Five key asks for the 25 Year Environment Plan
Defra's 25 Year Environment Plan must include ambitious targets on air pollution, nuclear waste and contaminated land clear-up, and deliver a boost for green business, argues EIC's Matthew Farrow
Liz Truss focused on rural and farming issues during her brief and largely undistinguished tenure at Defra, but did push two environmental side themes. One of these was the role of ‘big data' and ‘open...
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