Redacted Defra report flagged up possible adverse impacts of fracking on water
The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs yesterday published a previously redacted paper in full yesterday which highlighted potential adverse impacts from fracking on groundwater resources and the UK’s water infrastructure.
Open Water acts to ensure market opening timetable stays on track for April 2017
Water industry regulator Ofwat, alongside its other programme partners, has taken further steps to ensure the timetable for market opening stays on track for April 2017, in response to an independent review.
CCC calls for UK Govt to take urgent action to avoid rising costs and impacts of climate change
The Committee on Climate Change, the UK Government’s independent adviser on climate change, says early action in the new Parliament is needed to keep the UK’s emissions reductions on track and to adapt to climate change, including measures to address water scarcity and increasing flood risk.
Cuadrilla:second shale gas application refused
Members of Lancashire County Council's Development Control Committee have today voted to refuse the application by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton by drilling, hydraulically fracking and testing the flow of gas.
Lancashire shale gas application refused solely on traffic grounds
Members of Lancashire County Council's Development Control Committee yesterday voted to refuse the application by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Roseacre Wood by drilling, hydraulically fracking and testing the flow of gas.
Arup and C40 to tackle climate change through $1 million pledge
Arup and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) have announced the formation of a collaborative global partnership.
New report for G7 urges joined-up responses to climate change security threats
Global peacebuilding charity International Alert has marked the UK launch of a G7-commissioned report on the impact of climate change on fragile states with a high-level event at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London.
UK Water Partnership flags up key challenges for water-resilient cities
A new discussion paper published by the research and innovation arm of the UK Water Partnership has flagged up fundamental challenges the UK needs to address as a matter of priority to develop-water resilient cities and highlighted key areas where further research is needed.
Met Office and World Bank sign MoU on climate change
The Met Office and the World Bank Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington DC last week to signal their shared purpose to support developing countries to address climate change.
New analysis to help EU nations plan for climate change and extreme weather events
A detailed picture of European weather patterns over the past decades is now emerging thanks to an EU-funded project to re-analyse historical records. The results will help EU nations plan for climate change and and extreme weather in coming decades.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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