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Environment Act

'Unambitious': Green watchdog urges Defra to set stronger wildlife and air quality targets

Legislation

'Unambitious': Green watchdog urges Defra to set stronger wildlife and air quality targets

OEP warns several legally-binding nature restoration goals proposed by government 'lack sufficient urgency'

clock 05 July 2022 • 4 min read
Institute for Government slams 'incoherent' government net zero policymaking

Policy

Institute for Government slams 'incoherent' government net zero policymaking

Policy decisions surrounding new coal mines, air passenger duty, and North Sea oil and gas are undermining the government's net zero agenda, think tank warns

clock 19 May 2022 • 4 min read
'Welcome shift in attitude': MPs and Ministers find common ground on 'unacceptable' water pollution

Policy

'Welcome shift in attitude': MPs and Ministers find common ground on 'unacceptable' water pollution

Environmental Audit Committee welcomes government's plans to boost research, enforcement, and investment to help tackle water pollution

clock 16 May 2022 • 3 min read
'Missed opportunity': Ministers shelve sustainability disclosure rules, commit to binding environmental policy principles

Legislation

'Missed opportunity': Ministers shelve sustainability disclosure rules, commit to binding environmental policy principles

Draft Defra policy statement promises to embed the environment 'at the heart' of all policymaking on the same day as reports reveal key corporate sustainability rules have been delayed

clock 12 May 2022 • 6 min read
Proposed legally-binding nature recovery targets for England: At a glance

Legislation

Proposed legally-binding nature recovery targets for England: At a glance

The government has proposed 13 legally-binding targets for England covering water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste - here they are in full

clock 16 March 2022 • 6 min read
Government proposes 13 new legally-binding targets to drive nature recovery in England

Legislation

Government proposes 13 new legally-binding targets to drive nature recovery in England

But long-term targets on water quality, air pollution, biodiversity, and waste prompt calls for greater ambition from environmental and business groups

clock 16 March 2022 • 6 min read
Sewage, agriculture, and plastic pollution to blame for England's woeful river quality, MPs say

Policy

Sewage, agriculture, and plastic pollution to blame for England's woeful river quality, MPs say

Environmental Audit Committee calls on government to lead crack down on water pollution

clock 13 January 2022 • 3 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain: Can Defra's proposed new planning rules deliver on their promise?

Biodiversity

Biodiversity Net Gain: Can Defra's proposed new planning rules deliver on their promise?

Developers would need to ensure new buildings improve local biodiversity, or invest in nature-projects to offset impacts elsewhere

clock 11 January 2022 • 6 min read
Government seeks views on plans to stamp out supply chain deforestation

Supply chain

Government seeks views on plans to stamp out supply chain deforestation

UK firms face due diligence requirements to ensure their products are not linked to illegal deforestation abroad

clock 03 December 2021 • 5 min read
The Environment Act and the role of 'biodiversity net-gain'

Buildings

The Environment Act and the role of 'biodiversity net-gain'

The biodiversity net-gain requirement is among the most important conservation policy initiatives of the last two decades, argues Environment Bank chairman and founder Professor David Hill CBE

clock 23 November 2021 • 5 min read
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05 August 2022 • 6 min read
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India strengthens national net zero strategy with new 2030 emissions goals

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