The Department of Energy and Climate Change has released its May/June newsletter. The newsletter begins by reviewing the Queens speech on addressing climate change. The newsletter goes on to discuss maintaining investment in renewable energy, global offshore wind farm developments, underground oil and gas drilling, global nuclear power developments, England’s fuel poverty statistics report, payments methods for energy
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Bathing Water News
by NW Coastal Forum on June 25, 2014
Defra has published their Bathing Water Newsletter (June 2014). It includes information on the 2013 bathing water results and the European Commission 2013 bathing water report, where to find information about bathing waters on the new Government website, a report from the 2013 Cleaner Seas Forum, work on Short Term Pollution and bathing water usage
North West Seaside Award Winners – 2014
by NW Coastal Forum on May 20, 2014
Keep Britain Tidy has today (20th May) announced national winners of the Seaside Awards, with thirteen beaches in North West England achieving the standards required. These are (from north to south): St Bees, Silecroft and Haverigg, Cumbria (managed by Copeland Borough Council) Morecambe North and Morecambe South (managed by Lancaster City Council) Ferry Beach and Rossall Beaches,
Consultation on small sewage discharges: a new approach to regulation in England
by NW Coastal Forum on May 20, 2014
Closes 10th June Defra are consulting on reforms of the regulatory system to control small sewage discharges from septic tanks and small sewage treatment plants in England. The consultation proposes a new approach to regulating domestic wastewater systems where the discharges are small, for example systems serving individual or small groups of properties. The new
Call for evidence: Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities: how they operate
by NW Coastal Forum on May 20, 2014
This call for evidence closes on 1 August 2014 12:00am Defra is calling for evidence on how each Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) has worked to meet its duties. This evidence will be used in drawing up a report on the conduct and operation of IFCAs which the Secretary of State must lay before
Consultation on River Basin Management Planning Ministerial Guidance and Standards
by NW Coastal Forum on May 20, 2014
This consultation closes on 30th May 2014 Defra and the Welsh Government are seeking views on their draft updated guidance to the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales on river basin planning. The guidance includes a description of how the two Government Agencies will be expected to use the new and updated standards in classifying
Consultation on the Sulphur Content of Marine Fuel
by NW Coastal Forum on May 20, 2014
This consultation closes at 1 July 2014 4:00pm The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is consulting on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) and Motor Fuel (Composition and Content)(Amendment) Regulations 2014 implementing EU Directive 2012/33/EU on the sulphur content of marine fuel. They are seeking views from industry on the Government’s proposals
Coastal Access Update
by NW Coastal Forum on May 20, 2014
Cumbria Coastal Access Monthly Update: May 2014 This update provides local and regional representatives and other interested stakeholders with a brief summary on progress for each of the coastal stretches Natural England is working on in Cumbria including the recently ‘commenced’ coastal access rights from Allonby to Whitehaven and developments on the next stretch from
Coastal Partnerships Network Newsletter Spring 2014
by NW Coastal Forum on May 9, 2014
The Spring 2014 Coastal Partnerships Network newsletter is available to download below. It contains a round up of Coastal Partnerships Network activity including the meeting with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, George Eustice, MP in March which Caroline Salthouse of the North West Coastal Forum took part in, together with work on development of
Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) produces Report Card “Climate change and the UK marine leisure industry”
by NWCF on May 6, 2014
The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) has produced a Report Card called “Climate change and UK marine leisure industry” as part of the Marine Climate Smart Working initiative. The production of the Report Card was assisted by the British Marine Federation (BMF) and the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready support services. The report documents the