News analysis

Multi-stakeholder initiative aims to influence the UK planning system ahead of the election, to help streamline delivery of energy projects that meet climate goals — without compromising local environments.

Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is revolutionising the processes required for delivering biodiversity mandates and improvements — and the UK is setting the bar.

Consultancies are among those with long-term carbon reduction commitments marked as ‘removed’ from the SBTi dashboard, although an update to its offsets policy could see a reversal of some of these.

Firms must pick up the pace of decarbonisation and disclosure with high-quality ESG data, or risk being downgraded. Environment Analyst scrutinises the latest CDP climate scores for consultancies.

Reducing carbon emissions from the built environment requires a move away from silo-based carbon counting towards a circular, whole systems approach, or the ‘super cities’ of the future risk being environmental disasters.

The UK’s largest sustainability and circular economy consultancies are pushing ahead with global expansion plans, announcing acquisitions in the US, Germany and Australia.

The spring budget included some boosts for the UK’s net zero ambitions, alongside incentives for waste management and planning, but missed the opportunity to deliver a coherent green strategy that could also address economic growth.

Diverse workplaces and new skills will be critical to the energy sector’s chances of delivering an equitable and successful low-carbon transition.

Defra’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) has been described as the most ambitious biodiversity policy in the world. But the growing shortage of ecologists in consultancy and planning could be a major constraint on its success.

The UK government has backed up its commitment to green hydrogen — part of the country’s decarbonisation strategy — with policies and funding rounds. But to maintain momentum it needs to ramp up ambition, say experts.

A radical new roadmap for nuclear power will only succeed if three ducks are correctly aligned: finance, planning and site availability. This time, they just might be.

The UK will implement carbon border taxes in 2027. Better late than never, say manufacturers, trade bodies and the public.

The world’s largest food and beverage company is nothing if not ambitious when it comes to sustainability. Attendees at Environment Analyst’s 2023 UK Summit got a taste of its approach.

Using AI and machine learning to interpret data from sensors in water sources can help anticipate and minimise polluting or flooding events.

Experts from leading environmental & sustainability consulting firms took part in our Sustainability Delivery Group roundtable to discuss the sustainability objectives of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Social issues, the circular economy, DEI and geothermal heat were among the issues covered at the roundtable sessions at Environment Analyst's 2023 UK Business Summit in London.

Legislation, net zero and nature offer consistent opportunities, despite political inertia and the skills shortage, conclude participants at EA’s UK business summit.

Survey reveals UK engineering firms are ill-equipped to mitigate climate change impacts due to lack of specialist knowledge in the workforce.

The FCA has confirmed a package of sustainability-focused disclosure requirements designed to prevent greenwashing and improve trust within the UK sustainable investment market.

The UK has the second largest installed offshore wind capacity in the world and a target to more than treble capacity by 2030 to 50GW.

Pilot projects will help lever private investment into insulation retrofit, renewable energy, heat pumps and deploying green buses.

Study calls for businesses to align with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and for the private and public sector to collaborate on campaigns.

Jobs will come from low carbon energy and heat, low-emission vehicles and infrastructure and energy efficiency.

Newly designated protected landscapes, which cover nearly 25% of land in England, are awarded £15m under the latest nature package.

Environmental farming clusters are providing opportunities for investors and traders seeking climate, nutrient and BNG credits.

The Lifescape Project shows how a non-standard approach to biodiversity consultancy can produce great results for nature — and rapid growth. CEO Adam Eagle explains.

Environment & new energy business helps drive AECOM's record backlog. Jacobs firms up spin-out deal to concentrate on high-end climate & sustainable infrastructure solutions. Both confident in FY24 expectations.

AI-enabled tool clarifies legal obligations across the world and helps companies to create implementation plans. 

Members include the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and the University of East Anglia.

A Sustainability Delivery Group Expert Talk looked at how two departments in Arcadis combined forces to create contaminated land screening software. Sarah Winne and Katy Baker explain how difficult choices were made for the risk assessment model.