This item is developing – comment has started to emerge (see below) – no word yet on whether the exit from the London Convention on fishing access has been triggered – Daniel Owen has forwarded to me this very helpful background piece. Institute for Government Outlines Process and Terminology Report – see below Great Repeal […]
Risky business: calculating climate change losses in major European coastal cities A new study that assesses potential future climate damage to major European coastal cities has found that, if, as currently, global carbon emissions continue to track the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s worst emission scenario (RCP8.5), overall annual economic losses may range from 1.2 […]
The world’s first offshore wind farm is retiring ‘DONG Energy has decided to retire “Vindeby”, the world’s first offshore wind farm, which 25 years ago marked the birth of the offshore wind industry. Today, offshore wind is a recognised and proven renewable energy technology, and the offshore wind turbines harvest the energy from the wind, […]
Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet stream Date: March 27, 2017 Source: Penn State Summary: Unprecedented summer warmth and flooding, forest fires, drought and torrential rain — extreme weather events are occurring more and more often, but now an international team of climate scientists has found a connection between many […]
Links between seabed type and quality are closely related to the abundance and size of young commercially fished species such as cod, haddock and whiting. A new study, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in Marine Ecology Progress Series, examines the abundance and size of these three types of commercial fish over the course of […]
Great Repeal Bill White Paper published UK Gvt ‘The Great Repeal Bill White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for ensuring a functioning statute book once the UK has left the European Union. It provides the detail about: the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 how EU law will be converted into UK […]
This report examines the evidence base supporting the decision to proceed with the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a tunnel running 25 kilometres from Acton to Abbey Mills, as well as progress achieved to date. Downloads Full Report (pdf – 734KB) Summary (pdf – 89KB) EPUB Version (epub – 1017KB) Press Release ‘The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published […]
NAO Report Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) are local independent public bodies responsible for managing water levels in low-lying areas where there is a special drainage need and contributing to flood risk management. IDBs cover nearly 10% of England’s land area and spent more than £61m last year. The report focuses on governance and oversight arrangements; […]