RPS staff regularly publish articles, research, key policy documents and other publications relating to Climate Change and Sustainability. Below is a recent selection.
This 28-page brochure describes some of the issues around climate change and how RPS is helping clients address these.
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NAO Review of Climate Change Levy and Carbon Agreements
In 2007 RPS helped the National Audit Office review the impact of this important climate change legislation.
OFWAT
RPS has undertaken a key report on the inclusion of external factors on water leakage economics in the UK water industry. This includes the implication of greenhouse gas emissions on the economic level of leakage calculations.
Main Report
Guidance
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A light-hearted and challenging article exploring our use of the term “Sustainability”. Written by a member of staff in RPS’ Adelaide, Australia, office.
This article, first published in CIWM Magazine explores the link between the waste and energy markets and energy from waste.
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Unlocking the energy in biological materials is seen as a potential key technology in reducing climate change. This article for Waste Management World provides a useful overview of the subject
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A paper exploring the potential to reduce travel emission by influencing behaviour. Written by a Senior Consultant in our Travel team.
A poster describing the energy recovered and greenhouse gas balance for 3 different waste compositions and 3 different thermal treatments. This poster was presented at the ACR+ Conference in January 2008.
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Sustainability can save developers money in addition to reducing the carbon footprint. PJ Rudden, group business director, RPS Group outlines the RPS Group's current involvement as sustainability consultants to both the public and private sectors in Ireland.
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Dr Ikesan van der Putte considers the issue of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the construction industry in this article first published in AWE International in March 2007.
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A paper presented at the IAIA Conference in Perth, Australia in May 2008 by John Gallimore on the use of Monitoring and Targeting Techniques to evaluate Climate Change performance.
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A paper presented at “Waste Management 2008” in Granada, Spain, by Amaya Arias-Garcia a Senior Consultant in the RPS Waste team. This paper, co-written by Robert Lambourne, also at RPS, reviews the waste management activities in the UK and the drivers for technology choice in the context of the need for GHG reduction.
PDF Document (269kb)
A presentation by Chris Bradburn, a Technical Director in RPS, to the HEFMA conference in June 2008, illustrating the many aspects of building design that impact on sustainability.
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