Measures to restrict movement to stop the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in less traffic and use of public transport. Many of us have also dusted off our old bikes. Some forward-thinking cities, including Milan and Bogotá, are now reallocating road space to active travel, so walkers and cyclists can [...]
Eunomia has been commissioned by the German International Cooperation (GIZ) to deliver a study which assesses the current, and likely future, scale of the use of alternative fuels, derived from waste, in Greece. The work includes an analysis of the current situation and the legal, institutional and technical aspects which [...]
Today is Earth Day, an annual event used to show support for environmental protection. Given the current situation, its aim this year is to flood the world with hope, optimism and action. We wanted to make a positive contribution and so our Chairman, Dominic Hogg, and climate emergency specialist, Alex [...]
As an environmentally-driven organisation, we encourage minimal travel, are geared up for the remote working of our staff and have regular meetings online. In the current situation, this experience gave us the confidence required to replace a full-day European Commission stakeholder engagement workshop in Brussels, with a 2-hour interactive webinar [...]
In 2011, Defra piloted the concept of catchment partnerships as a local mechanism to help deliver good water status and wider environmental benefits. Following the success of initial pilots, catchment partnerships were set up to cover all catchments in England. The partnerships are locally driven and the approaches taken therefore [...]
We’re delighted to announce that European clean transport campaign group, Transport & Environment (T&E), has selected us to undertake pan-European research to identify ‘5 key steps for e-bus success.’ We will conduct desk-based research of up to twelve European locations where electric buses have been successfully introduced and managed as [...]
Devon County Council (DCC) has commissioned us to carry out a full analysis of the carbon impacts of their waste management services. On 22 May 2019 DCC endorsed the Devon Climate Declaration by declaring a climate emergency. The new project, which commenced in December 2019, forms part of the authority’s [...]
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has released an updated greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator for London boroughs to use to project their performance against the GLA’s Emissions Performance Standard (EPS). The EPS is a world first, with London being the first city to set climate-related targets alongside targets for waste management [...]
In support of it’s recent climate emergency declaration, Hounslow Council has commissioned us to develop a climate emergency strategy. Utilising our experience supporting a number of authorities across the globe with their responses to the climate emergency, we will be working with Hounslow Council to develop an actionable strategy in response [...]
Darebin City Council (DCC) in Melbourne, Australia were the first in the world to declare a climate emergency in December 2016. We have been appointed to help the council to determine what practical actions they can take to meaningfully reduce the amount of carbon that they currently emit through their [...]