Water Archives - Communications and Management for Sustainability

Water industry launches world’s first sector-wide plan to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2030

Water companies have unveiled a ground-breaking plan to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030 in the world’s first sector-wide commitment of its kind. The Net Zero 2030 Routemap sets out the industry’s vision for how water companies, which together produce almost a third of UK industrial and waste process emissions, will play their part in tackling climate change by reaching net zero two […]

Environment Agency report on dismal Water Company performance

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The EA report shows four out of the nine companies are falling short of expected standards – Anglian, Northumbrian and South West Water and Southern Water. Southern Water is the first company to be rated as 1 star (poor) since 2015. Emma Howard-Boyd – the Chair’s Report ‘This report is about the 9 water and sewerage companies […]

‘We will leave our environment in a better state than we found it’ Conservative Government 2010

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There is serious momentum developing around the failures on many levels to address the worsening, chronic pollution of our rivers from many sources. This comes soon after England’s shocking water classification results showed just 16% of water bodies meet the criteria for Good Ecological Status against 25 Year Environment Plan’s target of 75%. Newspapers like […]

Climate Change Committee recommendations on Covid recovery and Environmental Land Management Scheme

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Last week we covered the Climate Change Committee’s 2020 report to Parliament. Recently, the Committee also set out its recommendations for a resilient recovery from Covid-19 (published May) and (last week) on the coverage of Environmental Land Management Scheme in letters to the Prime Minister, and Defra, respectively. On the green recovery, the CCC’s recommendations […]