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What's the future for biomass in the UK?
Generating electricity and heat from biomass has the capacity to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Elisabeth Jeffries looks at developments in the UK and the barriers that still need to be broken down before energy from wood, for example, plays a major role in combating climate change
Into 2006: the year in prospect
For our annual look at the year ahead, we asked a panel of experts, including the environment minister, the European Union's environment commissioner and the chief executive of the Environment Agency, what they believe will be the dominant issues in 2006
Delivering sustainability in Cheltenham
EiB 155 examined the sustainability standard that helps put sustainable development at the heart of council planning. We now look at how Cheltenham Borough Council is forging its own sustainable development strategy
Up in smoke? The UK's new waste strategy
The government's plans for future waste strategy in England include doing more to minimise rubbish and to increase recycling, as well as incinerating increasing amounts of waste. We take an in-depth look at the main proposals and what they mean for businesses and local authorities, while Biffa's Peter Jones provides...
Environmental training at Yorkshire Water
Successful ISO14001 certification requires organisations to raise environmental awareness among the workforce. Yorkshire Water has developed its own training programme to ensure it achieves this aspect of the international environmental management standard. Richenda Wilson reports
Incineration: environmental solution or pariah?
The government's plans for future waste strategy in England include sending greater amounts of waste for incineration. Yet many believe that incineration is hazardous to both human health and the environment, as well as less efficient than recycling. Rick Gould examines the arguments
Capital answer to achieving local-level sustainability
In the third of our series looking at sustainable development at a local level, Helen Woolston outlines the approach being taken by the London Borough of Sutton
EU environmental law and policy update 2006
Our annual review of EU legislation provides a guide to the state of play of all environmental law and policy initiatives
The seven Thematic Strategies: taking forward EU environmental policy
The sixth Environmental Action Programme established seven Thematic Strategies to guide future environmental policy-making in Europe. Disagreements within the European Commission have stalled their progress. The IEEP's Catherine Bowyer examines developments, including the potential impact of the strategies on air quality and waste
Nanotechnology and environmental risk
Nanotechnology offers considerable benefits. But is the drive to exploit its potential leading to safety and environmental concerns being sidelined? Paul Reeve investigates
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