Water poverty is the lived condition households experience when they are struggling, or unable, to afford their water bills. Despite a relatively low public profile, it affected approximately 20% of households in England and Wales in 2020. Currently, as many as 34% of bill payers report struggling to pay fairly frequently. This comprehensive review examines […]
A new study by the Earth Commission, published in Nature, highlights the measures and quantifies the conditions needed for people and the planet to thrive, outlining Earth’s finite limits and the importance of placing justice at the centre of targets, regulations and global decision-making. According to the study, humans are taking colossal risks with the […]
Research and industry experience from across Australia consistently identifies the need for comprehensive and accurate lifecycle cost information for water sensitive solutions. In part, this call for better information on costs is to counter the persistent perception that maintenance costs for water sensitive solutions are a significant barrier to their widespread adoption. To address this […]
The first initiative to produce fuel cell grade hydrogen using wastewater in Great Britain will begin with a project in Cambridgeshire this summer. Element 2, the UK’s leading hydrogen infrastructure business, will purchase hydrogen produced by a new electrolyser at Anglian Water’s Milton Road, Cambridge water recycling site and supply it to hydrogen vehicles. Producing […]
Wessex Water has been hit with a £280,000 fine after it provided customers with undrinkable water for three weeks. The company has also agreed to pay out more than £21,000 to its affected customers. The fine was handed down by Swindon Magistrates following prosecution by the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings have been published, “the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The 2023 Impact Rankings is the fifth edition, and the overall ranking includes 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions. Under the Clean Water and Sanitation goal, Exeter University came out on […]
Whilst spring rainfall has been a welcome relief for most of the country, experts caution that ongoing action will remain vital for securing our water supply into the future. At last week’s meeting of the National Drought Group (Wednesday 24 May), chaired by Environment Agency Chief Executive John Curtin, the group discussed how the government, […]
The first corporate science-based targets for nature are here! The Science Based Targets Network – a global coalition of 80+ environmental non-profits and mission-driven organizations – has released the first corporate science-based targets for nature. These much-needed targets on nature build on and complement existing climate targets, which have been set by over 2,600 companies […]