09 Dec 2020
Defra ‘The Government and it’s Agencies – The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, & Natural England have joined forces to investigate the destruction of 1.5 miles of the protected river Lugg. Extensive damage reported on Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) area of River Lugg in Herefordshire. Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission […]
09 Dec 2020
UK sets ambitious new climate target ahead of UN Summit A new plan aims for at least 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade, compared to 1990 levels. The Prime Minister has today (Friday 4 December) announced a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68% […]
09 Dec 2020
Climate Change Committee: ‘We’ve just published our advice to Government on the Sixth Carbon Budget. The Budget, required under the Climate Change Act, provides Ministers with the Committee’s recommendation on the level of greenhouse gases the UK can emit during the period 2033-2037. Please visit our Sixth Carbon Budget page to view and download our […]
09 Dec 2020
Health and the environment December 3rd: Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, to the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. This has been an extremely hard year for everyone… …and people have thought about health and environment more than perhaps they would in another year. The pandemic led to an […]
09 Dec 2020
Environment Agency slashes number of water pollution incident visits Guardian ‘Huge drop in number of visits during Covid crisis raises concerns polluters are breaking laws with impunity The Environment Agency has dramatically reduced the frequency that it attends water pollution incidents amid the Covid-19 pandemic, raising concerns the crisis is allowing companies to break environmental regulations with […]
09 Dec 2020
FEMA ends policy favouring flood walls over green protections The Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken a dramatic step to encourage communities to use environmentally friendly features such as wetlands for flood protection instead of building sea walls and levees. A new FEMA flood policy released late last month with no public announcement is drawing praise from […]
08 Dec 2020
Last week Dan Laffoley and large international team set out their ideas for a new ocean narrative … close on their heals comes another one. Executive Summary ‘The New Ocean Narrative Billions of people have personal connections to the ocean. For many people living in coastal communities, the ocean is not only a source of […]
08 Dec 2020
Business Green: Cecilia Keating ‘Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme will run for five years and explore how the seabed can best be protected as the UK’s offshore wind boom continues. The government and Crown Estate have announced they are to work together to protect the marine environment as offshore wind project construction booms in […]
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