09 Aug 2023
According to the government, the August 2023 Hydrogen Strategy Update to the Market offers an accessible summary of hydrogen policy development and schemes since the publication of the last update to the market in December 2022. Policy areas covered in this update are: hydrogen production hydrogen networks and storage uses of hydrogen in industry, power, […]
09 Aug 2023
Water Supply and Quality: New Briefing Notes available CIWEM’s water supply and quality specialist panel has put together four new briefing notes on water quality issues. They are a source of information compiled by experts to better understand the key concepts and issues related to these specific water quality topics. You can find the new […]
09 Aug 2023
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has published ‘Gloom and Bloom: Measuring emotional engagement with water-saving messages’ It explores different emotionally stirring water-saving campaign videos, from positive and uplifting (Bloom) to serious and startling (Gloom), to better understand how people respond to these messages. The insights from this report will help to shape future campaigns […]
09 Aug 2023
Ofwat has published a consultation on its approach to introducing the water efficiency fund that the regulator confirmed in the final methodology for the 2024 price review. The final methodology said that “PR24 will introduce a fund of up to £100 million to help stimulate a transformative, sustained and measurable reduction in water demand nationally, […]
09 Aug 2023
A key barrier to cutting water consumption is the lack of awareness about how much we actually use. Behavioural Insights teamed up with Affinity Water and Outré Creative to redesign customer bills through a behavioural lens and provide customers with feedback on their water consumption. This article summarises the approach and presents final results from […]
09 Aug 2023
WWT has published a report ‘Wetlands for Water Quality: Creating and managing treatment wetlands to improve water quality. Read the press release here and the executive summary below. Executive summary Wetlands can play a vital role in helping us tackle our current water quality crisis by filtering out pollutants that pass through naturally occurring wetlands. […]
09 Aug 2023
A new resource shows how Wildlife Trusts are restoring nature to address local and global issues. It includes loads of ongoing examples from across the UK, where nature-based solutions (NBS) are delivering multiple benefits. A new European Commission Independent Expert Report, produced by the NBS Task Force 6, brings together advice, best practice and case […]
09 Aug 2023
From edie The European Commission has adopted new measures to mandate enhanced environmental reporting, in a move that will affect tens of thousands of larger businesses. The Commission voted on Monday (31 July) to adopt the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). These Standards provide more detail on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive adopted last year, while […]
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