Access to funding, a coherent long-term strategy and greater collaboration are required make wave power work for the UK, says a new report. Hayley Dunning Wave energy could contribute significantly to the UK’s future energy mix, but only if the mistakes of the past are not repeated, say Imperial College London and Strathclyde University researchers […]
Tomorrow the Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey will head to the UN Climate Change Conference in Germany to discuss our world-class marine science and leading research into ocean acidification. Defra: Saturday is ‘Oceans Action Day’ and the Minister will join leaders from around the world to address progress made on tackling climate change and its impacts […]
The damaging environmental impacts of salmon farming in Scotland are many and have been well known for over 25 years. As this article from COAST highlights the frustrations with Scottish Institutions who seem to be blind to these impacts. Time for the Scottish NGOs to find a voice? Bob Earll. COAST ‘After strategically withdrawing the […]
NERC-Defra Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry (SSB) research programme Shedding light on carbon stored in the continental shelf The coasts and shelf seas that surround us have been the focal point of human prosperity and well-being throughout our history and, consequently, have had a disproportionate effect on our culture. The societal importance of the shelf seas extends […]
The Environmental Audit Committee last week questioned the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Read more here Some key points He vowed to consult on the creation of a new environmental body – “A Commission” – to ensure the UK avoids a “governance gap” after leaving the […]
A lack of scrutiny in an interview with climate sceptic Lord Lawson has led the BBC to admit it breached its “guidelines on accuracy and impartiality”. The sceptic ex-chancellor claimed in an interview with the Today programme that “official figures” showed average world temperatures had “slightly declined”. This view was shown to be false, but […]
Utility Week has reported that the Government’s affordable housing push has sparked a water efficiency inquiry. An expert group will investigate the sustainable resource management requirements for the government’s new housing ambitions. An inquiry into the strategic planning and provision of water resources over the coming decade has been launched as the government pledges £2 […]
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation as the first phase of the re-evaluation process for the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive – with a planned completion date of Q1 2019. The latest figures show that 95% of the EU’s urban waste water is collected and over 85% is treated according to the Directive’s […]