SUSTAINABILITY NEWS

Helping Hands in action: ADAS measures village CO2 output 26 January 2010

Helping Hands in action: ADAS measures village CO2 output

As part of ADAS’ Helping Hands initiative, principal consultant Jon Abbatt is providing free support to residents in the small upland village of Killington, Cumbria, to reduce its CO2 footprint by 10 per cent.

Producing food and protecting the environment
24 February 2010

Producing food and protecting the environment

Food production has a complex and inextricable relationship with the natural environment. Some inputs are extracted from natural sources and require little or no processing, like water; meanwhile others are manufactured - crop protection chemicals and some fertilisers for example.

What's on the horizon for energy and renewable energy?
27 January 2010

What's on the horizon for energy and renewable energy?

Is it possible to have 2020 vision? We've had a look at the changes to energy, waste recyling and renewable energy that might occur over the next decade. We’ve also made some maps to illustrate what these changes could mean for the landscape of the UK.

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OTHER SUSTAINABILITY ARTICLES

How energy efficient is your farm business?
05 March 2010

How energy efficient is your farm business?

See how efficient your business is compared to similar businesses by using the new ADAS Energy Efficiency tool.

The local price for a global solution?
02 March 2010

The local price for a global solution?

What is an acceptable level of localised environmental impact to support renewable energy planning applications? Ray Williams explains why planning guidelines for renewable energy infrastructure need to be simplified...

Safeguarding food security and meeting societal demands
24 February 2010

Safeguarding food security and meeting societal demands

Ensuring our future food security is arguably the most pressing challenge facing mankind today. It is also one of the most complicated because it is intertwined with so many other...

Finding the global solution to food security: sustainable productivity
24 February 2010

Finding the global solution to food security: sustainable productivity

Food security and the pressure it places on land use and management is fast becoming one of the defining issues of our time. The equation is simple: based on population...

Food Security Case study • The Gallagher Review
24 February 2010

Food Security Case study • The Gallagher Review

Tension over land use is brought into sharp focus by the conflicting demands of food and energy security.To inform policy, the Government set up the Gallagher Review to assess the...