10 Mar 2022
UK not prepared for climate impacts, warns IPCC expert
The UK “is very much not adapted to climate change and not prepared”, according to a lead author of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The Guardian reports that the study, approved by 195 countries, says the worldwide impacts of the climate crisis are more severe than predicted and there is only a […]
10 Mar 2022
New fishing licences unveiled by the Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) has released new fishing licence images designed by British Fish and Wildlife Artist, David Miller. Ahead of the start of this year’s fishing season, David has designed new and unique images of three of the nation’s most beloved species: the grayling; perch; and salmon. All new paper licences purchased on gov.uk will now include […]
10 Mar 2022
Millions of microplastic particles could be flowing into UK rivers, hidden in raw sewage
Several studies have been published recently which highlight the accumulation of plastic in riverbed sediment and an underestimation of the volumes flowing into rivers. The first states that ‘hundreds of millions of microplastic particles could be flowing into UK rivers, hidden in raw sewage’. It goes on to say that ‘recently, there was public anger over […]
03 Mar 2022
Half the world is facing water scarcity, floods and dirty water
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement this week that the new “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership. With fact upon fact, this report reveals how people and the planet are getting clobbered by climate change.” In […]
03 Mar 2022
World leaders agree ‘historic’ treaty on plastic waste
The much-anticipated talks on a potential ‘Plastic pact’ at UNEA 5 has produced a treaty on plastic waste which has been described as ‘historic’. We covered the run up to the talks in detail over previous weeks. There were reports late in the day that that manufacturers had been lobbying to weaken the treaty proposal, as […]
03 Mar 2022
Environment Agency investigation into sewage treatment works
On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency and Ofwat announced major investigations into potential widespread non-compliance by water and sewerage companies at sewage treatment works. Below is an update from the EA on progress: The investigations were launched after companies revealed to us that they may be in breach of their permit conditions. This issue […]
03 Mar 2022
Migratory salmon numbers are among the lowest on record in Severn and Wye
Natural Resources Wales is introducing restrictions on salmon fishing on the River Severn in Wales, in response to the decline in migratory salmon stocks. Numbers are currently among the lowest on record and are below sustainable levels. New byelaws have been confirmed by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, Lesley Griffiths, […]
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