Environment Act

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
Environment Act: Office for Environmental Protection officially launched

Politics

Environment Act: Office for Environmental Protection officially launched

The Environment Act 2021 provides for the establishment of an independent public body to oversee the government’s environmental actions

clock 18 November 2021 • 2 min read
The Environment Act: What have we been waiting for?

Legislation

The Environment Act: What have we been waiting for?

There are a number of areas of the government's flagship post-Brexit environmental legislation passed this week which remain unclear, explains Ramboll's Martin Broderick

clock 12 November 2021 • 5 min read
'Momentous day': Environment Bill finally becomes law, but green groups warn of 'gaping holes' in UK legislation

Legislation

'Momentous day': Environment Bill finally becomes law, but green groups warn of 'gaping holes' in UK legislation

Legislation finally secures Lords' approval but Greener UK warns 'gaping holes' in environmental protections remain

clock 09 November 2021 • 6 min read

Legislation

Green leaders issue Environment Act 'blueprint'

IEMA teams up with fellow green bodies to set out core asks for UK's first new Environment Act in a generation

clock 29 November 2018 • 2 min read