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24 Sep 2014

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Plans for the Hinkley Point C reactor have been a agreement by the EU that the project does not break legal rules. For those who bring up the level of subsidy for renewable technologies the £17.6 billion for this project is a reminder of the scale of support nuclear energy still receives. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/22/hinkley-point-nuclear-reactor-gains-eu-approval As the […]

24 Sep 2014

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Outcomes   This World Resources Institute sets out some very tangible outcomes from the UN Summit last week – on international cooperation, forests, cities, business, support for vulnerable countries, the green climate fund and transport To read more click here David Cameron’s comments on the UN Summit: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/un-climate-summit-2014-david-camerons-remarks The UN Summit on Climate Change is and has […]

23 Sep 2014

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15-year Review of Marine Aggregate Dredging new report available from BMAPA and The Crown Estate  This report may be downloaded from The Crown Estate website at: http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/media/5360/ei-marine-aggregate-dredging-fifteen-year-review-1998-2012.pdf Summary The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have published a ‘Fifteen-Year Review’ which provides a unique overview of the changes in the area […]

15 Sep 2014

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Sept 24th  Update commentary: Peter Jones and other comments: See blog at: http://openchannels.org/blog/pjsjones/prospects-achieving-good-environmental-status-europes-seas-be-undermined-new Prospects for achieving good environmental status of Europe’s seas to be undermined by new appointment and brief? The new president of the European Union recently appointed a whole new team of commissioners, including the appointment of the Maltese politician, Karmenu Vella, as […]

15 Sep 2014

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Sept 24th  Comment on the Defra Consultation by Peter Bide http://www.susdrain.org/community/blog/suds-consultation-a-flow-of-good-ideas/ Sept 16th  Delivering Sustainable Drainage Systems – Defra Consultation Overview Defra: ‘The independent review into the causes of the 2007 floods (The Pitt Review) concluded sustainable drainage systems (commonly known as SuDS) were an effective way to reduce the risk of ‘flash-flooding’ which occurs when […]

30 Aug 2014

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http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/focussdgs.html  The Ocean goal (14) is set out below  UN  ‘The countdown to the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 grows apace with the recent adoption of an ‘outcome document’. Goal 14 covers the oceans At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012, governments agreed to set a number […]