30 Mar 2021
Green Homes Grant scheme to insulate houses axed By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst BBC ‘A much-promoted grants scheme to help householders in England insulate their home is to be scrapped within days. The Green Homes Grant (GHG) reached just 10% of the 600,000 homes the chancellor promised would be improved. The scheme will be […]
30 Mar 2021
Capitals coalition ‘We have published our latest report on the Principles of Integrated Capitals Assessments, providing the next step in the evolution of a capitals approach. Our latest publication provides a new baseline of best practice for businesses conducting capitals assessments. Rather than considering a single capital – natural, social or human – in your assessment, […]
30 Mar 2021
Utility Week – Countdown to COP26 We are now just nine months away from the COP26 conference in Glasgow and the pressure is on to ensure the UK can show the world it is serious about climate change. Utilities have already laid the foundations on which to build a green future and where many other […]
30 Mar 2021
Two: sessions with video recordings Witness(es): Professor Nigel Watson, Professor of Geography and Environmental Management at the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University; Professor Steve Ormerod, Professor of Ecology/Co-Director Water Research Institute, Cardiff University; Dr Michelle Jackson, Associate Professor of freshwater/marine ecology, Somerville College, Oxford University Witness(es): Guy Linley-Adams, Solicitor, Salmon and Trout Conservation; Amy Slack, […]
30 Mar 2021
The Nearshore Trawling Byelaw Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority is pleased to announce the confirmation of its Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. The byelaw creates a trawling prohibition area along the coastline of Sussex to protect important habitats and to improve our fisheries. The byelaw can be viewed here. The protected area will enhance importance fish feeding, breeding […]
30 Mar 2021
Defra ‘There has been coverage regarding the EU’s change in approach to the import of live bivalve molluscs (LBMs). The coverage follows comments on this issue by the Environment Secretary to an evidence session of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. The EU has notified us of their amended legislation on the import of […]
30 Mar 2021
New Good Fish Guide Ratings Marine Conservation Society ‘Earlier in the month the latest update to our Good Fish Guide sustainable seafood ratings was launched. The update sees a number of new ratings being added to the list, representing even more of the seafood that is caught, farmed and eaten in the UK. There are […]
30 Mar 2021
Feeding cows seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say. Researchers found cows belched out 82% less methane after putting small amount of seaweed in their feed for five months. Cows produce methane via microbes in their stomachs as they digest their fibrous. Feeding seaweed to cows is a viable long-term method to […]
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