainability impacts.

The UK has lost its early lead on clean hydrogen and is slipping down international development rankings. The outcome of the second project funding round, HAR2, will be a bellwether for the future of the nation’s hydrogen economy.

Environment Analyst delves into the latest crop of annual ESG and sustainability reports from professional service firms to assess progress in climate action and disclosure, as the march towards science-based net zero continues.

Report by climate consulting experts calls for better coordination across multilateral and bilateral sources, greater flexibility and simplified access requirements.

A milestone report from the National Infrastructure Commission has strong words for the government on project overspend, policy u-turns and net zero apathy.

Employee-owned multinational to take part in industry working group developing green investment criteria for projects in the steel, cement and hydrogen sectors.

Two big name companies have announced successors — as Neil Penhall steps down as CEO of SLR and Alan Belfield ends his five-year term as group chair of Arup.

Windfarm connection project proposed 15 years ago, finally reaches early stages of planning approval.

Industry-first database will provide detailed carbon estimating and breakdown calculations for UK infrastructure projects as an open-access benchmark tool. 

Move is intended to encourage increased green financing within the private equity sector.

Report co-authored by Arup determines potential for deploying hydrogen in the decarbonisation mix for aviation, focusing on south and west UK.

Partnership with business group set to leverage Arup’s offsetting and decarbonisation expertise and fund projects geared to a net zero city.

Joint study assessed WFH impact on emissions based on the commuting habits in major UK and US cities.

Drop in pre-tax profits does not deter global professional services firm from optimistic focus on revenue growth, net zero buildings, zero carbon energy and circular construction principles.

EA’s latest industry data and research report reveals emergence of the sector's own ‘big four’ as environmental & sustainability consulting market sees record M&A activity and solid post-COVID recovery. 

Funding to support component manufacture and deepwater infrastructure is complemented by costings and impacts research from Arup and BNG insights for the North Sea.

Environment Analysts' Top 100 firms appear prominently in FT’s fifth annual rating of the UK’s leading management consultants and environmental & sustainability (E&S) advisers

Arup maintains profitability as revenue and employee numbers take a dip in 2020/21 but the future looks bright for the employee-owned firm

Heralded by government as the biggest ever investment in Britain’s rail network, the revised plan has met with fierce criticism

Move is significant because up to third of Arup’s current energy business is from hydrocarbon-related projects. Design & engineering firm also commits to assessing carbon lifecycle for all building projects

Industry leaders fear that the UK is falling behind on its promise of creating a 'world leading' hydrogen market

Firm joins partnership to advance the aims and ambition of the Northern Powerhouse

The three firms are piloting experimental, cutting-edge methods for reducing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere under a government-funded scheme

The employee trust-owned global engineering and design firm is adopting a hybrid employment model in the the UK

Sector hits all-time high of £1.9bn in 2019 before pandemic forces decline last year; Jacobs confirmed new market leader, then RSK, WSP, AECOM and RPS; demand for climate change & energy services surges as net zero and climate resilience efforts ramp up

The legislation enabling the construction of the western extension of HS2 required complex and detailed environmental assessments from over 2,000 staff

Arup publishes 2019/20 financial accounts, providing indications of the challenges experienced during the global pandemic; also reveals net-zero objective