The debates around our water resources. . The recent kerfuffle over limiting the ability of UK water companies to allow the flow of sewage into… Read More »Water companies: public service or extraction industry?

The Environment Bill “will be further strengthened with an amendment that will see a duty enshrined in law to ensure water companies secure a progressive… Read More »Breaking: new controls on dumping sewage

” Prepare and promote robust policies in our local plan to address the need for more and better quality homes and communities for all.”“Deliver more… Read More »New Council Plan focusses on housing

How the heritage sector is acting to address climate change – and how heritage is part of the solution to climate change. (October 2021 “EDDC… Read More »Heritage and climate change: ‘taking positive action’

This growing movement works by unlocking the potential of economic assets and strengths that already exist in our communities. . Interesting things have been happening… Read More »New times: new ideas: Community Wealth Building

“Government has set a target for 30% of land in recovery for nature by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050 – in order to achieve… Read More »COP26: what it means for Devon’s wildlife

Restoring balance in the natural carbon cycle. . Savills have some interesting pieces on ‘decarbonising farming’: Savills UK | Rural Land and Carbon – 2020… Read More »The role of carbon on the farm

“Seeing to inject momentum into the Cop26 summit.” “Immediate action is needed to capitalise on green opportunities.” . The government has published its most detailed plans… Read More »Going net-zero: the UK plan

How to cut emissions… some questions and some answers… . Lots of great practical project ideas from the New Economics Foundation’s homepage: Weekly Economics Podcast:… Read More »Decarbonising ideas from the NEF

“How to level up the country” through a “double devolution to councils and communities” The Wigan Deal: how to continue providing services and serving the… Read More »“Beyond the Big Society?”

” Action and restructuring are what is needed. Our hope is for a greener, healthier and more balanced world, where nature is allowed to thrive… Read More »Climate change and biodiversity: nature-based solutions for Devon

Green certification schemes such as BREEAM and LEED are “meaningless” since they focus on reducing operational emissions while overlooking embodied carbon.  . One of the… Read More »Building in wood: building in low-carbon building materials

… ideas to heal the damage done to our land, oceans and climate . The five-part television series The Earthshot Prize: Repairing our Planet has… Read More »The Earthshot Prize

“Go with the Alternative Option which has emerged from the 6 month Pause which is a greater variation on the Preferred Option, where a high… Read More »Beach Management Plan: update on the pause process