25 Year Environment Plan
Policy
Environmental laws and government strategy and policy have 'not yet proved successful' in slowing down, halting or reversing biodiversity decline, new regulatory body warns
12 May 2022
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5 min read
Policy
MPs in Public Accounts Committee have urged government to 'move on from aspirational words' and start 'taking the hard decisions'
03 February 2021
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Legislation
Landmark legislation passes into law, but concerns remain over how new Environmental Land Management System will be enacted
11 November 2020
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4 min read
Policy
National Audit Office report urges government to shore-up its plans to protect and enhance the environment
11 November 2020
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Policy
Natural Capital Committee again warns there has been virtually no zero progress against the government's own biodiversity, water, air, and soil quality goals
26 October 2020
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Politics
Defra promises 'robust, evidence led process' to set in statute air, water, waste and biodiversity targets by the end of October 2022
19 August 2020
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4 min read
Science
Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns
23 March 2020
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2 min read
Policy
Natural Capital Committee gives scathing assessment of UK progress on environmental goals and calls for stronger green governance after Brexit
17 January 2020
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Policy
Ambitious legislation is needed to prevent failure of 25 Year Environment Plan, waste industry warns
10 October 2019
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2 min read
Policy
Defra releases review of its long-term environmental targets which it claims show 90 per cent of actions are on course, but green groups have offered a lukewarm response
16 May 2019
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4 min read
