25 Jan 2022
Covid-19 lessons for sustainability
What lessons does COVID-19 offer for sustainability? The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted swift and forceful actions by governments and societies around the world. A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing reflects on these responses and the link between the pandemic and the environment to draw lessons that could be used in making societies more sustainable. Read […]
25 Jan 2022
Improving the environment key aim for water regulator
Read more and download the consultation Our three strategic goals – to transform water company performance, to meet long-term challenges and to provide greater value for customers and the environment – continue to shape our programme for the coming year. Our key aim is for the water sector to provide the very best service to […]
19 Jan 2022
Regional water resources plans out for consultation
From waterbriefing Five regional water resource groups have published their Emerging Regional Water Resource Plans, setting out how they propose to address a predicted water deficit for England of 3,435 million litres per day (Ml/d) megalitres by 2050. The estimate is set out in the national framework for water resources paper Understanding England’s future water needs […]
19 Jan 2022
Government sets out massive costs of climate crisis
This report outlines the UK government and devolved administrations’ position on the key climate change risks and opportunities that the UK faces today. As required by the Climate Change Act 2008, the UK government has undertaken the third five-year assessment of the risks of climate change on the UK. This is based on the Independent Assessment […]
19 Jan 2022
MPs call for bathing rivers across England as part of anti-pollution drive
Last week’s report from the Environmental Audit Committee was picked up by numerous sources, including the BBC and the Guardian. BBC leads on ‘’Chemical cocktail’ polluting English rivers’ Read more The Guardian Water companies in England should each designate a stretch of river as bathing water by 2025 to drive the clean-up of a chemical cocktail of […]
19 Jan 2022
Environment Agency priorities for 2022
Interview with Emma Howard Boyd in the ever-exciting Civil Service World. Breaking records and battling for better water quality – Environment Agency’s Emma Howard Boyd reflects on 2021 2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The EA chair tells […]
19 Jan 2022
Carbon offset prices set to increase 50-fold by 2050
Source edie Prices for carbon offsetting could reach highs of up to $120 per tonne by 2050, up from between $2 and $3 in 2021, BloombergNEF (BNEF) is forecasting. The research provider has this week published its first-ever Long-Term Carbon Offset Outlook, a report it will produce annually to track trends in the global carbon offsetting […]
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