The media are reporting that in today’s Summer Statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out a £2bn grant scheme in England for projects aimed at making homes more energy efficient as part of a wider £3bn plan to cut emissions. Environmental consultant Sam Taylor, an expert in energy and evaluation [...]
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We need to think innovatively about how we produce value from natural resources to transition to a circular economy. Prior to her appointment at Eunomia, our Consultant Star Molteno completed a project which reviewed how local and small-scale economic engagement with forestry can play a role in establishing sustainable bio-economies. [...]
For years, organisations have been talking about ‘sustainability’, and some have entire teams dedicated to it, but our Principal Consultant specialising in the Climate and Ecological Emergency, Alex Massie, has observed that forward thinking organisations are now using a new language, and believes the word ‘sustainability’ is out of date [...]
We are proud to announce that we have been commissioned by the Environment Agency to deliver a review of carbon reduction approaches. The UK government has set a target of achieving Net Zero by 2050. Net zero means that total Green House Gas emissions to the atmosphere are equal to, [...]
We have been commissioned by the Greek Federation of Recycling and Energy Recovery for Industry, SEPAN (ΣΕΠΑΝ), to develop a comprehensive Annual Report demonstrating progress towards a more circular economy in Greece. The resulting report, due in September 2020, will deliver a good practice review and recommend priority actions for [...]
The UK has been basking in sunshine for weeks now and more time at home means more people playing in the garden and filling their paddling pools. The dry spell has had more serious results in Cumbria, though, where water levels are low, and the local utility company has applied [...]
Today is UN World Environment Day and this year’s theme is biodiversity, focusing on ‘time for nature’. With many at home and unable to travel, Bristol based environmental consultancy Eunomia is calling on Bristolians to open up a bug hotel, and have put together a list of insects to look [...]
Mark Hilton, Head of Sustainable Business at the environmental consultancy Eunomia has over 35 years’ experience supporting businesses to become more resource-efficient. In a recently completed study for the European Commission Mark led on the development of recommendations for fee-modulation for electrical and electronic equipment and batteries. We asked Mark [...]
We are delighted to have been selected by Orkney Islands Council to undertake a capital appraisal of its proposed new integrated waste facility. The new facility will combine waste sorting and treatment, as well as offering an opportunity to integrate some existing waste depots and household waste recycling centres. It [...]
Our natural world hasn’t always been welcome in our urban landscapes, it has often been pushed back to make space for new housing and public services to satisfy a growing population in cities and towns. As a result, research has attempted to estimate nature’s value, so decision-makers can understand its [...]