30 Jan 2024
Europe’s offshore wind industry brought online a record 4200MW of offshore wind capacity in 2023. The amount was up 40% on the 1.7GW installed in 2022, according to figures published by WindEurope. The Netherlands, France and the UK installed the most new capacity. Offshore wind investments in Europe also reached a new record. A total […]
30 Jan 2024
ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund The ScottishPower Foundation Marine Biodiversity Fund will open for applications in mid-February and will finance one multi-year project – for a period of up to three years at a rate of £200,000 per year– that contributes to the global objectives of protecting our seas and enhancing marine biodiversity, […]
23 Jan 2024
From the Marine Management Organisation (MMO): Overview To start the process of replacing the East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plans, the Marine Planning Team invites those interested to have their say in the East Marine Plan Statement of Public Participation consultation. The Sectary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) agreed with […]
22 Jan 2024
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has published its annual progress report, showing the Government remains largely off track to meets its environmental ambitions and must speed up and scale up its efforts in order to achieve them. The OEP report provides an assessment of government’s progress towards legally-binding environmental targets and the goals of […]
22 Jan 2024
The Gurdian reports that the UK water industry’s ‘urgent’ plan to tackle sewage pollution has been delayed by four months, with no publication date in sight. Government ministers last year demanded water executives send them a “plan for urgent change” to tackle outflows which spill untreated human waste into rivers and seas. Last May the […]
22 Jan 2024
The Government does not know if it is making the UK more resilient to flooding. In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has no overall numerical target for the UK’s level of long-term flood resilience, and so cannot know if it is […]
22 Jan 2024
In the State of the Nation 2024 Infrastructure report, the ICE sets out how civil engineers can play a vital role in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report focuses specifically on the challenges of providing affordable and resilient transport, water, and low-carbon energy solutions amid the climate crisis. It also features case […]
22 Jan 2024
Defra has announced that biodiversity net gain will go live on 12 February 2024. From this date major development (unless otherwise exempt) will have to deliver net gains for biodiversity leading to positive outcomes for nature, better places for local communities and more consistent and transparent requirements for developers. Which types of development will BNG apply […]
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