17 Mar 2021
How filter-feeding bivalves could be used to clean up microplastics
Link to article On a hot summer day in Connecticut, it’s common to go to a beach-side restaurant, eat some fresh oysters and mussels, and enjoy the crashing of the waves against the sand. For a group of University of Connecticut faculty and a Florida Atlantic University professor, their plan is to skip the beach […]
10 Mar 2021
Budget – most commentators disappointed
Last week’s Budget saw a range of announcements and initiatives, but has been widely criticised as being out-of-step with the UK’s net-zero carbon transition and insufficient to meet the government’s climate ambitions. See BBC for more. Key announcements included: A new Net-Zero Innovation Portfolio, which will provide £1bn funding for low-carbon technologies and systems. Funding will be […]
10 Mar 2021
New Vision for the sector
Water UK has launched a public consultation on building an ambitious, long-term Vision for the water sector in England. From Water UK. Submissions invited by 31 March. The ‘Developing a 2050 Vision for the Water Sector’ discussion paper is the first step towards agreeing ways of accelerating and broadening the sector’s role in the face of unprecedented […]
10 Mar 2021
Call of the rewild: releasing Britain’s rivers to ease flooding
Nice (short) article from the Guardian on why doing nothing is often better for flood risk than overengineering For many of us across the UK it has felt like another wet winter; yet again homes have flooded and politicians are under pressure to improve flood protection. Engineering our rivers and building defences might bring reassurance, […]
10 Mar 2021
Agricultural policy needs to change to improve water
Reducing pressures from agriculture is key to improving the status of Europe’s rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal waters and seas as well as groundwater bodies. A European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment, published today, shows that wider uptake of sustainable agricultural management practices is needed for improving the state of water, as well as biodiversity. Read more […]
10 Mar 2021
Visiting water bodies worth £700bn to economies
From University of Exeter Europeans spend more than £700 billion (€800bn) a year on recreational visits to water bodies – but perceived poor water quality costs almost £90 billion (€100bn) in lost visits, a new study has found. The new research – led by a European collaboration involving the University of Exeter and the University […]
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