Legally binding targets to protect the environment, clean up air and rivers and boost nature were published on Friday 16 December, 2022 by the UK Government. The Government will publish its Environmental Improvement Plan in January 2023 setting out in more detail how they will achieve these targets, including interim targets. Publication of the targets […]
Defra published an unchanged set of final water targets to be delivered under the Environment Act 2021 from those consulted on at the start of the year. The final water targets are: Water demand: Reduce the use of public water supply in England per head of population by 20% from the 2019/20 baseline reporting year […]
Defra has launched a targets consultation and new Nature Recovery Green Paper and there has been extensive coverage of the announcement. Some reports criticised the developments and Defra has responded to some of these. The Nature Recovery Green Paper sets out the ambition to enable nature’s recovery in England, laying out proposals to support the […]