03 Mar 2021
Waterwise has drafted a new paper, with input from the UK Water Efficiency Strategy Steering Group, highlighting the role that water efficiency can play in reducing carbon emissions over the next two decades. Around 6% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions are from household water supply and use. This equates to over 2.6 kg […]
03 Mar 2021
As part of the European Green Deal, the EU launched the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change. The Communication of the Commission, Forging a climate-resilient union – the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, builds on the 2013 Strategy. It comprises actions to implement the EU’s long-term vision, which looks forward […]
03 Mar 2021
This report was written last year but just been published. Key barriers to NFM are NFM is recognised as a complex process lacking specific guidance, policy regulation and, often, financial and perceived environmental incentive; Challenges of successfully engaging a wide range of stakeholders with different levels of involvement; Lack of clarity on maintenance requirements for […]
03 Mar 2021
03 Mar 2021
Thames Water hopes to harness human ‘poo power’ to heat homes. Company says sewage plan would avoid 105,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over 30 years. From the Guardian On the downside, Thames Water fined £2.3m for raw sewage pollution incident. Judge says firm’s breach of environmental standards in 2016 amounted to ‘high negligence’. Read […]
03 Mar 2021
The report, A Wave of Change, by CDP, a non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure platform, finds that the companies disclosing through CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2020 risk losing up to a combined US$301 billion in business value if they fail to address them. THE CDP estimate the total cost of addressing these […]
03 Mar 2021
The water company is working in partnership with local landowners, North Devon Biosphere Foundation, the Environment Agency, the Woodland Trust and Natural England’s Catchment Sensitive Farming Partnership to identify areas where tree planting, hedging and fencing can help protect the River Umber from bacteriological contamination. The River Umber flows into the sea at Combe Martin […]
24 Feb 2021
Climate crisis hits ‘worst case scenario’ levels – Environment Agency head Sir James Bevan says extreme flooding in UK indicates urgent need for change if humanity is to survive The climate emergency is already hitting “worst case scenario” levels that if left unchecked will lead to the collapse of ecosystems, with dire consequences for humanity, […]
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