13 Jul 2016

CCC – ASC ‘New report provides authoritative scientific assessment of climate change risks to UK Climate change is happening now. Globally, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000. The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK, and urgent action is required to address climate-related risks, the […]

13 Jul 2016

More information about the protocol can be found here: http://naturalcapitalcoalition.org/protocol/ The Natural Capital Protocol has been launched and a variety of details can be downloaded from this site. “AECOM – Robert Spencer ‘Applicable globally and across multiple business contexts, the Protocol and accompanying sector guides provide a standardised framework for businesses to measure and value […]

13 Jul 2016

ICE President calls for commitment on infrastructure to lift post-Brexit uncertainty Water Briefing: The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President, Sir John Armitt says political unity, bold decisions and commitment will help to lift the cloud of uncertainty over the UK’s  infrastructure industry following the outcome of the EU referendum. In an Expert Focus article on […]

13 Jul 2016

Three articles and inputs: 1.Brexit: Lords to question experts over impact on UK energy and climate change policy The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Energy and Environment will this week question experts from UCL and Chatham House about the possible impact of Brexit on EU and UK energy and climate change policy. The session will […]

13 Jul 2016

South East Water is the first water company to join forces with behavioural science experts Advizzo to develop new innovative approaches that empower customers to better control the water they use and therefore the bill they pay. For several years South East Water has been utilising various information channels to encourage behaviour change and has […]

13 Jul 2016

Measures of the other benefits of floating solar pv, include reducing evaporation, greater efficiency of the pv over cooler water and proximity to hydro-electric transmission systems. Floating solar is a win-win energy solution for drought-stricken US lakes  Sunbaked southwest US is a prime spot for floatovoltaic projects, where they could produce clean energy and prevent […]

13 Jul 2016

‘CIWEM has partnered with the ICE, RIBA, Landscape Institute, RTPI, WWT and Susdrain to assist the Government’s review on sustainable drainage in England.  We hope to collect some objective data and practical examples of SuDS implementation by engaging with professionals working across the flooding, development, planning, design and drainage community. We also hope to identify what we […]

09 Jul 2016

Great swathes of the temperate kelp forests on Western Australia’s reefs that underpin tourism and fisheries industries worth $10 billion annually are gone. Key points: The ocean off Western Australia is warming twice as fast as the global average Since 2000, nearly 1000 square kilometres of kelp forest have been lost from the area These […]