Resource Minister Theresa Coffey has confirmed the postponement of Defra’s 25-year environment plan until 2017, in the same week that Energy Minister Nick Hurd revealed that the Government may also delay the release of a plan on the UK’s carbon reduction targets until next year. Appearing before the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) in Westminster this […]

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New research from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) uses a new methodology to estimate and map water requirements for energy production in Europe. In this study, the category of dedicated energy crops (ENCR) played an important role. These crops are expected to emerge as additional fuel sources within the EU28 by 2020. Water […]

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Water Reuse Europe has been formally launched, which will “offer a range of services for both commercial companies and public organisations involved in water reuse scheme design, operation, and regulation”. Water reuse is playing an increasingly important role in the pursuit of sustainable water management and recent years have seen significant growth in the number […]

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If EIB funding disappears post-Brexit, new Government safeguards for future foreign investment in critical infrastructure will be important. The delay was unexpected and allowed the critics of this project time to give full reign to their long list of concerns. A big decision. If this is perceived to be a bench mark as ‘value for […]

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Twenty years ago I organised a series of events on marine and riverine litter. Plastic cotton bud sticks were an obvious and common sign of sewage related debris (SRD). Tick – ‘good’ – because you could see which beaches were still being routinely fouled by sewage and SRD. Then there were calls for biodegradable sticks […]

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Scotland will be home to the world’s first ever large-scale tidal stream farm as part of a drive to develop Scotland’s marine renewables industry, creating jobs and investment. Water Briefing: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the MeyGen project, owned by Atlantis Resources, to see the first turbines in the planned tidal stream array during a […]

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‘Scallop fishing is not a widely managed activity’ MMO     Hmm … you can say that again. Given the importance of scallops to UK fishermen this is a rather surprising and long overdue recognition of scale and importance of the fishery. The reporting deadline is 2019 so don’t hold your breath that it will say anything […]

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