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Companies across the UK to benefit from £60 million funding to supercharge the development of clean maritime solutions.

Is Infrared wallpaper a potentially cheaper way to heat our houses? The system uses thin, metallic sheets that are hidden behind the plaster of walls, which are connected to the mains electricity of the house.

In October 2021 the Government set a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2035, subject to security of supply. But demand for electricity is expected to increase significantly in that timeframe as other sectors, such as transport and heating in buildings, switch to electricity to reduce emis...

A new research hub will spearhead the action needed to decarbonise the UK’s transport system and ensure it can adapt to the effects of climate change.

The BEIS Committee has launched this inquiry into the supply of batteries for electric vehicle manufacture in the UK, and the viability of battery manufacturing for electric vehicles in the UK.

As negotiations within the European Parliament on the Energy Performance of Buildings directive head into the final stretch, political demands on heating become the centre of attention.

In March 2022, Member States of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted an historic resolution establishing an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC).

A new study led by Oxford Earth Sciences has developed a high-resolution model to quantify the sources of plastic debris accumulating on beaches across the Seychelles and other island states in the western Indian Ocean. The results, published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, demonstrate that most of...

The Environmental Sustainability team of the University is hosting, for the first time, a Green Action Week during Hilary term, 20-24 February 2023.