20 Jul 2016

July 21st Update. This was carried first in Marine News on Tuesday July 19th – the updates including Junior Ministers are in dark blue Andrea Leadsom has been made the SoS for the Environment and there are mixed views on her suitability for this.  Farm payments a major priority   In line with other May appointments […]

17 Jul 2016

This is the easy bit, huge challenges ahead with implications for many sectors (continue) Andrea Leadsom has been made the SoS for the Environment. Farm payments a major priority   In line with other May appointments as a leading Brexiter, Leadsom now has responsibility for devising a payment mechanism for farmers to replace EU subsidies! In […]

09 Jul 2016

IPCC Report on Oceans – DECC leading The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are producing a special report on climate change and the oceans and the cryosphere (SROCC). The UK Focal Point, based in the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), is inviting expressions of interest from UK experts to participate in the […]

04 Jul 2016

The Government has agreed with the Committee on Climate Change and proposes that the fifth budgetary period covering 2028 to 2032 should be set at 1,725 MtCO2e.The orders and associated documents for the fifth budgetary period covering 2028 to 2032Impact assessment for the fifth carbon budget The Renewable Energy Association welcomed the news ‘Crucial first […]

06 Jun 2016

  Invitation To Tender – Underwater Impulsive Sound Modelling Study – DECC (OESEA Programme)  Hartley Anderson Ltd., on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change, is currently welcoming applications to tender for a study to model underwater sound propagation during geophysical surveys and predict received sound levels for marine mammals.  Several seismic survey […]

01 Jun 2016

There is no doubt that the water industry is in a very good position in relation to anaerobic digestion with it’s expertise, the resource from sewage sludge and the potential to make significant contributions to supplying base load energy supply. Three articles: 1.   Decc has published its proposals for capacity market reform. It will launch […]

05 May 2016

The EFRA committee report on air quality will be like water off a ducks back to Oliver Letwin. But some of this mud is going to stick to him and the Government. Air quality failings are a significant factor in the London Mayoral elections, the London airport runway decision and Government were warned by the […]