05 Sep 2019

Published 3 September 2019 More people than ever before are concerned about damage to nature, new national statistics published today (3 September 2019) by Natural England show. In the world’s biggest scientific study of its kind, Natural England’s ‘Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment’ (MENE) report shows that nine out of ten adults in England are […]

27 Aug 2019

The Science and Technology Committee has highlighted the lack of Government policies in place to deliver the net zero target by 2050 and recommends 10 steps the Government should take to meet this legally binding target. Read the full report Read the report summary Read the report conclusions and recommendations The Committee welcomes the Government’s […]

27 Aug 2019

Guardian ‘Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to humans, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization. However, the United Nations body warned against complacency because more research is needed to fully understand how plastic spreads into the environment and works its […]

27 Aug 2019

Look what happens when you take leakage seriously; is the record leakage fine having an effect? Thames Water leakage crackdown finds huge leak of up to 3million litres of water a day Thames Water has repaired an invisible leak deep underground in central London which was losing up to three million litres of water a day […]

27 Aug 2019

Many organisations are using multiple capitals to promote their societal, environmental and economic operations. This is the approach laid out in Jonathon Porritt’s book ‘Capitalism as if the World matters’. The Water Companies have been at forefront of this approach. With the focus in the UK on natural capital some people have lost sight of […]

21 Aug 2019

Letter to The Times from Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of Environment Agency Response from the Chair to The Times’ article “Toothless Environment Agency lets farmers pollute rivers”, 17 August. PROTECTING OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS Your latest attack on the Environment Agency (“Toothless Environment Agency lets farmers pollute rivers”, 17 August) is another misleading mix of […]