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Updated calculation released on the carbon impact of online video streaming

Stuart Mitchell

The Carbon Trust, an independent organisation with a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy has published a new white paper examining the carbon impact of streaming video on demand to improve the understanding of the carbon emissions associated with video streaming and enable future decisions to be based on informed understanding of the methods, complexity, and uncertainties involved. The study is released at a time of high demand for video streaming, but little consensus of video streaming’s impact on the climate.  This latest research from…

First Bus to invest over £35m in green transport for Glasgow with help from SULEB funding from Transport Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

First Bus are delighted to announce that over £59million will be invested in new fully electric and zero emission vehicles for the city of Glasgow. These new buses are scheduled to be introduced to the Glasgow city bus network by December 2022, thanks to a successful bid in Transport Scotland’s latest round of Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus (SULEB) funding.    In January 2020 First Bus launched two electric buses in Glasgow (pictured). Today’s SULEB 2 announcement will increase the number of electric vehicles in the Glasgow fleet to 150*…

Broadcast consultancy to partner with Alzheimer’s Research UK on pro bono basis for 12 months

Stuart Mitchell

After a year of unparalleled difficulties for the charity sector, broadcast experts BF media have announced a year-long pro-bono partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK. Aside from huge financial losses, many charities have struggled over the past year to secure media coverage on subjects such as research and fundraising, due to the news agenda being dominated by COVID-19. For Alzheimer’s Research UK, such coverage is critical for spreading the word about the charity’s work and improving public understanding of dementia, a condition that affects almost 1 million people across the country.…

Aviation leaders launch first in-flight 100% sustainable aviation fuel emissions study on commercial passenger jet

Stuart Mitchell

A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft. Airbus, German research centre DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste have teamed up to start the pioneering ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project looking into the effects of 100% SAF on aircraft emissions and performance. Findings from the study – to be carried out on the ground and in the air using an Airbus A350-900 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines…

Fundraising Regulator publishes its latest Annual Report and Accounts, which reflect the impact of Coronavirus on fundraising

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator has published its latest annual report and published the following post on their website here: Today we published our latest Annual Report and Accounts, which highlight how we reprioritised our work amid the unprecedented challenges facing the fundraising sector from March 2020 onwards. Our reporting period (1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020) falls six months before and six months after the Coronavirus pandemic began. The report explains how, in response to the pandemic, we focused our efforts on producing guidance to ensure that both fundraisers and…