IT equipment waste, referred to as e-waste or WEEE, is rapidly growing nowadays, becoming one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide. According to Statista, approximately 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste was produced in 2019. In just five years, this had increased by 44 million metric tons per year and only 17.4% of this […]
We are both masters’ students at King’s College London and, as part of our course, we were offered the opportunity to undertake an internship at a business in the environmental industry. We luckily got selected by Green Element, an environmental management consultancy based in London and Edinburgh. We started work in January 2021 but it is now May and we thought it would be nice to […]
By Kyoko Yamafuji and Madeleine Woods Since its introduction, the term “ecosystem services” has come to play a central role in environmental management, becoming somewhat of a catch-phrase when people discuss nature whether it be in the context of exploitation or restoration. The concept simplifies nature into a form that can be better understood by communicating it […]
By Kyoko Yamafuji and Madeleine Woods “The benefits human populations derive, directly or indirectly, from ecosystem functions”. Constanza et al. (1997). “The capacity of natural processes and components to provide goods and services that satisfy human needs, directly or indirectly”. de Groot et al., (2002). “Components of nature, directly enjoyed, consumed, or used to yield human well-being” . […]
This month the following pieces of legislation have been changed or altered: The Climate Change (Interim Emissions Targets) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 The regulations covered here relate to the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions associated with Wales, and require Welsh Ministers to meet certain reduction targets. Section 29 stipulates that Welsh net emissions must be at […]
A third of food produced globally is wasted and never reaches the dining room table. This has a huge environmental impact. The land required to grow all the food that we waste is larger than the size of China. Not to mention the water waste which is the equivalent of a year’s flow of the […]
This month the following pieces of legislation have been changed or altered: The Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Changes have been made to this instrument to ensure the phased plant health import control regime to assist businesses after the end of the EU Exit Transition Period, while also helping to protect biodiversity […]
This month the following pieces of legislation have been changed or altered: The Organic Control (Amendment) Regulations 2021Changes have been made to retained EU legislation to extend the date of current arrangements in place for physical inspections and sampling due to Covid-19. The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme and Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) […]
If you have a quick look at you area right now to check out how much litter is around, what would the answer be – so much litter, clean enough or very clean? Green Element charity diaries for December 2020 has measured it and the outcome was predictable but promising. Michael volunteered for Keep Scotland […]
This month the following pieces of legislation have been changed or altered: The Invasive Non-native Species (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020. Formerly known as The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 This has been changed to prevent the introduction of invasive species. The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations […]
