05 Mar 2020
Severn Trent outlines ambitious sustainability commitments for the future £1.2 billion investment Water Briefing Severn Trent Plc is today hosting a Capital Markets Day, focusing on the company’s approach to sustainability and the benefits it can deliver both for the environment and for wider stakeholders. The water company is making a number of ambitious long-term commitments […]
05 Mar 2020
Defra ‘Yesterday our landmark Environment Bill took a step forward after being passed by the House of Commons at Second Reading. Described as a “keystone” piece of legislation by the Environment Secretary, the Bill will deliver the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth.’ Single use plastics and deposit return schemes Defra ‘It is pertinent […]
05 Mar 2020
Our Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) will be the cornerstone of our new agricultural policy. It will transform how we support the agricultural sector by rewarding farmers, foresters and other land managers with public money for public goods. We are using this document to step up engagement with all of our stakeholders, including the farmers, […]
05 Mar 2020
The Guardian describes the background to this crazy policy block on onshore wind which has had huge consequences for other parts of the renewables sector. This could have a huge impact on the water industry which has a huge energy bill but the capacity, expertise and land to do far more – for example Severn […]
05 Mar 2020
Environment Agency ‘Rod licence sales generate more than £21 million to improve fisheries and support anglers. Vital revenue funds fisheries improvement projects, facilities for anglers and work to tackle illegal fishing. Over 500,000 fish, including species such as barbel, roach and chub, were released into England’s rivers by the Environment Agency last year as part of a […]
03 Mar 2020
By Seas At Risk 28 JANUARY 2020 Environmental NGOs launch new rescue plan for Europe to make our ocean healthy by 2030 – Today, 102 environmental organisations, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF are launching the “Blue Manifesto”. The rescue plan lays out concrete actions which must […]
03 Mar 2020
Greener UK – The House of Lords A ‘frame without a picture’: Peers scrutinise the Fisheries Bill Parliamentarians took their first opportunity to scrutinise the new version of the Fisheries Bill during the Lords second reading debate on 11 February. While most speakers agreed with our assessment that the bill offers much more than the […]
03 Mar 2020
Coastal Challenge Summit Report 2019 8th October 2019, Southampton Solent Conference Centre Introduction On 8th October 2019, 62 delegates gathered in Southampton for the second Coastal Challenge Summit, themed around climate change and coastal policy. The aim of the annual Coastal Challenge Summit is to bring together coastal communities from around the UK and the […]
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