Government needs to act urgently to support demand-led innovation in UK industry to pursue climate targets, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) policy briefing says.
UK biotechnology company Modern Synthesis has developed a biomaterial using bacterial fermentation that it believes offers a low-carbon alternative to traditional clothing fabrics.
A report commissioned by EngineeringUK finds that demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than for other occupations and that vacancies for ‘green engineering’ have increased by more than half in the UK over the last five years.