Day: 7 February 2025

Scottish Startup Secures Pioneering North Sea Deal for Full-Scale Carbon Storage Facility, in European First

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Removers have signed a breakthrough deal to sequester 50 000 tonnes of CO2 permanently in a depleted oil field, 1,800 metres below the North Sea seabed. This is part of Greensand Future, the EU’s first operational CO2 storage facility intended to mitigate climate change, operated by INEOS. Greensand Future aims to safely capture and permanently store 400.000 tons of CO2 each year from the end of 2025, with a potential to store up to 8.000.000 tons of CO2 per annum. Richard Nimmons, CEO of The Carbon Removers, says “We believe the North Sea…

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Richard Osman tops Oxfam chart as most-donated author of 2024 as charity celebrates record-breaking book sales

Stuart Mitchell

Best-selling author Richard Osman is the ‘most donated’ writer to Oxfam shops in 2024, as the charity celebrates a record-breaking year for book sales. The House of Games TV presenter, who has penned five murder-mystery novels including The Thursday Murder Club, which has been made into a highly-anticipated Netflix film, now joins the ranks of authors like Dan Brown and Ian Rankin, who have previously topped Oxfam’s most-donated list across the charity’s 500 shops in the UK. As well as being most-donated, Richard is also one of Oxfam’s most sold…

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Sealing the Autism Employment Gap One Soundproof Meeting Pod at a Time

Stuart Mitchell

Modular meeting pod provider MuteBox has donated one of its flagship products to enhance office acoustics and foster a more neuroinclusive workspace for the UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity, Autistica. The MuteBox One was delivered to the organisation’s London office this week as an end-of-year festive gift, and marks the beginning of a lasting alliance between both organisations which share a common goal of improving the world of work for neurodiverse employees.   The addition of a soundproof booth supports the corporate wellbeing of Autistica’s neurodivergent and neurotypical…

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CIPR announces discontinuation of regional Pride Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has announced the discontinuation of its regional PRide Awards. This decision comes after careful consideration by the CIPR Board following an extensive review by a volunteer working group that suggested possible ways of retaining PRide or trying alternatives. The decision was driven by several key factors including falling entry numbers and the challenge of bridging the gap between the rapidly increasing costs of running several events each year and the need to ensure the costs to enter and attend are inclusive. While the…

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The Road Safety Trust Announces £2.4 Million in Grants to Transform UK Road Safety

Stuart Mitchell

In a significant step towards its ambition of achieving ‘Vision Zero’ – zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads – The Road Safety Trust has announced £2.4 million in grant funding for 11 pioneering projects. From cutting-edge trauma research, to testing the effectiveness of child cycle helmets, these varied projects have the potential to reduce collisions, improve post-crash treatment and care and save lives in communities across the country. Among the projects to receive funding is ‘IMPACT’, led by the Devon Air Ambulance Trust. This research programme will focus…

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