How has the pandemic impacted energy and sustainability aspects of material supply chains (including PPE, batteries, and commodities)? What opportunities are there for materials innovation to drive sustainable...
“The European Union’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is a costly one. An annual investment of €260 billion is estimated as needed to advance EU transition...
We’re excited to announce our involvement in the launch of S2UPPlant – Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging from Plants. Background: Over 90% of plastics are derived from fossil-derived feedstocks,...
The role of resource efficiency in mitigating climate change Resources is the name given to the energy and materials extracted from nature to satisfy the demands of modern...
Two Research Assistant/Associate positions have become available as part of C-THRU (www.c-thru.org), an exciting international research programme funded by VKRF, which aims to deliver foresight on the future...
THE ‘P’ WORD – Plastic in the UK: practical and pervasive … but problematic By Jonathan Cullen, Michal Drewniok and André Cabrera Serrenho Click here to download the...
The use of energy and materials in modern society is associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that exacerbate climate change. To reduce emissions, a combined energy and material...
Materials, transformed from natural resource into the buildings, equipment, vehicles and goods that underpin our remarkable lifestyles, are made with amazing efficiency. But our growing demand is not...
The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 36% of global energy use and 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The environmental impact of the buildings depends...
UK power generation from wind has increased in recent years due to sharp reductions in the costs of constructing and operating wind power facilities. Onshore wind power provides...
