13 Jun 2017
A report in the Financial Times newspaper has suggested that consumers are now paying £2.3 billion per annum than would have been the case if the water companies had remained in public ownership. The article cites research undertaken by the University of Greenwich which it says has calculated the cost of privatisation to each household […]
13 Jun 2017
Utility Week ‘There are “major problems” with domestic reform in the water market Chief executive of The Water Retail Company, Lord Redesdale. Domestic water competition is “dead in the water” following the outcome of the general election, a senior water boss has insisted. “I would say it is highly unlikely that it will be rolled […]
13 Jun 2017
Water Briefing ‘The European Commission has said following the withdrawal from the European Union the United Kingdom should cease being a member of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The comments come from the European Commission task force working on the preparation and conduct of the negotiations with the UK under Article 50 on matters relating […]
13 Jun 2017
Translating Green Infrastructure research into decision making and practice By Dr Ingo Schüder, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has been promoting research on Green Infrastructure over recent years. A recent call for a Knowledge Exchange Fellow for urban Green Infrastructure was opened in March 2017. Click here to see […]
13 Jun 2017
IChem are delighted to announce their 30th anniversary Young Process Engineer Prize sponsored by Arup. The winning entry will receive £1000. Details will be found at www.icheme.org/water-prize-conditions Process engineers from any country studying chemical engineering or working as process engineers in any sector, age 30 or under on our 30th anniversary on 23 September 2017, […]
12 Jun 2017
Information Portal for the Celtic Seas – helping users find Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) relevant data and information The Celtic Seas Partnership (CSP) project, a 4-year project part funded by EU LIFE+, ended in March 2017. WWF-UK was the lead with partners the Natural Environment Research Council, SeaWeb Europe, the University of Liverpool and […]
12 Jun 2017
Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change In recent years, leading marine scientists have said that protecting large areas of the sea as oceanic reserves carries the added benefit of helping ocean life weather the impacts of climate change. Support for that claim was spread across numerous disparate studies—until now. In a […]
12 Jun 2017
This website sets out a host of ideas and programmes: Covering a huge range of issues from sustainable development goals, MPAs, litters, climate change adaptation and fishing. Final calls UN Oceans Conference http://sdg.iisd.org/news/un-ocean-conference-concludes-with-call-for-action-and-1300-commitments/ 11 June 2017: The UN Ocean Conference concluded with a 14-point ‘Call for Action’ to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and […]
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