National Audit Office warns achieving net zero emissions in the UK is "colossal challenge"
The National Audit Office is warning that achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK is a colossal challenge and government will need to spearhead a concerted national effort if it is to reach its goal by 2050.
UK sets new climate target of 68% cut in carbon emissions by the end of 2030
The UK government has today announced an new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
Water companies launch Innovate East 2021 for year of collaboration on carbon and climate change
To mark the countdown to the UN COP26 climate change conference taking place in Glasgow next November, Anglian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water and Yorkshire Water will be joining forces to embark on a year of collaboration ahead of the event.
Ricardo and Mott MacDonald develop net zero 2030 routemap for UK water sector
Water industry experts from Ricardo and Mott MacDonald have collaborated to create the pioneering strategy that will guide the UK water industry to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
Anglian Water CEO says no quick fixes for water sector on route to net zero carbon by 2030
Anglian Water CEO and co-chair of the Water UK Carbon Group Peter Simpson shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead on the route to net zero as the water industry becomes the world’s first sector to launch a collective plan to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
UK water companies launch world’s first sector-wide plan to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2030
UK water companies will today unveil a ground-breaking plan to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030 in the world’s first sector-wide commitment of its kind.
Fast fashion, water and climate change
Institute of Water member Neil Kitching and author of Carbon Choices, reflects on water and climate change, through the prism of the hidden world of water footprints - how our obsession with fast fashion impacts on the global water cycle.
Severn Trent Green Power expects rise in pumpkin power after Halloween
Severn Trent Green Power is expecting 50,000 pumpkins to arrive at its food waste plants after Halloween, where they’ll be converted into green energy.
WMO warns extreme summer 2020 has had major impact on ice shelves and glaciers
The World Meteorological Organisation is warning that the summer of 2020 will leave a deep wound in the cryosphere, with a major impact on ice shelves and glaciers in the Northern hemisphere.
Summer 2020 Arctic wildfires set new emission records
Scientists from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) have revealed that summer wildfires in the Arctic Circle exceeded last year’s records for CO2 emissions, while southwestern USA experienced extreme fire activity in August.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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