2022: The Year of Climate Adaptation Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency speech to the Coastal Futures conference “Thank you for inviting me to speak at this year’s Coastal Futures conference. In 1953, 307 lives were lost on land and more than 177 people were lost at sea in the east coast surge. […]
Aligning climate finance for an equitable & sustainable net zero future – COP26 Universities Network Briefing Managing the climate crisis and pensions Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency speaking at the Investment & Pensions Europe Conference & Awards, 2 December 2021 This year, the IPE conference and awards comes hot on the heels […]
Health and the environment December 3rd: Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, to the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. This has been an extremely hard year for everyone… …and people have thought about health and environment more than perhaps they would in another year. The pandemic led to an […]
Climate change and water: Are we doing enough, fast enough? Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency to the Institute of Water February this year was the wettest on record. It was followed by the sunniest spring on record. Climate change will increasingly bounce us between these extremes in the coming decades, and water […]
Defra ‘ There was critical coverage in Saturday (24th)’s Times on breaches of environmental protection laws and the Environment Agency’s enforcement and prosecutions of those responsible. Across three pieces in Saturday’s paper, The Times depicts an increase in environmental breaches alongside a decline in EA site inspections in its main, data-driven story, [Behind a pay wall] […]
In the coming months CMS News will cover the progress of the Environment Bill – there will be lots of work to do if the Bill is to match the rhetoric from Government. Emma Howard Boyd speaks at a Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum on environmental standards and the Office for Environmental Protection. Feb […]
Emma Howard Boyd “Thank you very much for inviting me to open the first day of an inspiring programme of discussion. The name of this conference – “coastal futures” – is a fantastic provocation. It invites us to look to the horizon and see what the future holds for us – and our coasts. The […]