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Work to enhance the modelling tool used to target investment to improve river water quality has begun ahead of PR24. UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is leading work to develop the SAGIS-SIMCAT model, which has been used over successive price review periods to help water companies and the environmental regulators determine the environmental improvement programmes required to ensure that the...

In response to the climate change emergency to carry out energy transition and net-zero carbon technologies and business, decision-makers and managers require better practices for risk management, data analytics, and quantitative methods to make better-informed decisions. CATCH UK has signed a partnership with the International Institute of Professional Education and Research to bring to the UK, and especially to the...

A business start-up programme aiming to grow South Lakeland’s green economy is about to launch online after a funding contribution from South Lakeland District Council (SLDC). SLDC has partnered with Bentley-Brown Associates to offer the Future Fixers’ Business Start-up Programme, designed to support new enterprises which have, or which wish to create, a purposeful business. Councillor Robin Ashcroft, Portfolio Holder for...

Farmers participating in government-funded groups are creating close-knit, greener communities across England, according to a new DEFRA report. The report, which is part of a programme of monitoring and evaluation for Agri-environment evidence, has highlighted that the funding has facilitated 'a more engaged, collaborative and environmentally aware farming community.' Tony Juniper, Chair of natural England commented on the report: "We already...

THE ENVIRONMENT Agency is holding a public consultation on an environmental permit application to operate a waste incinerator near Kingmoor Park Industrial Estate, Carlisle. Fortum Carlisle has applied for permission to burn up to 274,000 tonnes a year of Refuse Derived Fuel to produce electricity and heat, which will be used by local businesses as well as being fed into...

The UK government has announced a new £16 million funding package to support environmentally friendly farming and replanting projects in the Amazon, taking its total investment to protecting tropical forests in Latin America this year to £80 million. The announcement comes as part of an extension to the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) programme, which works to halt deforestation by developing...

As part of boosting more sustainable travel such as cycling, walking and use of public transport, Telford & Wrekin Council in Shropshire is to invest £2.6 million into a Travel Telford Sustainable Travel Fund. Councillor David Wright, cabinet member with responsibility for Transport and Infrastructure, commented on the initiative: “The good transport links we have are one of the things...

Hundreds of scientists, thousands of activists and famous environmentalists including Greta Thunberg have signed an open letter that has been sent out to EU leaders. Outlining how world leaders have been capable to step up and act swiftly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the signatories point out that similar urgency has not been present in their efforts to combat climate change. Signed...

Chesterfield Borough Council is calling for Derbyshire Pension Fund to disinvest its remaining funds in fossil fuels, increase investment in renewables and improve engagement with members of the scheme. Following the approval of a notice of motion at full council on Wednesday 15 July, Councillor Amanda Serjeant, Deputy Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council said: “Derbyshire Pension Fund members, many of...

A SNAPSHOT of 50 organisations in the energy industry has revealed that Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGOs) certificate values have dipped below 30p. The latest Cornwall Insight Green Certificates survey results show that the value of green electricity certificates has fallen significantly, with average values reportedly more than one-third lower than in the previous quarter. Commenting on the survey results,...