21 Jun 2023
Interesting piece in the Guardian that argues we are using more water than we can sustainably supply, with a water crisis the inevitable result. The article encompasses scarcity, overabstraction, pollution, underinvestment, government and regulatory failings, environmental degradation and corporate misconduct – “all within the confines of one small country in the far west of Europe”. […]
21 Jun 2023
Interesting article on deal brokered between federal government and abstractors from Colorado River, under which the federal government will pay their irrigation districts, Native American tribes and cities $521 for each acre-foot (around 1.5 megalitres) of water they don’t use. Link to full article For the first time in this drought-stricken century, a new price […]
21 Jun 2023
A new report by Policy Connect for the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum calls for changes to the insurance industry to accelerate deployment of flood resilience measures and combat the climate crisis. Since 2013, more than 10% of all new homes in England have consistently been built on land at risk of flooding (flood zones 2 […]
21 Jun 2023
A total investment in nature of USD 8.1 trillion is required between now and 2050 – while annual investment should reach USD 536 billion annually by 2050 – in order to successfully tackle the interlinked climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the State of Finance for Nature report. The report finds that annual investments in […]
21 Jun 2023
Paper in Climate and Atmospheric Science journal indicates huge potential role for artificial intelligence Abstract In recent years there has been a surge of interest in the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address the global threat of climate change. Here, we consider climate change applications, and review the ability of AI technologies to better […]
14 Jun 2023
A coalition of environmental and wildlife NGOs has called on Ofwat to go further to ensure catchment and nature-based solutions are mainstreamed at PR24. In a letter, Blueprint for Water called for 10% of Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) spending to be on green solutions; for Ofwat to encourage companies to commit to outcomes […]
14 Jun 2023
SEPA has raised the risk of water scarcity around the Loch Maree area in the Highlands to Significant, the highest level available. Two areas are also now at moderate scarcity – the Ness area in the Highlands and the Esk area of Dumfriesshire. The risk of water scarcity in the Loch Maree area of the […]
14 Jun 2023
The UK government is consulting on the expansion of the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan to cover coastal and estuarine waters. Defra wants to know what you think about these changes, including: expanding the targets in the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan to cover coastal and estuarine waters developing an ecological standard for coastal and […]
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