23 Jan 2020
European Union: Executive summary This fitness check is a comprehensive policy evaluation of the following directives: – the Water Framework Directive (WFD); – the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD); – the Groundwater Directive (GWD); – the Floods Directive (FD). It assesses whether the Directives are fit for purpose by examining their performance against five criteria […]
23 Jan 2020
The Sunday Times December 22 2019, 12:01am. Our finest waterways are becoming unusable, and not one prosecution is in progress over fouling last year. Water companies are polluting some of Britain’s most picturesque rivers, from the Windrush in the Cotswolds to the Aire in Yorkshire, without facing a penalty for the vast majority of offences. […]
23 Jan 2020
Defra The new Agriculture Bill has been published ‘A future where farmers are properly supported to farm more innovatively and protect the environment is a step closer today following the introduction of the Agriculture Bill. The landmark legislation introduced today will provide a boost to the industry after years of inefficient and overly bureaucratic policy […]
23 Jan 2020
The Natural Capital Committee’s 7th annual report Chairman’s message: Dieter Helm ‘Nine years have now passed since the government published the 2011 White Paper, The Natural Choice, committing to the objective “to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it inherited.” To achieve this, the Natural Capital Committee (NCC) […]
23 Jan 2020
Introduction ‘Green Infrastructure (GI) is a key strategy in the European landscape policies aimed at reconnecting vital natural areas to urban hubs as well as restoring and improving their functional roles. Thus, GI is an essential planning concept towards protecting Natural Capital and simultaneously enhancing quality of life. This approach needs to be urgently implemented […]
13 Jan 2020
Through Water UK, water companies in England have launched a major project to design the plan that will help deliver their world-leading goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The water industry is the first industrial sector in the UK, and one of the first major sectors in the world, to commit to […]
13 Jan 2020
From Environment Analyst Roads where heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) regularly apply their brakes are often the worst affected, around junctions, roundabouts and traffic lights. A new study has highlighted road runoff pollution as one of the main sources of damage to London’s waterways. The cause is spills of oil, diesel and petrol and particulates from […]
13 Jan 2020
From Water Briefing UK regulators publish customer performance scorecards for water, energy, telecoms and banking sectors The UK Regulators Network (UKRN), has published customer performance scorecards for the water, energy, telecoms and current banking sectors. The UKRN, the Consumer Council for Water, and UKRN members FCA, Ofcom, Ofgem and Ofwat have been working together to […]
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