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Wind turbine blades: inside the battle to overcome their waste problem

What to do with them? thaiview/Shutterstock Peter Deeney, University College Cork; Kieran Ruane, Munster Technological University, and Paul Leahy, University College Cork Wind-farm owners in Europe are holding off on scrapping their old turbines to maximise the power they can … Continue reading

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SAP calcs for a renovation and extension

Preparing and L1B calc for a house that’s had a rear extension added, and a complete new first floor added. This requires a whole house SAP calculation whereby we calculate both new extensions and the existing house. It includes the … Continue reading

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COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit

COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit Lisa Vanhala, UCL At the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an agreement to establish a loss and damage fund was hailed as a major … Continue reading

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Sails and satellite navigation could cut shipping industry’s emissions by up to a third

A cargo vessel with Flettner rotors – a modern equivalent to sails. Norsepower, Author provided James Mason, University of Manchester; Alice Larkin, University of Manchester, and Simon Bullock, University of Manchester In the vast expanse of the world’s oceans, a … Continue reading

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Sunak’s climate shift is out of touch with the demands of the UK’s workforce – here’s why

UK workers have a high degree of concern about the climate crisis. MNBB Studio/Shutterstock Vera Trappmann, University of Leeds and Jo Cutter, University of Leeds Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to introduce a bill aimed at granting new oil and … Continue reading

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