A new report from the European Environment Agency has proposed a method for mapping Europe’s 'green infrastructure'  - natural areas which often fulfil important yet unseen functions, including flood prevention.

A new £20 million three-year programme that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the UK and China was agreed yesterday.

Ricardo-AEA has been commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy to provide analysis and evaluation of the measures planned, proposed or legally defined by EU Member States to implement Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).

A draft action plan for the next twenty years to address flooding issues on the Somerset Levels which will be submitted to the Government later today could cost in excess of £100 million, according to a report on BBC News this morning.

Integrated support services group Carillion has seen both its revenues and profits fall as a consequence of its decision to rescale its UK construction activities and focus on its support services division, which includes utility services.

Thames Water is due to start work on the next phase of a major £17.5 million scheme to reduce the risk of future sewer flooding to properties in the Maida Vale area of Westminster and neighbouring Brent.

South East Water has reached a milestone in the company’s compulsory metering programme with the installation of the 100,000th water meter in the Customer Metering Programme.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has marked Climate Week 2014 with the launch of a new plan to guide the Agency’s work in helping to deliver a lower carbon, more resilient Scotland.

United Utilities has appointed Helen Samuels as its new Engineering Director.