05 Oct 2021
The Water Climate Discussion conference starts Tuesday 5 October with a categorisation of water climate issues and potential solutions, and continues on 16 and 19 October as the sector develops & starts to fulfil the Water Climate Call to Action. Future Water together with organisations from across the water sector joined forces this year to bring the water […]
05 Oct 2021
From Defra The Government has unveiled proposals to improve water quality and regulate activities that affect water supplies which are intended to: modernise the system of licensing water abstraction – when water is taken from the environment for use in farming, food manufacturing and public water supplies – by giving businesses and other licence holders […]
05 Oct 2021
From WaterBriefing Anglian Water has outlined plans for a programme of river restoration schemes which will begin this Autumn at selected locations across the East of England. The water company plans to invest over £7 million across 16 separate schemes all designed to restore unique river habitats, improving ecology and biodiversity. The work will be […]
05 Oct 2021
Read the government response here From WaterBriefing The Government has accepted the National Infrastructure Commission recommendation to implement resilience standards for infrastructure operators and stress testing against the standards, subject to the outcome of the current National Resilience Strategy call for evidence. The Government has published a policy paper setting out its initial response to […]
04 Oct 2021
After over 18 months of passage through Parliament, the Environment Bill is nearly there. For the latest version Click here Over several late-night sittings in September, members of the House of Lords voted through 14 separate amendments to the Environment Bill in the face of Government opposition. Although all the amendments are welcome by Wildlife […]
04 Oct 2021
The MMO Habitat Protection Strategy, for Studland Bay MCZ includes a Voluntary No Anchoring Zone (VNAZ), proposals for mooring licensing plans, and an annual monitoring process, to be introduced over six months between December 2021 and June 2022. In its response the RYA has stated that the approach gives little time to determine impacts on […]
04 Oct 2021
As we near the date for the Glasgow meeting of COP26 a steady stream of views, demands, publications and reality checks in the media. They include: Historical climate emissions reveal responsibility of big polluting nations. Click here Letter to all parties from Alok Sharma including emerging elements of the COP 26 negotiated outcome. Click here […]
04 Oct 2021
Marine ecosystems around the UK can both increase and decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Carbon loss and gain globally by these ecosystems has the potential to influence climate change. Blue carbon has the potential to contribute to the UK’s carbon sequestration efforts. However, damage to blue carbon habitats may also result in release of carbon, potentially […]
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