05 Aug 2015
Conservatives Cut Green programmes
Driven by the Government policies DECC have released a whole series of policy statements that cut many aspects of support for green – low carbon technologies and programmes. This looks mainly driven by the Treasury’s desire to cut back on public spending and help house builders. This is not the leadership what one would have […]
05 Aug 2015
Amber Rudd Video Interview – Sustainable Development Inquiry
Energy and Climate Change Committee: Chair Angus Brendan MacNeil (SNP) See committee video interview with Amber Rudd as she sets out her priorities at DECC http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/energy-and-climate-change-committee/news-parliament-2015/decc-priorities-2015/ http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/energy-and-climate-change-committee/ ECC First Inquiry: The Energy and Climate Change Committee is looking to gather views on which areas of DECC’s policies will require particular scrutiny over the years to […]
05 Aug 2015
Sex-Changing Fish Inspire New Method of Wastewater Treatment
From: Water Online – OK it’s American but it is a huge source of information and you can sign up here. By Sara Jerome at Water Online: ‘In an effort to target contaminants that affect the reproductive functions of fish, researchers have discovered a new way to remove traces of human birth control pills from […]
05 Aug 2015
National Audit Office – Short Guides to Departments
The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides, one for each government department, to assist House of Commons Select Committees. Each guide gives a quick and accessible overview of the department and focuses on what the department does, how much it costs and recent and planned changes. Follow the links below to access our […]
05 Aug 2015
Fracking Conference Outputs
05 Aug 2015
Research funding opportunities highlighted by WSKE newsletter
The WSKEPortal is designed for users of water research and water data. In addition to news and events listings, it provides a fast introduction to national-scale datasets, includes 60 case studies that demonstrate the efficacy of high-quality research, and puts you in touch with those actively involved in water research To go to the newsletter click […]
30 Jul 2015
Effective UK Marine Planning: Delivery of Good Environmental Status By 2020
This report published produced by Enfusion and Jim Claydon for Wales Wildlife Link aimed to assess how marine planning could be used as an effective tool to help deliver the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). It looked at How the MSFD descriptors could be linked with MSP objectives Reviewed what progress had been made with […]
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