Tag Archives: Climate change

In the water sector we talk about resilient water supplies, but what does this actually mean? Currently, “resource resilience” means planning for adequate water resources to ensure no compromise to customers’ lives, the environment or economy in the event of a 500 year drought.  Recently, the Environment Agency reported that…

NCE has launched its annual net zero survey, aiming to chart companies' climate action progress in the past year.

This follows two features in the February 2021 and February 2022 net zero issues of NCE, which contained an overview of the net zero commitments made by the industry’s leading consultants, contractors…

It was not so long ago that carbon was yet to make it onto the agenda for design team meetings at the outset of new engineering projects. Yet within the last five years, it has skyrocketed in significance to sit atop the priority list of almost every project engineers are…

Urgent action is needed to mitigate the "cascading risks" facing the UK's critical national infrastructure (CNI), according to a new report.

In the report - Readiness for storms ahead? Critical national infrastructure in an age of climate change - parliamentary scrutiny committee, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, cites…

As a major user of concrete and steel, the civil engineering profession has a critical role to play in meeting the government’s commitment to be carbon net zero by 2050. However, to make the greatest impact on carbon, civil engineers must think about the construction and operational phases of their…

The team constructing High Speed Two (HS2)’s Euston Station has undertaken the largest ever UK pour of Earth Friendly Concrete (EFC).

Engineering firm John F Hunt, working for HS2’s station construction partner Mace Dragados Joint Venture (JV), completed the 232m3 concrete pour in early September. EFC reduces the amount of carbon…

ICE’s touring exhibition “Time Is Running Out – Help us engineer a net zero world” has been to Newcastle and will be at One Great George Street in London from 10 November. The exhibition explores the future of infrastructure focusing on how civil engineers can find sustainable transport, energy and…

Anglian Water is using drones to identify hard to find leaks and fix them after the drought this year has provided an opportunity for innovation.

The drone surveys have been conducted around Ardleigh reservoir, Colchester, with nearly 40,000km of water pipe to keep an eye on. Much of this pipeline is…

Network Rail engineers have completed five days of work protecting the railway from landslips on the West of England between Axminster and Pinhoe in Devon, with the line re-opening this week.

Closing the line allowed engineers to begin essential landslip prevention work at Honiton Tunnel, one of the most at-risk sites…

The Environment Agency has revealed £35M plans for a flood scheme in Canvey Island to replace defences that are nearly 70 years old.

On Thursday 22 September Environment Agency officials presented its plans for the scheme to replace 3.2km of revetment from Thorney Bay to the Island Yacht Club. The Environment…