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Enough SUVs to swamp Manchester as ownership increases 10-fold – EnvironmentJournal
20 years ago 3% of cars in English cities were sports utility vehicles. Today, that figure has leapt to 30%. According to new research published by Clean Cities, ‘carspreading’ has increased 10 fold in major urban areas. There are now enough SUVs on England’s roads to cover the City of Manchester, or the London Borough…
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After the heatwaves, it’s time to make UK workplaces climate resilient – EnvironmentJournal
2025 was the hottest British summer on record, and organisations must do more to protect staff as extreme systems become the norm. Rebecca Stewart outlines how to build more protection into our offices. Europe has entered a new climate reality. Now the fastest-heating continent, this summer’s heatwaves – 46°C in Spain, 43°C in France, and…
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1/3 of facilities management are unsure about sustainability budgets – EnvironmentJournal
Almost half of departments across multiple sectors allocate just 10% or less of their overall budget to sustainability. SFG20’s State of FM Report 2025 includes the opinions of more than 190 professionals working in a number of different built environment roles. According to this, there are large variations between the net zero target dates of…
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Councils can’t afford to investigate contaminated land sites – EnvironmentJournal
Of more than 45,000 potentially hazardous sites across Wales, one-third of local authorities are failing to make the locations public. Fewer than one-in-three councils make their legally required register of contaminated land sites available to the public, according to Friends of the Earth Cymru. The organisation has identified a potential 45,157 hazardous locations in Wales…
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Scientists have no idea how many microplastics people are breathing in – EnvironmentJournal
A new assessment advocates a global network of air monitoring stations to improve understandings of atmospheric particle distribution. First published in the journal Current Pollution Reports, the study has identified huge knowledge gaps linked to airborne plastic pollution. Inconsistent measurement techniques, limited data, basic simulations, and poor understanding of atmospheric cycling mechanisms have all contributed…
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More plastic already produced in 2025 than we can process – EnvironmentJournal
225m tonnes of materials have been manufactured this year, exceeding capacity to recycle and reuse. Friday 5th September marks Plastic Overshoot Day, at which point humans have made more of the long-lasting resource than can pro cess. In total, the world has produced the equivalent to the weight of 50million adult elephants. Each person will…
