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Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues
Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues

Water quality, air quality, nature protection, and the decarbonisation of the housing sector have all been damaged by deregulation and the erosion of enforcement capacity, according to a damning new report from Unchecked UK

  • Policy
  • 04 December 2020
England flood protection plans 'lack clarity' in key areas, watchdog warns
England flood protection plans 'lack clarity' in key areas, watchdog warns

Environment Agency on track to meet flood protection defence targets, but many gaps in data remain, says NAO

  • Risk
  • 26 November 2020
Adapting to 4C of global warming
Adapting to 4C of global warming

Emma Howard Boyd's speech to the Committee on Climate Change's Adapting to 3C+ of global warming conference

  • Risk
  • 14 October 2020
Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses
Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses

From street trees to green walls, nature-based approaches are shown to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits for developers and communities

  • Technology
  • 28 August 2020
James Bevan: Environmental regulations remain key for post-Brexit success
James Bevan: Environmental regulations remain key for post-Brexit success

Environment Agency chief executive argues 'good regulation is what gets you green growth and a blue planet'

  • BusinessGreen
  • 04 August 2020
'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy
'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy

New funding confirmed alongside sweeping new strategy from the Environment Agency designed to bolster climate resilience across the UK

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  • 14 July 2020
Our vision: A nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change
Our vision: A nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change

The Environment Agency's new strategy will help build up the resilience of millions more homes and businesses to flooding and coastal erosion, according to its chair Emma Howard Boyd

  • Risk
  • 14 July 2020
MPs warn parts of England face 'serious risk' of running out of water within 20 years
MPs warn parts of England face 'serious risk' of running out of water within 20 years

Select committee delivers damning assessment of government's "lack of leadership" when it comes to managing England's water supply, warning that public awareness campaigns and better oversight over companies water leakage performance is needed

  • Politics
  • 10 July 2020
'Build back greener': Environment Agency debuts new five year plan
'Build back greener': Environment Agency debuts new five year plan

EA2025 strategy vows to strengthen UK climate resilience and enhance natural habitats in pursuit of net zero goals, as Flood Re warns flood mitigation efforts must continue to evolve

  • Risk
  • 09 July 2020
Pilot projects seek to tap private sector investment for nature restoration and resilience boost
Pilot projects seek to tap private sector investment for nature restoration and resilience boost

Government-backed Natural Environment Impact Fund to support four projects that will explore how private investment can be harnessed to enhance nature

  • Investment
  • 01 June 2020
Environment Agency sets out Covid-19 priorities
Environment Agency sets out Covid-19 priorities

The non-departmental body has shared incident management expertise and loaned a senior staff member to the national effort to combat the coronavirus crisis, confirms chair Emma Howard Boyd

  • Policy
  • 20 April 2020
'No time to waste': UK water industry targets net zero by 2030
'No time to waste': UK water industry targets net zero by 2030

Water UK promises to deliver 2030 net zero strategy focused on energy efficiency, emissions reduction from water treatment processes, and ramping up clean energy sources

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  • 05 March 2020
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans

Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn

  • Policy
  • 24 February 2020
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns

Study of land registry data reveals thousands of new homes have been built in flood prone areas, and could also be denied insurance

  • Risk
  • 21 February 2020
Environment Agency chair: 'We must build climate resilience into everything we do'
Environment Agency chair: 'We must build climate resilience into everything we do'

Emma Howard Boyd concedes flood defences 'cannot prevent flooding everywhere, all of the time' and calls instead for more resilient infrastructure

  • Risk
  • 19 February 2020
A harder rain's a-gonna fall
A harder rain's a-gonna fall

There have been repeated warnings about the UK's vulnerability to flooding - now the PM must put climate resilience at the centre of his 'levelling-up' agenda

  • Risk
  • 18 February 2020
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands

The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Natural England have voiced strong support for several key recommendations outlined in today’s Committee on Climate Change land use report

  • Policy
  • 23 January 2020
Rising seas: Work begins on £40m tidal defence scheme in Great Yarmouth
Rising seas: Work begins on £40m tidal defence scheme in Great Yarmouth

Upgrades to flood defences in Great Yarmouth will help protect the town against flooding driven by climate change

  • Climate change
  • 13 January 2020
Regional leaders call for flood-focused COBRA committee as fresh floods hit
Regional leaders call for flood-focused COBRA committee as fresh floods hit

Some 300 flood alerts in place over the weekend, including almost 100 flood warnings, as experts call for overhaul of flood policy

  • Science
  • 23 December 2019
Environment Agency sounds alarm over spike in pollution and illegal waste
Environment Agency sounds alarm over spike in pollution and illegal waste

Last year saw a 27 per cent increase in serious pollution incidents and 12 per cent increase in illegal waste sites compared to the previous year, Agency finds

  • Policy
  • 28 October 2019
Waste crime: Smart rubbish-tracking tech given £1m government boost
Waste crime: Smart rubbish-tracking tech given £1m government boost

Environmental consultancy Anthesis and waste analytics company Topolytics secure grant funding to help digitise tracking of household and commercial waste

  • Waste
  • 23 October 2019
 The frequency of the unthinkable
The frequency of the unthinkable

Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd's speech this week to the Aldersgate Group - in full

  • Policy
  • 11 October 2019
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030

Regulator aims to become net zero by 2030 and is looking at moving to 'absolute zero' by 2050

  • Policy
  • 11 October 2019
Waste industry warns 25 Year Environment Plan at risk of failure
Waste industry warns 25 Year Environment Plan at risk of failure

Ambitious legislation is needed to prevent failure of 25 Year Environment Plan, waste industry warns

  • Policy
  • 10 October 2019
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