19 Dec 2018
New research shows water companies in England & Wales outperform comparable water sectors in Europe Water companies in England and Wales perform better than their main European counterparts, according to a new report examining the quality of water and wastewater utilities in six European countries over the past 28 years, based on six key service performance […]
19 Dec 2018
Thames Water to tackle climate change and future flood risk by creating £60million of green spaces Thames Water will partner with stakeholders and local authorities to fund £60 million of surface water management (SWM) schemes including green spaces, removing hard, impermeable surfaces such as concrete and asphalt in areas most at risk of flooding. The project […]
19 Dec 2018
Environment Agency introduce restrictions on fishing in England in response to the international decline in migratory salmon stocks. The Environment Agency’s national salmon and sea trout byelaws, applicable in England, have been confirmed by Defra. This means that the byelaws will become law and come into force on 1 January 2019. The Environment Agency is […]
12 Dec 2018
Guardian ‘Global investors managing $32tn are urging governments to phase out all coal burning’. Global investors managing $32tn issued a stark warning to governments at the UN climate summit on Monday, demanding urgent cuts in carbon emissions and the phasing out of all coal burning. Without these, the world faces a financial crash several times […]
12 Dec 2018
Leeds flood defences – EA submits planning application for £112.1m second phase The Environment Agency has submitted a planning application for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk along the River Aire. Leeds City Council has worked alongside the Environment Agency to put forward the plans for phase two […]
12 Dec 2018
EAC Comprehensive report into Nitrate Pollution in its many forms EAC Introduction: We decided to look at the issue of nitrate pollution for several reasons. One was the continuing problem of water quality. For instance, in October 2015, it was reported that the majority of water bodies in England were failing to achieve good status […]
12 Dec 2018
Thames Water has signed a £1.4 billion, five year Revolving Credit Facility with the interest rate tied to sustainability performance – outperforming an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) benchmark will result in a lower interest rate. The company is the first UK corporate to tie the interest rate it will pay on the RCF to […]
12 Dec 2018
Greener UK Risk Tracker argues that with less than four months to go until the UK leaves the EU huge uncertainties remain over the future of environmental safeguards BusinessGreen ‘The government’s shock decision to delay today’s hotly anticipated parliamentary vote on its proposed Withdrawal Agreement has further fuelled fears a ‘no deal’ Brexit could unleash […]
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