30 Jul 2015
30 Jul 2015
Marine Climate Change Partnership Newsletter – Sign Up Here
MCCIP ‘The MCCIP website has recently been updated with new marine climate change news and events. Below is a brief summary of the new items that have been added. For more details on all of the items listed below, simply go to www.mccip.org.uk and go to the relevant links in the ‘news and events’ box […]
30 Jul 2015
Seals and Underwater noise from pile driving
Gordon Hastie, SMRU: Noise from pile driving during offshore wind turbine construction could be damaging the hearing of harbour seals around the UK, researchers have found. They say more research is needed on how noise affects marine mammals’ hearing and into engineering solutions to reduce noise levels. The study is published today in the British […]
29 Jul 2015
Shrinking the State – Defra to prepare plans to cut 25-40% of their budget
Coming on the heels of an announced £83 million cut in 2015-16 (almost 4 per cent) taken off its £2.1 billion budget Chancellor George Osborne has announced the spending review where he is asking unprotected departments like Defra for savings of between 25-40% over the Parliament; the plans will be announced in November. Whilst DECC […]
29 Jul 2015
Review of Catchment and River Basin Planning: Integrating Science and Governance by Bob Harris
“Catchment and River Basin Planning: Integrating Science and Governance; edited by L Smith, K Porter, K Hiscock, M J Porter and D Benson; published by Routledge in their Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management series, 2015, 292pages https://www.cmscoms.com/?p=3525 A Review by Bob Harris The recent revival of catchment management as a practical concept for water […]
29 Jul 2015
Targeting flood investment and policy to minimise flood disadvantage Joseph Rowntree Foundation
How can the Government and other authorities improve flood risk management to better support vulnerable sections of society? Kit England and Katharine Knox: Flood risk in England is growing, and the public expects the Government to respond to this risk. This report: outlines the relationship between exposure to flooding and social vulnerability and how this […]
29 Jul 2015
Neonicotinoid ban lifted: Government closes access to information on the decision
So much for the Government platitudes about pollinators http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33641646 Worryingly Government have closed off access to the decision making process by delaying the publication of committee minutes http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/17/government-gags-pesticide-advisers-refusal-support-bee-harming-neonicotinoids Kate Parminter Deputy leader, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords; letter to the Guardian ‘It is a disgrace that the government delayed the announcement of its […]
29 Jul 2015
SUDS, Barriers and Climate Change & Making sense of muddled SuDS guidance
SuDS, Barriers and Climate Change In its latest report to Parliament, the Government’s own Committee on Climate Change has warned of the barriers that still remain to the uptake of Sustainable Drainage Systems and called for measures to be put in place quickly. In his latest blog, Alex Stephenson examines the report’s implications. Muddle over […]
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