15 Oct 2018
A row has broken out over who should foot the £11m bill to improve flood defences at Aberystwyth. Plans for the Victorian promenade include an extra defence wall to protect properties. The seafront was devastated by a storm in January 2014 and the sea wall is viewed as “old, tired and brittle”. The Welsh Government […]
15 Oct 2018
Researchers from Princeton University measured nitrogen in coral skeleton samples collected in the open ocean about 620 miles east of the North American continent near the island of Bermuda, a region thought to be strongly influenced by airborne nitrogen released from U.S. mainland sources such as vehicle exhaust and power plants. The team found no […]
09 Oct 2018
The latest climate change assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is out. It says that Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, including land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. There are clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems from limiting global […]
09 Oct 2018
The water industry has submitted plans to Ofwat that detail how companies intend to address the shortcomings identified in their handling of the “Beast from the East”. A Water UK report can be accessed here and Thames Water’s report is available here. It follows widespread disruption to the network in the aftermath of the freeze/thaw […]
09 Oct 2018
The EU Water Conference was held in Vienna in late September. The aim was to review progress on the implementation of EU water legislation. The event made the case for more integrated water management and found that the overall picture of Europe’s waters today is mixed. Much more needs to be done to achieve the objectives […]
09 Oct 2018
More evidence has emerged of the physical and mental health benefits of green infrastructure. An expert paper from the EU PERFECT (Planning for Environment and Resource efficiency in European Cities and Towns) project helps to make an economic case for the multiple benefits of green infrastructure based on the jobs and growth agenda. Green infrastructure […]
09 Oct 2018
A new report by global professional services firm PwC on blockchain technology has suggested it could be a gamechanger for the water sector. The report – Building block(chain)s for a better planet – is focussed on the application of blockchain to address pressing environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and water scarcity. “At its most […]
08 Oct 2018
Last week’s BBC documentary ‘Drowning in plastic’ with its images of seabird chicks regurgitating plastic, vast rafts of plastic debris, and entangled wildlife was yet another reminder of the scale of the problem of plastic pollution in the marine environment. Reports from Lord Howe Island and the Arctic reinforced the point that this is a […]
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