16 Oct 2024
The privatised English water system has been singled out for criticism by the UN special rapporteur on the human right to clean water. Photo by Nick Vasin Prof Pedro Arrojo-Agudo said water systems should be managed as a publicly owned service, rather than run by private companies set up to benefit shareholders. The […]
16 Oct 2024
A new report by the National Infrastructure Commission analyses the factors that can contribute to increased costs on major infrastructure projects. With significant new infrastructure needed over coming decades to deliver net zero, support economic growth across the UK and improve our resilience to the impacts of climate change, improved cost management will better enable […]
16 Oct 2024
London’s super sewer, designed to protect the River Thames from sewage pollution well into the future, has now been turned on. In May 2024, the new 25km super sewer was connected to the 6.9km Lee Tunnel – completing the full ‘London Tideway Tunnel’ network, which has a combined capacity of 1.6m m3 to protect the River […]
16 Oct 2024
This paper provides a roadmap for action by focusing on implementation. Through our pilot project in Los Angeles, we have gathered and analyzed real-world data on how consumers use water and energy needed to heat the water, in their homes. We then retrofitted homes with appliances, fixtures and products that are designed to save water […]
16 Oct 2024
According to the Guardian, Small companies in Suffolk that manufacture drinks have been told to keep a lid on their water usage for most of the next decade, amid concerns at their supplier that it will be unable to meet rising demand. Essex and Suffolk Water has imposed a “moratorium” on new mains-water connections for non-domestic use […]
16 Oct 2024
Pollution, habitat degradation, impacts of climate change, and the over-use of freshwater resources are putting pressure on Europe’s lakes, rivers, coastal waters and groundwaters like never before. According to the largest assessment on the health of Europe’s water bodies, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe is not on track to meet its […]
16 Oct 2024
A new report from influential think tank IPPR argues that security threats resulting from climate change should be at the core of the government’s approach to national resilience. It says that these threats have been consistently and significantly underestimated and now pose major security risks. The report argues that cascading risks and tipping points are […]
16 Oct 2024
Reported in The Guardian A freshwater lake that attracts more than 30,000 swimmers a year is under threat of closure from an Environment Agency (EA) plan to reduce flooding that will channel in polluted river water, according to campaigners. Almost 50,000 people have signed a petition calling on the EA and Surrey county council to reroute the flood […]
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