10 Feb 2016
The winter droughts preceding the London Olympics of 2012 caused considerable concern. Lessons from around the world including this highly informative site on the California drought highlight the difficulty in managing water resources once the full scale of the drought has hit. Strategic Infrastructure and Water Resilience The Environment Agency has released a Strategic Infrastructure […]
10 Feb 2016
Water Briefing ‘The Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has now formally issued new charging guidance to Ofwat since it was laid in Parliament for consideration on 9 November 2015. The Guidance to the water sector regulator establishes the policy framework within which Ofwat sets charging rules for the water industry. Its purpose […]
10 Feb 2016
Economist ‘The Paris climate-change agreement endorses the low-carbon approach to doing business. More companies now need to embrace the new disclosure regime and set goals to help to meet the new climate targets, argues Paul Simpson, chief executive officer of the international not-for-profit CDP. When it comes to climate change, there are few moments that […]
10 Feb 2016
Two reports on Anaerobic Digestates from WRAP and UKWIR AD – Renewable fertilisers grow yields and slash costs, study shows WRAP Madeleine Cuff ‘Five-year research programme finds that ‘food-based digestate’ from anaerobic digestion is an effective source of nitrogen, allowing farmers to cut use of bagged fertilisers. Renewable fertilisers sourced from the anaerobic digestion (AD) […]
09 Feb 2016
Changes in fishing practices around the UK as a result of the development of offshore windfarms – Phase 1 New research report available from The Crown Estate This report may be downloaded from The Crown Estate website at: http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/energy-and-infrastructure/research/energy-research/reports/ Summary A new report, ‘Changes to fishing practices around the UK as a result of the […]
08 Feb 2016
Guardian: ‘Dong Energy makes final investment decision on 1.2-gigawatt project that will power more than a million UK homes. The UK wind energy industry received a boost with the announcement of the world’s biggest offshore windfarm, is to be built off the north-east coast. Dong Energy said its multi-billion pound Hornsea project, which is expected […]
08 Feb 2016
Nine updates mainly in the North East & North West of England https://www.gov.uk/government/latest?departments%5B%5D=natural-england England Coastal Path Map: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-coast-path-overview-of-progress North East Coastal Paths https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-coast-path-in-the-north-east-of-england Also see: Coastal Paths – Defra maintain their support – Jan 19th 2016
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