15 Aug 2019
The Natural Capital Committee (NCC) recently reviewed the principal natural capital terms used in its advice. This paper provides a summary of this terminology, recognising that in some cases the definitions may differ from the literature. This guide will be reviewed and updated periodically and is intended to be used primarily for NCC purposes. Click […]
21 Aug 2018
Interesting overview encompassing thinking on sustainability and one planet living. ‘Helping regulated businesses to reduce water use, carbon-based energy use, materials use ..’ ‘At SEPA, we are changing the way we regulate. That’s why we are launching our new Regulatory Strategy. We have chosen the title ‘One Planet Prosperity’ to reflect the challenge all nations face […]
21 Aug 2018
‘It could never happen to me’ – Challenging business misconceptions The Environment Agency working on flood resilience and has launched a campaign to ensure North East businesses are prepared for flooding. Since 1998 there has been at least one serious flood every year with businesses more likely to flood than be destroyed by fire. Recent events […]
21 Aug 2018
The huge scale of the problem – London Assembly & Thames set out challenges (continue) New Report from the Greater London Authority Key facts Thames Water removes 30 tonnes of unflushable material every day from one of its sites. It unclogs five house blockages every hour from London’s sewers, a 30 per cent increase from […]
21 Aug 2018
Reducing Anglian’s energy costs & it is one of the biggest electricity consumers in the Anglian region. This innovation using storage shows how renewables could substantially reduce Company & environmental costs. Anglian Water solar power & storage scheme will up energy generation by 80% & create extra revenue stream Anglian Water is partnering with Open Energi and redT […]
21 Aug 2018
Summary of consultees and government response August 2018 Between 5 and 26 April 2018 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) held an informal consultation on the types and sizes of nationally significant water resources infrastructure in the Planning Act 2008 (‘the Planning Act’). The consultation can be found at: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/npsinfrastructure-types-and-sizes.The consultation was […]
21 Aug 2018
Native crayfish make comeback in Lincolnshire and Chinese jellyfish turns up in Cheshire canal (continue) Happy dace for River Tyne fish survey: Work to assess release regime from Kielder reservoir The Environment Agency joined forces with expert anglers for the second year running to carry out an important survey to assess the numbers of dace. […]
14 Aug 2018
Protests on hen harrier persecution move to wider questions of upland management – Enlightened upstream management contrasts with the degradation caused by burning heather for grouse shooting Bob Earll ‘We are in the media silly season when Parliament is in recess and all sorts of news stories hit the headlines. So it is no surprise that […]
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