From Defra Thousands more homes and businesses are to be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion, as part of plans published today by the Government outlining a record £5.2 billion of investment over the next six years. More than £860 million will be spent in 2021-22 boosting design and construction of more than 1,000 […]
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 […]
New WBCSD report helps business accelerate consistent and credible actions for climate and nature. New report aims to remove the hurdles to investment in nature-based solutions by clarifying the scope and definitions of natural climate solutions and nature-based solutions, which have the potential to deliver up to 37% of solutions to achieve the Paris climate […]
PM announces the UK will end support for fossil fuel sector overseas The Prime Minister will announce an end to the UK Government’s direct support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas, as he opens the Climate Ambition Summit. In the last four years, the government supported £21 billion of UK oil and gas exports […]
Water infrastructure and flood risk management play key role in government’s National Infrastructure Strategy According to the government, infrastructure investment will have a key role to play in the economic recovery from COVID-19 the recovery, both by maintaining jobs in the short term, and creating the conditions for long-term sustainable growth. In the summer, the government […]
From Business Green Regulatory bodies should be given more responsibility for ensuring delivery of infrastructure under the government’s long-awaited National Infrastructure Strategy aligns with the UK’s net zero emissions target. That is one of the key recommendations contained in a major new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which sets out its vision […]
Watch the video with Emma Howard-Boyd https://twitter.com/i/status/1267448311646236675 Green projects given support to attract private sector investment New investment approach announced to involve private sector in environmental projects, helping to tackle climate change and restore nature. Four projects which will protect and restore valuable habitats have been selected to receive funding in a pilot scheme to […]
A very strong theme has emerged over last few weeks which is how we can draw lessons from the Covid-19 emergency about climate change in order to plan for our future. There are articles appearing daily from a wide range of sources on what we should be aiming for and the opportunity that the emergency […]