News Home page/ News All types Press release Technical article Blog Select month January February March April May June July August September October November December Select year 2017 2016 2015 16 Oct 2018 NDC updating – what might it involve? We’ve seen the call to action. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is stark. We have 12 years to act to avoid catastrophic climate change. But we also know that the current pledges, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), from countries are not sufficient. Read more 8 Oct 2018 Quality Emissions Show, Thursday 22 November The IAPSC team at Ricardo Energy & Environment are very pleased to announce that we will be teaming up with the Air Quality & Emissions Show (AQE) again, for a joint AQE and IAPSC event, at the Telford International Conference Centre on Thursday 22 November 2018. Read more 2 Oct 2018 Report shows balanced use of technologies preferable to sole focus on electrification A major study carried out by Ricardo for European fuels industry body Concawe has investigated the impacts of three scenarios capable of delivering circa 85 percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from the light- duty vehicle parc within the EU by 2050 Read more 1 Oct 2018 Does the colour of your car determine how fast you drive and its emissions? Often when I present our vehicle emission results, I joke that we have such comprehensive data on vehicle characteristics, we even have the vehicle colour... Read more 20 Sep 2018 Ricardo-led consortium to provide energy support to European Investment Bank An international consortium, led by Ricardo, has been awarded a 4-year framework agreement to provide consultancy services to the European Investment Bank (EIB), supporting investment projects in the energy sector around the world Read more 10 Sep 2018 Ricardo and SUEZ publish toolkit to drive value via waste service procurement A new toolkit, produced by Ricardo and sponsored by waste and recycling specialist SUEZ, provides UK local authorities a blueprint for creating waste service procurement strategies that drive contractors to deliver high performance, innovation and value for residents Read more 4 Sep 2018 Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting In April 2018 the UK Government consulted on its approach to Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting. This included looking at how best to get companies to report, how many companies should report, and what should be included in the reporting framework. Read more 22 Aug 2018 New technology models city’s air quality in under 10 minutes New software can calculate air quality in major cities in under 10 minutes, and within five metres of any given location, according to a new report. Read more 20 Aug 2018 Ricardo webinar to highlight latest thinking in Life Cycle Assessment Ricardo LCA experts will host a complimentary webinar on Wednesday 19 September, 09:00–10:00 BST [10.00-11.00 CET], to demonstrate the latest thinking in LCA methods Read more 12 Jul 2018 Ricardo ‘openair’ training gets full marks for ‘revolutionizing’ use of air quality data Ricardo’s inaugural ‘openair’ masterclass has been rated 5/5 for overall satisfaction, with one attendee stating that the training would ‘revolutionize’ his work with air quality data Read more 25 Jun 2018 Getting our ESOS ‘ducks in a circle’ and moving to second order energy efficiency ESOS is coming around again (yes, 4 years are up on 5th December 2019) and unless your organisation has not met the qualification criteria for two consecutive periods you will be required to comply again. Read more 12 Jun 2018 Ricardo study reveals how balance of technology can deliver clean transport in EU A new study published today uses the SULTAN transport modelling tool, developed by Ricardo, to analyse how clean fuels, electric vehicle powertrains and increased vehicle efficiency can combine to support the EU’s low-carbon mobility targets Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Next
16 Oct 2018 NDC updating – what might it involve? We’ve seen the call to action. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is stark. We have 12 years to act to avoid catastrophic climate change. But we also know that the current pledges, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), from countries are not sufficient. Read more
8 Oct 2018 Quality Emissions Show, Thursday 22 November The IAPSC team at Ricardo Energy & Environment are very pleased to announce that we will be teaming up with the Air Quality & Emissions Show (AQE) again, for a joint AQE and IAPSC event, at the Telford International Conference Centre on Thursday 22 November 2018. Read more
2 Oct 2018 Report shows balanced use of technologies preferable to sole focus on electrification A major study carried out by Ricardo for European fuels industry body Concawe has investigated the impacts of three scenarios capable of delivering circa 85 percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from the light- duty vehicle parc within the EU by 2050 Read more
1 Oct 2018 Does the colour of your car determine how fast you drive and its emissions? Often when I present our vehicle emission results, I joke that we have such comprehensive data on vehicle characteristics, we even have the vehicle colour... Read more
20 Sep 2018 Ricardo-led consortium to provide energy support to European Investment Bank An international consortium, led by Ricardo, has been awarded a 4-year framework agreement to provide consultancy services to the European Investment Bank (EIB), supporting investment projects in the energy sector around the world Read more
10 Sep 2018 Ricardo and SUEZ publish toolkit to drive value via waste service procurement A new toolkit, produced by Ricardo and sponsored by waste and recycling specialist SUEZ, provides UK local authorities a blueprint for creating waste service procurement strategies that drive contractors to deliver high performance, innovation and value for residents Read more
4 Sep 2018 Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting In April 2018 the UK Government consulted on its approach to Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting. This included looking at how best to get companies to report, how many companies should report, and what should be included in the reporting framework. Read more
22 Aug 2018 New technology models city’s air quality in under 10 minutes New software can calculate air quality in major cities in under 10 minutes, and within five metres of any given location, according to a new report. Read more
20 Aug 2018 Ricardo webinar to highlight latest thinking in Life Cycle Assessment Ricardo LCA experts will host a complimentary webinar on Wednesday 19 September, 09:00–10:00 BST [10.00-11.00 CET], to demonstrate the latest thinking in LCA methods Read more
12 Jul 2018 Ricardo ‘openair’ training gets full marks for ‘revolutionizing’ use of air quality data Ricardo’s inaugural ‘openair’ masterclass has been rated 5/5 for overall satisfaction, with one attendee stating that the training would ‘revolutionize’ his work with air quality data Read more
25 Jun 2018 Getting our ESOS ‘ducks in a circle’ and moving to second order energy efficiency ESOS is coming around again (yes, 4 years are up on 5th December 2019) and unless your organisation has not met the qualification criteria for two consecutive periods you will be required to comply again. Read more
12 Jun 2018 Ricardo study reveals how balance of technology can deliver clean transport in EU A new study published today uses the SULTAN transport modelling tool, developed by Ricardo, to analyse how clean fuels, electric vehicle powertrains and increased vehicle efficiency can combine to support the EU’s low-carbon mobility targets Read more