06 Mar 2017
World Oceans Day ‘The theme this year is “Our Oceans, Our Future,” with a conservation action focus on plastic pollution prevention and youth engagement. Over the next few months, you’ll be receiving regular email updates to provide you and other event organizers with the latest information and lots of free resources to help you have an […]
01 Mar 2017
Marine Conservation Grants – Applications Invited If you are planning a marine conservation project, you may be eligible to apply for a grant from Sea-Changers. We give a number of small grants (generally under £1,000) and tend to support grass roots and community based projects. The latest round of applications is currently open, […]
28 Feb 2017
The European Parliament has adopted draft reform of carbon market post-2020, but it is not clear if the UK will continue to be involved. The reforms are necessary because the European Union’s emission trading system (ETS), a cap-and-trade permit system to regulate industry pollution, has suffered from excess supply since the 2008 financial crisis, depressing […]
28 Feb 2017
This week, MPs from two Select Committees, the Environmental Audit Committee and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee, came together for a joint debate in the House of Commons to hold the Government to account on its management of flood risk. A series of parliamentary inquiries have called for strengthened policies to protect UK […]
28 Feb 2017
Thames Water has said its ambitious £16M sustainable urban drainage system (SUDs) project at Nine Elms is “testing the company’s alliances to the limit” after clashing with the US Embassy. According to the company, its “ambitious and innovative sustainable urban drainage system (SUDs) project in a high-profile corner of south London is testing the company’s alliances […]
28 Feb 2017
The BBC reports on thousands of spills at US oil and gas fracking sites. According to published research, up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year. Scientists found that there had been 6,600 releases from these fracked wells over a ten-year period in four states. The biggest problems were […]
28 Feb 2017
Ofwat’s Cathryn Ross has set out the regulator’s key themes for PR19. The first is customer service, with Ofwat expecting to see a step change from companies, “no longer an analogue service in a digital age”. The second is resilience, where companies should “anticipate and respond to shocks related to networks, ecosystems and communities”. The […]
27 Feb 2017
In this talk to the NFU conference Andrea Leadsom has outlined the Government’s principles with reference to the CFP. It doesn’t provide detail but importantly ‘environment’ is highlighted as the third principle (see blow). For those looking for clues re CFP a statement to this effect would be a good start and the inclusion of […]
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