Defra

Peatland boost: Five restoration projects share £16m in government funding

Biodiversity

Peatland boost: Five restoration projects share £16m in government funding

Funding expected to see thousands of hectares of vital peatland restored across England

clock 30 August 2021 • 2 min read
Government steps up effort to 'turn tide on plastic' with plan to extend bans on single-use packaging

Legislation

Government steps up effort to 'turn tide on plastic' with plan to extend bans on single-use packaging

Defra confirms it will consult on banning plastic plates and cutlery, as it works towards goal of preventing all avoidable plastic waste by 2042

clock 27 August 2021 • 3 min read
Environment Bill: Government backs amendments to 'halt decline in species abundance by 2030'

Legislation

Environment Bill: Government backs amendments to 'halt decline in species abundance by 2030'

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection

clock 27 August 2021 • 4 min read
Robust target-setting in the Environment Bill can drive the growth of the green economy

Legislation

Robust target-setting in the Environment Bill can drive the growth of the green economy

The Environment Bill must lead to a target-setting regime that spurs the growth of environmental markets and scales up critical net zero technology and innovation, argues EIC's Matthew Farrow

clock 24 August 2021 • 3 min read
'Leading edge research': Crown Estate launches new push to assess environmental impact of offshore wind farms

Wind

'Leading edge research': Crown Estate launches new push to assess environmental impact of offshore wind farms

Crown Estate teams up with Natural Environment Research Council and Defra to explore the effect of offshore windfarms on marine ecosystems

clock 23 August 2021 • 3 min read
Government urged to draw up 'climate-smart' strategy for UK fishing industry

Biodiversity

Government urged to draw up 'climate-smart' strategy for UK fishing industry

Report by WWF, Marine Conservation Society and RSPB claims UK fisheries are responsible for emitting nearly 1,000 kilotons of CO2 in a year

clock 18 August 2021 • 3 min read
Local Nature Recovery Strategies: Government launches consultation on plans to accelerate nature restoration

Biodiversity

Local Nature Recovery Strategies: Government launches consultation on plans to accelerate nature restoration

Government takes next step towards delivering landmark Environment Bill with unveiling of plans for new Local Nature Recovery Strategies

clock 11 August 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

Nature recovery and tree planting projects share £40m government funding

Some 90 projects aim to support 2,500 jobs and plant one million trees with grants from Defra's latest funding round

clock 28 July 2021 • 2 min read

Recycling

UK household recycling rates creep upwards in 2019

But national recycling rate remains well short of 50 per cent goal, as sluggish progress that dominated the past decade continues

clock 16 July 2021 • 3 min read

Efficiency

'Time to crack on': How government can act now to 'close the loop' and deliver a circular economy

Aldersgate Group delivers lukewarm assessment of government’s efforts to deliver a circular economy in its latest report on how to enhance resource efficiency

clock 15 July 2021 • 8 min read