As reported by Edie, the Government has proposed new ambitions to boost biodiversity, protect habitats, reduce water consumption and pollution and halve waste. Should consultations prove that the Government has support for implementing these targets, which were first announced today (16 March), they will be enshrined in law through the Environment Bill. The Bill was designed to […]
After over 18 months of passage through Parliament, the Environment Bill is nearly there. For the latest version Click here Over several late-night sittings in September, members of the House of Lords voted through 14 separate amendments to the Environment Bill in the face of Government opposition. Although all the amendments are welcome by Wildlife […]
edie piece conveys disappointment expressed by environmental charities, thought leaders and Green Party ‘Missed opportunity’ headline from the Independent Wildlife Trusts concerned about nature recovery and planning reform From the Guardian – Johnson’s planning laws an ‘utter disaster’, say countryside campaigners Following last week’s item on storm overflows, the Rivers Trust responds. PRESS RELEASE 11 […]
The government has delayed the long-awaited environment bill, which redraws the rules after the UK’s departure from the EU provoking fury from campaigners who said it would harm action on air pollution and water quality, as well as other key issues. The proposed legislation would be the biggest shake-up of green regulation in decades. Ministers […]
The Environment Bill allows for long-term targets to be set in respect of any matter which relates to the natural environment, or people’s enjoyment of it. It requires government to set at least one target in four priority areas: air quality, biodiversity, water, and resource efficiency and waste reduction, as well as a target for […]
The forthcoming Environment Bill will require all areas in England to establish Local Nature Recovery Strategies to help a broad range of groups to deliver priorities for nature recovery at a local and national level. The five pilot areas for production of LNRSs have now been announced. These will be in Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Greater Manchester, […]
Martin Harper – RSPB ‘The UK Government says that the bill “sets out a vision for a greener future” and “underlines the government’s commitment to tackling climate change and to protecting and restoring our natural environment for future generations”. It’s worth noting that the Bill is broadly focused on England. Some of the provisions (such […]
The new government set out its priorities in the Queen’s Speech just before Christmas. Not much in the way of specifics, but the following paragraph will be of interest. “My Government will continue to take steps to meet the world-leading target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It will continue to lead the […]