Environment

RIBA responds to Single Construction Regulator prospectus In our response to the government’s Single Construction Regulator Prospectus consultation, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called for widespread reform of the built environment regulatory system, warning that the current framework is fragmented and lacks clear oversight of professional competence. This does little for consumer…

Juliette Chapalain is Mongabay Africa’s multimedia and fellowship editor, leading the bureau’s video, podcast and fellowship initiatives. She has more than a decade of experience across French and international media, including TV5 Monde, Arte and BBC News. Through Mongabay’s fellowship program, she mentors and trains African environmental journalists, helping build a diverse network of…

A company which owns an oil refinery in Cheshire has admitted breaching environmental regulations nearly 500 times. Four of the offences included discharging higher-than-permitted levels of cyanide into the Manchester Ship Canal, a nearby river and a local brook. The offences were committed between 2018 and 2020. Essar, which runs the Stanlow oil refinery in…

Prospect has blasted Reform UK’s manifesto for the  Holyrood election, which they launched at its Scottish Conference on Thursday, 19 March. Among the pledges in the manifesto are proposals to scrap all net zero subsidies and to create a Department of Government Efficiency to “cut waste and duplication.” Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy, responding to…

Operator Essar has apologised for the breaches committed over four years. Source link

The Environment Agency shuts down the site at Haine industrial estate The Environment Agency has secured a restriction order for a site on Haine Industrial Estate in Ramsgate following reports that it was being used to dump baled waste. The Environment Agency officials found bags full of shredded waste when they carried out a site…

The Environment Agency has locked the site’s gate, placed concrete blocks to prevent access and a placed a warning notice at the entrance of Units 26 and 27 at Leigh Road, Haine Industrial Estate in Newington. This means anyone entering the land without reasonable excuse or written permission from the Environment Agency will be committing…

Hampshire County Council has published its first-ever Biodiversity Report, showcasing the wide range of work underway across the county to protect, restore and enhance the natural environment Source link

The Commission is opening a call for experts today (20 March) to form the new Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform. By supporting the implementation of the EU Water Resilience Strategy, the Platform will help create a sustainable, resilient, smart and competitive water economy in Europe. It will serve as a forum for dialogue and expertise to support the…

Climate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk. The move follows bitter rows with the Treasury, which wanted deeper cuts owing to pressure on spending resulting from…