10 Jul 2018
The National Infrastructure Commission is calling on the Government to put in place a long-term strategy to deliver a nationwide standard of flood resilience by 2050 – with funding for flood risk management increasing significantly over the coming decades. The call is among a range of recommendations the Commission has made in the first-ever National Infrastructure […]
02 May 2018
Bruce Horton update on Climate change and water 1. State of the World’s Water As the latest UN Climate Change Conference kicks off in Germany, a new report on the state of the world’s water warns that 5 billion people could face water shortages by 2050, as a result of increased demand, pollution and climate […]
11 Apr 2018
Wessex Water have an online platform (EnTrade) with which farmers can bid for money in return for adopting more sustainable farming practices. This system directly reduces the cost of water purification for the Water Company, acts as an incentive for good practice to the landowner, and provides landscape and wildlife benefits for the local population – a […]
06 Dec 2017
According to a new report by EurEau, the European federation of National Associations of Water Services, €45 Billion is invested annually in water treatment and delivery around Europe. However this is unevenly distributed amongst European member states, and the European water sector is in need of greater investment in infrastructure overall. Aging drinking water networks, waste water collection systems and waste […]
10 May 2017
Four articles wrapping up the last Parliament – Bruce Horton Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Committee House of Commons The environment and climate change have had a low profile in the run-up to the general election. However, BEIS Secretary of State Greg Clarke has told MPs that leaving the EU’s internal energy market would be […]
26 Apr 2017
Two articles reflecting fast changing attitudes to investment & climate change and major cost reductions in the technology of delivering renewables. Given scale of energy costs for the water industry investment in renewable energy looks like an increasingly good bet. 1. Report highlights major cost reductions in renewable – wind & solar – technology driving investment […]
29 Jan 2017
UK offshore wind power costs tumble 32 per cent in four years UK offshore wind power costs have plummeted by almost a third in four years, putting the technology on course to soon be level with the cost of conventional power generation, a report by the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE) has revealed. The […]
26 Jan 2017
In December Mark Carney & Michael Bloomberg spoke to the need for greater disclosure by companies to the threats of climate change ….. Emma Howard Boyd the Environment Agency chair’s blog – and she comes from the finance sector – reflects on its importance. Emma Howard Boyd ‘The Governor of the Bank of England has […]
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