The UK government has published its third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) which sets out its strategic five-year plan to boost resilience against climate change risks, which includes several measures to boost resilience of infrastructure assets.
The 2008 Climate Change Act requires the government to complete a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)…
The future of the England and Wales’ canals systems is under threat following a £300M funding cut, the Canal & River Trust has said.
The Canal & River Trust is a charity that looks after England and Wales’ 200 year old waterways, which is part funded by the Department for Environment,…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is planning to consult on expanding its targets to tackle sewage even further to cover all coasts, estuaries and marine protected sites.
Targets were set in last August’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, which was backed up by £56bn in capital investment…
Outgoing Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan has warned that the UK’s efforts to improve water quality are “flatlining” and has challenged water companies, farmers, regulators, the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civilians to each play their part in tackling the issue.
Bevan took up the role of Environment Agency…
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share their plans for improving Britain’s water infrastructure to improve water quality and reduce unnecessary overflows.
Coffey’s call for clarity from the water companies echoes her predecessor in the role, Ranil Jayawardena, who, in his brief time as environment secretary in Liz…
The High Court has given permission for a hearing to take place on whether the government’s plan for reducing sewage dumping is too lenient in what could potentially be “the most consequential environmental law case in recent history” according to the non-profit supporting the case.
The Department for Environment, Food and…
The newly-appointed secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Ranil Jayawardena has given the UK’s water companies until 21 September to present plans on how they will make “significant improvements” on their “completely unacceptable” sewage dumping practices.
The announcement comes as heavy rainfall in recent weeks has seen water…
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has established a £100M allowance to protect frequently flooded small communities which would not normally be able to access funding to build resilience.
The Frequently Flooded Allowance is ring-fenced public funding to aid small communities that have suffered repeated flood events. These…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has opened a consultation on whether National Highways should be re-designated as a “relevant public authority”, which would then make the road operator more responsible for local air quality around the trunk road network.
It comes as a result of the Environment…
The UK government has launched a public consultation into its plan to introduce a Biodiversity Net Gain mandate on all new housing and major infrastructure projects.
The initiative was developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with advice from Natural England, and aims to help communities, planners, developers…
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