The challengeIncreasing trends of urbanisation and growing number of urban population are expected to continue in the coming decades. This means that the demand for safe water supply will be growing ...

The challenge:Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, has set an ambitious CO2 emission reduction target of 48% by 2020, as part of its Low-Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) plan. This will require significant ...

The challenge:Energy from biomass accounts for almost two thirds of the renewable energy generation in the European Union. Unlike other renewable energy sources though, biomass is a limited resource, ...

  The challengeTaiwan is a small and highly populated island, where over 99% of the consumed energy has to be imported, of which 90 % is mainly coming from petrochemicals. CO2 accounts for ...

The challengeThe use and treatment of waste is one of the most significant environmental issues in the world. In the Lahti region a huge step has been taken by organising waste management ...

The challengeAn increasing amount of waste is one of the most severe problems is the world. Particularly, construction and demolition waste can be very is difficult to treat and manage properly.The ...