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UKAS has announced that its membership of the European co-operation for Accreditation, EA, has been assured.

Scientists from NPL installed an analyser at the top of the 120m high Glasgow Science Centre tower to track greenhouse gas emissions for the duration of the COP26 conference. The instrument measured methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and provide real-time data for the duration of COP26.

A game-changing moment for the environment could see a real acceleration in business and governments’ race to net-zero. The London Declaration is a push from ISO to transform the approach to climate action and advance international work to attain net-zero goals.

The IMEKO Technical Committee 11 (TC11) has a new focus, addressing the broad scope of “Measurement in testing, inspection and certification”.

When sending equipment to be calibrated, what instructions do you give to your calibration provider? This webinar will discuss what measures can be taken to specify your own requirements to ensure you get the most appropriate calibration for your equipment.

The UK has today announced new economic sanctions against Russia. The new sanctions will deny Russia and Belarus access to Most Favoured Nation tariffs for hundreds of their exports and ban UK exports of high-end luxury goods to both countries. The full press release can be viewed here.

The CEN and CENELEC General Assemblies voted overwhelmingly to support BSI’s continued membership of CEN and CENELEC. This decision followed the adoption of new statutes in June last year which created a new type of full member for countries that find themselves in the UK’s position of exiting the EU, and the successful audit in August of BSI’s compliance with the rules of the new member type.

BMTA rounds up 2021 with its annual review. As with all trade associations, the strength of the collective far outweighs the sum of the individual parts and, for your part in that collective support, we are grateful.

The workshop will cover the themes of metrology in support of the physical science basis of climate change and climate…

The OIML and the BIPM are pleased to announce that the 2022 World Metrology Day Resource Website is now live: https://www.worldmetrologyday.org. The theme this year is “Metrology in the Digital Era”. This theme was chosen because digital technology is revolutionising our community, and is one of the most exciting trends in society today.

Following the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on Ukraine UK Government guidance on trade with Ukraine, Belarus or Russia:

The latest results from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) has demonstrated 16 new energy efficiency technologies that could significantly boost UK industry’s competitive and rapid transition to Net-Zero. If the technologies are adopted,  up to 40.5TWh of energy could be saved by 2031.