Monthly Archives: September 2023

China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here’s how this unique scheme works

September 13, 2023 by Mike Andrews

Hanyu Qiu / shutterstock Shuo Gao, University of Oxford; Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, University of Oxford; Joseph William Bull, University of Oxford, and Sophus zu Ermgassen, University of Oxford In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer … Continue reading →

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Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution

September 13, 2023 by Mike Andrews

New homes under construction in Rochester, Kent. Flyby Photography/Shutterstock Peter Cruddas, University of Portsmouth The UK government has announced plans to enable the delivery of 100,000 new homes by 2030 that are currently being held up by a controversial EU … Continue reading →

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New research may point the way towards frost-free heat pumps

September 13, 2023 by Mike Andrews

Amirreza Mahmoudi, University of Saskatchewan A chilly winter morning, the car windshield shrouded in a thick layer of frost. Who has not experienced the frustration of scraping ice or waiting for the defroster to work? It is a daily winter … Continue reading →

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