South West Water sets out £92m Green Recovery plans South West Water has published its Green Recovery Initiative – a plan to create up to 500 new jobs and help the region’s economy recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposals will increase South West Water’s environmental investment to 2025 by £92 million, with six projects focused […]
Green recovery – Severn Trent sets out plans for £730m+ investment package Severn Trent has set out its plans for a package over £730 million of investments as part of the Green Recovery – if approved, the company expects to start work on the new investments within a matter of weeks of getting the go-ahead. The […]
Scottish Government has identified the need to improve how we manage surface water in Scotland. The Programme for Government: Protecting Scotland’s Future – The Government’s Programme for Scotland 2019-20 contains commitments to work together to increase Scotland’s use of blue-green infrastructure for drainage and flood management and to review our approach to blue-green cities and […]
Wyre Natural Flood Management Project: Partnership project to enhance the local environment and protect against flood risk – Update A virtual launch of the Wyre NFM (Natural Flood Management) Investment Readiness Project was held Monday 26 October and was attended by key partners and stakeholders, including Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd. Organised as a […]
The Fisheries Bill receives Royal Assent after 10 months in Parliament. The UK’s first major domestic fisheries legislation in nearly 40 years passed into law. The Fisheries Act 2020 gives the UK full control of its fishing waters for the first time since 1973. The Fisheries Act will enable the UK to control who fishes […]
Defra Updated 24 November 2020 The Green Book guidance: embedding natural capital into public policy appraisal This paper sets out the NCC’s advice to government on Green Book guidance. In particular, how to include natural capital, ecosystem services and the value of these into policy appraisals. Click here to read more
Defra: The new measures are part of the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan to help kickstart the nation’s green recovery. Published 18 November 2020 Doubling the funding for the Green Recovery Challenge Fund to create and retain thousands of green jobs across England New national parks and greater protections for England’s iconic landscapes to improve […]
Statement factcheck Channel 4 News Guardian ‘Boris Johnson will promise to power every home in the UK with offshore wind energy within a decade, pledging to make the coronavirus pandemic a catalyst for green growth. In a speech to the virtual Conservative party conference on Tuesday, he will say that the government will invest in […]