30 Jun 2021
Water UK’s chief executive has urged utility companies to sign up to the UN-backed Race to Zero on the first anniversary of its launch. South West and Welsh Water now join United Utilities, Anglian and Severn Trent in the decarbonisation pledge. From Water UK Water industry marks first anniversary as new members join Race to […]
11 May 2021
The Environment Agency has reviewed the evidence behind 17 different carbon offsetting approaches which included mainly nature-based solutions and a smaller number of built environment approaches: Woodland creation Upland peat restoration Biochar Hedges and trees outside of woodlands Household insulation Household low carbon heating Soils management: pasture Soils management: arable Enhanced weathering Lowland peat restoration […]
24 Mar 2021
A speech by Sir James Bevan argues that reaching net zero “not enough” to save our planet, and that net zero and adaptation should be be seen as “two sides of the same coin”. The speech concludes: “The most exciting opportunity of all is the opportunity to create a better world: to build back better […]
10 Mar 2021
Last week’s Budget saw a range of announcements and initiatives, but has been widely criticised as being out-of-step with the UK’s net-zero carbon transition and insufficient to meet the government’s climate ambitions. See BBC for more. Key announcements included: A new Net-Zero Innovation Portfolio, which will provide £1bn funding for low-carbon technologies and systems. Funding will be […]
03 Mar 2021
Waterwise has drafted a new paper, with input from the UK Water Efficiency Strategy Steering Group, highlighting the role that water efficiency can play in reducing carbon emissions over the next two decades. Around 6% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions are from household water supply and use. This equates to over 2.6 kg […]
03 Mar 2021
The report, A Wave of Change, by CDP, a non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure platform, finds that the companies disclosing through CDP’s water security questionnaire in 2020 risk losing up to a combined US$301 billion in business value if they fail to address them. THE CDP estimate the total cost of addressing these […]
19 Jan 2021
UK water companies have joined forces as part of the international Race to Zero campaign, pledging to deliver a net zero water supply for customers by 2030. Water UK is the first industry trade body to be made just one of 20 official partners to the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero campaign, which aims to rally […]
19 Jan 2021
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has issued a market consultation exercise to gather feedback from the market prior to formally publishing an Invitation to Tender for the BEIS Climate Services for a Net-Zero resilient World contract which is worth an estimated £5.7 million. The aim of the ITT is to invite […]
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