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Energy & environment

Around 450 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated globally each year, with less than 10 per cent recycled

How advances in alternative plastics could help address the waste crisis

Government urged to prioritise AI sustainability

Ibaizabal’s Montesperanza oil tanker is one of the project's five full-scale demonstrators

Lloyd's Register joins project to protect marine habitats

Circular ecosystem vital for better EV recycling

Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) being lowered into reactor pit at Hinkley Point C

‘Archaic rules’ torn up to green light new nuclear

Cavendish and Boccard join GE’s SMR programme

The chance of space debris hitting an aircraft is very low

Study calculates chances of space debris entering busy airspace

Copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and manufacturing

Copper nanoflowers power clean fuel production

Artist's impression of Deep Sky's DAC deployment

The UK firm on a mission to shake up direct air capture technology

GDF under the sea

Areas of Focus identified in GDF effort

UK infrastructure ‘not as safe as public thinks’ - ICE report

Pollutants often find their way into water systems, where they disrupt ecosystems

Chemical cages could tackle water pollution