13 Jun 2019

Government commits to end UK contribution to climate change by 2050 The Prime Minister has today announced that the UK will eradicate its net contribution to climate change by 2050.  Legislation in the form of a statutory instrument to implement this and amend the Climate Change Act 2008 will be laid in Parliament today. A statement […]

13 Jun 2019

May 2018 Chair’s foreword:  Since the mid-eighteenth century, England’s winter rainfall has increased and summer rainfall has decreased. Climate change, population growth and land use change mean river flows and groundwater levels may decrease in future summers. The time it takes to refill water supplies, coupled with our variable weather conditions and diverse landscape, means […]

13 Jun 2019

Boom technology in waterways: Watch this video: Stopping #oceanplastic starts with cleaning up plastic in rivers that flow to the sea. This project by ⁦‪@MareaVerde_PA⁩ has collected 120,000 bags of waste from a river in just a year! It’s a step in the right direction. Our oceans need more innovations like this around the world. […]

13 Jun 2019

The prolonged spell of intense wet weather is causing all sorts of problems. The Environment Agency said some areas of Kent recorded about 100mm of rain in the 24 hours up to 07:00 BST. The average rainfall for the entire month of June in the UK is 73.4mm, it added. … Exmoor is likely to see up to 40mm of rain on Tuesday but could have up […]

11 Jun 2019

New – the Panel members for the Review were announced in late July – click to the link Bob Earll There has been a long standing, high level and significant block within Defra to the idea of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). This has included Natural England being told not to include this idea in […]