Environment Agency warns households - prepare for flooding in 2022 year of extremes
Communities are being urged to prepare for flooding this winter with the Environment Agency warning of “ignoring the danger at your own peril”.
UNESCO warns a third of 18,600 iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050
Ahead of COP27, the UN climate summit which starts in Egypt in Sharm El- Sheikh this Sunday, UNESCO is warning that the accelerated melting of glaciers in 50 World Heritage sites, which are home to total of 18,600 glaciers, will see a third of them disappear by 2050.
Climate change - UN warns world on track for temperature rise of 2.4-2.6°C by end of this century
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report is warning that the international community is still falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place.
Climate change - World Meteorological Organization warns as greenhouse gas levels hit record highs
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is warning that atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide - all reached new record highs in 2021.
Parliamentary Committee accuses Government of dereliction of duty on UK climate change resilience
An influential Parliamentary Committee has accused the Government of dereliction of duty on UK for its ongoing failure to protect critical national infrastructure (CNI) from the increasingly serious impacts of climate change.
Climate change impacts - first ever UK guide to managing forests and woodland to mitigate flood risk published
A new United Kingdom-wide guide outlining how forests and woodlands can reduce the damaging effects and financial impact of flooding has been published today by the Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Forestry and Northern Ireland Forest Service.
Former Ofwat Chief questions whether Price Review process still fit for purpose
Former Ofwat Chief Executive Cathryn Ross has raised the question of whether the Price Review process - the regulatory framework of five-year price reviews for the water sector - is still fit for purpose.
Ofwat CEO and Chair to give evidence to House of Lords Ofwat inquiry
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will continue its inquiry on the work of Ofwat, the UK’s water regulator, by taking evidence from Ofwat’s CEO David Black, and Chair Iain Coucher from 10.30am on Tuesday 25 October.
Environment Agency and East Devon District Council complete £12 million Exmouth tidal defence
The Environment Agency and East Devon District Council have spent £12 million of Government funding, building new and improving existing defences at The Royal Avenue, Camperdown Creek and The Esplanade.
Climate change and growing flood risk – upcoming event highlights need for multi-sector partnerships and collaboration
An upcoming event to be held in London in November is set to highlight the need for multi-sector partnerships and collaboration to tackle growing flood risk in the face of the accelerating impacts of climate change.