16 Dec 2020
Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future – to access this click here Energy white paper setting out how the UK will clean up its energy system and reach net zero emissions by 2050. The energy white paper builds on the Prime Minister’s Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution. The white paper addresses the […]
16 Dec 2020
PM announces the UK will end support for fossil fuel sector overseas The Prime Minister will announce an end to the UK Government’s direct support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas, as he opens the Climate Ambition Summit. In the last four years, the government supported £21 billion of UK oil and gas exports […]
16 Dec 2020
River Lugg: Kingsland farmer John Price says he will “pull the authorities apart” if they take him to court for the work he has done on the river Lugg. He was speaking after a huge local and national row broke out after pictures were published showing a bank of the river bulldozed clear of vegetation. […]
15 Dec 2020
Defra ‘On Saturday (12 December), the UK became one of the first countries in the world to fulfil a key commitment of the Paris Agreement, publishing our Adaptation Communication, setting out how we are enhancing our resilience to the changing climate. Published as the Prime Minister brought leaders together at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit, the […]
15 Dec 2020
Steve Hull, ABPmer ‘Our latest White Paper explores key strategic issues that still need addressing if we are to successfully implement marine net gain‘ ‘Net gain’ aims to leave the environment in a better state following development and to secure wider benefits for people and the environment. While progress has been made with developing an […]
15 Dec 2020
Guardian ‘Auditors slam EU for ‘marine protected areas’ that fail to protect ocean Only 1% of the 3,000 supposedly protected areas in the Mediterranean ban fishing Europe’s marine protected areas (MPAs), set up to prevent biodiversity loss at sea, are failing to protect the oceans according to an excoriating report from auditors. Click here to […]
15 Dec 2020
Deadliest plastics: bags and packaging biggest marine life killers, study finds Wide-ranging review finds whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds at mortal risk from marine debris Review Abstract Pollution by plastic and other debris is a problem affecting the world’s oceans and is increasing through time. The problem is so large that prioritizing solutions to effect […]
15 Dec 2020
Consultation description We’re asking for evidence to help us better understand the shark fin trade and its impacts in the UK and overseas. We’re looking for expert advice in the following 4 key areas: scale of shark fin trade in the UK conservation impacts of shark fin trade in the UK economic and social impacts […]
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