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national audit office

'Insufficient planning': How the UK's recycling rates were allowed to flat-line for a decade

Recycling

'Insufficient planning': How the UK's recycling rates were allowed to flat-line for a decade

Damning National Audit Office claims government plans for a long-term waste management strategy 'do not yet exist'

clock 02 July 2023 • 6 min read
Failing to make the grade: Government urged to set targets for decarbonising school estate

Buildings

Failing to make the grade: Government urged to set targets for decarbonising school estate

National Audit Office warns lack of a co-ordinated approach to decarbonising schools means government could miss target to reduce emissions from public sector buildings by 75 per cent by 2037

clock 29 June 2023 • 4 min read
NAO: Decade-long rollout of 32 million smart meters a 'far cry' from original target

Energy

NAO: Decade-long rollout of 32 million smart meters a 'far cry' from original target

Government and energy suppliers urged to get smart meter rollout back 'on track', as NAO warns pace of deployment remains slower than planned

clock 13 June 2023 • 4 min read
'Outdated, inefficient, expensive': Defra's ageing IT systems putting services at risk, MPs warn

Policy

'Outdated, inefficient, expensive': Defra's ageing IT systems putting services at risk, MPs warn

Defra's IT and administrative systems 'at constant risk of failure or cyber attack', according to Public Accounts Committee

clock 09 May 2023 • 3 min read
NAO: Defra rapped for 'weaknesses' in green regulatory oversight

Policy

NAO: Defra rapped for 'weaknesses' in green regulatory oversight

National Audit Office becomes latest body to warn of risks to natural environment due to lack of effective oversight for green regulations in England

clock 21 April 2023 • 4 min read
'Get cracking': Why pressure is building on government to deliver a net zero power plan

Energy

'Get cracking': Why pressure is building on government to deliver a net zero power plan

National Audit Office warns lack of plan for meeting 2035 target for fully decarbonised power system risks scuppering green investment prospects

clock 01 March 2023 • 8 min read
'Inconsistent': National Audit Office warns public sector emissions reporting is a mess

Carbon Accounting

'Inconsistent': National Audit Office warns public sector emissions reporting is a mess

Lack of central leadership or clear standards for how departments should report their emissions could hamper public sector's drive to net zero, report warns

clock 10 June 2022 • 4 min read
'Fighting a losing battle': NAO warns UK's waste crime elimination target under threat

Waste

'Fighting a losing battle': NAO warns UK's waste crime elimination target under threat

Environment Agency waste crime prosecutions have fallen from a high of 800 per year to just 50 in recent years

clock 27 April 2022 • 4 min read
Government set to miss tree-planting target, National Audit Office warns

Legislation

Government set to miss tree-planting target, National Audit Office warns

National Audit Office says Defra lay down unrealistic timeline for key element of the UK's net zero strategy

clock 07 March 2022 • 3 min read
Poor harvest: Is the UK's post-Brexit green farming subsidy scheme struggling to capture farmers' attention?

Policy

Poor harvest: Is the UK's post-Brexit green farming subsidy scheme struggling to capture farmers' attention?

National Audit Office warns the flagship Environmental Land Management Scheme that is set to come online from next month is at risk from low levels of support from farmers and a lack of detailed objectives

clock 15 September 2021 • 5 min read
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