MPs launch new inquiry into whether Government can deliver on tree-planting targets
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has launched a new inquiry to scrutinise whether the Government’s tree-planting targets are realistic, whilst still being ambitious enough, and whether it has the right strategy to deliver them.
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough join forces to launch £50 million Earthshot prize
Prince William and Sir David Attenborough have joined forces to launch The Earthshot Prize, the most prestigious global environment prize in history.
560+ companies with US$ 4trn revenues call on governments to act now to reverse nature loss
Anglian Water is among more than 560 companies with combined revenues of US$ 4 trillion, including Walmart, Citigroup, Microsoft, Hitachi, IKEA, Unilever, Axa, Kering and H&M, who are calling on governments to adopt policies now to reverse nature loss in this decade.
New report warns 2 in 5 of global plant species threatened with extinction
A new report by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is warning that an estimated 2 in 5 of global plant species are threatened with extinction.
Government commits to tackling biodiversity loss and shrinking its environmental footprint overseas
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP has said the Government is committed to tackling biodiversity loss both at home and abroad, together with shrinking the UK's environmental footprint overseas.
PM commits to protect 30% of UK land by 2030 in biodiversity boost
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP is committing today to protect 30% of the UK’s land by 2030 - over 4,000 sq km of new land in England will be designated and protected.
UN warns of nature’s accelerating decline globally - world is at a crossroads
A major new report by the UN is warning that humanity stands at a crossroads as nature’s accelerating decline globally is compromising Earth’s living systems as a whole.
£40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens for applications
The £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund has opened for applications - grants from £50k to £5 million are now available to help the nation build back greener from the coronavirus pandemic.
US Navy’s proposed training & testing activities in Pacific could have disastrous impact on critically endangered Orca whales
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed rule to allow the U.S. Navy an incidental take of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) as a result of its training and testing activities along North America could bring the already critically endangered Orca species ever closer to extinction.
Affinity Water and Cambridge Water use reverse auction with farmers to remove nitrate from soil
Affinity Water and Cambridge Water have today announced that following a successful online reverse auction, in 2020/21 they will work with 18 farms using an exciting cover crop scheme, across 800 hectares.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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