Electric delivery vans trial to tackle capital’s air pollution

Electric vans with zero exhaust emissions helped deliver an average of 80,000 parcels a week across London during the Christmas period, as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s drive to combat rising air pollution in the capital. More than half of London’s air pollution, which breaches legal limits across certain areas, is caused by diesel and old petrol […]

Preliminary Ecological Appraisals 

Recent revised Guidelines produced by IEEM: Guidelines for Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (December 2017). The purpose of these guidelines is to set out the appropriate approach to undertaking Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs) and the appropriate application of PEAs within the planning process. Additionally, the updated guidelines were to ensure consistency in terminology and assessments carried out by ecologists.  What is a PEA? PEA is a process rather than a report, it is best […]

RHI consultancy – generating money out of renewable source heat generation

It’s often the case, isn’t it, that we’re encouraged to sign up to new systems and processes with the promise of saving money – yet we soon find ourselves too busy or not sure enough of the detail to actually proceed and the opportunity is missed. Here’s one of those schemes that really is an […]

Syntegra seeks to strengthen its top team

Two new senior management profile roles have been created at the multi-discipline sustainability consultants Syntegra Group as they seek to expand ahead of the new post-Brexit energy environment. Umer Uzair has been promoted from his post of Associate Director to the newly created post of Director of Energy & Sustainability and vowed to put customers […]

Keep the environment at the top of the news agenda

  They say a week’s a long time in politics so three weeks must be a lifetime. That’s how long has passed since the announcement of the Government’s flagship 25-year environment strategy document Cleaner, Green Britain. Grabbing a few headlines that day and under the spotlight by some campaigners the next, the extension of the […]