07 Jan 2018
MPs call for “latte levy” on coffee cups The Environmental Audit Committee calls on the Government to introduce a 25p latte levy on disposable coffee cups and for all coffee cups to be recycled by 2023. Read the interactive report summary Read the report summary Read the conclusions and recommendations Read the full report: Disposable […]
07 Jan 2018
Claire Perry eyes further clean growth to build on ‘greenest year ever’ Business Green ‘UK Climate Change Minister says country is doing “even better than we thought” against future carbon budgets, as she talks up plans to create more green jobs Climate Change Minister Claire Perry has hailed 2017 as “a real UK success story” […]
07 Jan 2018
Is this the future? Dutch plan vast windfarm island in North Sea The Guardian: Advanced plans by Dutch power grid aims to build power hub possibly at Dogger Bank whose scale would dwarf current offshore sites. Britain’s homes could be lit and powered by windfarms surrounding an artificial island deep out in the North Sea, […]
07 Jan 2018
This is a really good news story and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is helping a very wide diversity of projects; for more details of how to apply click here. NEF The New Economics Foundation – have been working with the fishing community of Eastbourne for the past two years: Now the fishermen […]
07 Jan 2018
SNH ‘Divers have discovered the world’s largest known colony of flame shells in Loch Carron in the Highlands. The small bivalve molluscs with fiery orange tentacles spend most of their lives hidden away inside nests. Now ministers must consider making emergency measures to protect them permanent. In 2012, 100,000,000 of the molluscs were discovered in […]
03 Jan 2018
As 2017 draws to a close, the prospects for the environment look brighter than they did at the start of the year, when the government’s Brexit plans were unclear, and the environmental dimensions even more so. Much remains uncertain and at risk, with the Withdrawal Bill still failing to safeguard all existing environmental protections. But […]
03 Jan 2018
Defra Setting out how the government will reform the way we manage water abstraction, to protect the environment and improve access to water. These documents set out what the government is doing to reform the management of water abstraction. They summarise how we will work with abstractors to make these changes. The main document summarises all […]
03 Jan 2018
Ofwat: ‘We have published our final methodology for the 2019 price review (PR19) for the water and wastewater monopoly service providers in England and Wales. The methodology sets out: our expectations and requirements for companies preparing their business plans to meet the needs of their customers from 2020 to 2025 and beyond; how these expectations form […]
Prev