Closed 6th October 2022 The Department for Transport is seeking views and evidence for the optimal pathway to achieve net zero emissions in 2050 for the domestic maritime sector, and barriers to maritime decarbonisation and the technological, operational and policy options that could be employed to address these barriers. The consultation also provides a space for
2022 early summer national
Closed consultation – UK Domestic Maritime Decarbonisation: Plotting the Course to Zero
by NW Coastal Forum on July 26, 2022
Closed – consultation on pilot sites for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs)
by NW Coastal Forum on July 6, 2022
Closes 28th September 2022 Defra has launched a consultation on proposals to designate pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), including a candidate site of Allonby Bay, Cumbria. In 2019 the UK Government commissioned an independent review, the Benyon Review, to explore the concept of HPMAs. The Review concluded that they are an essential component of
Closed – consultation on Marine Net Gain
by NW Coastal Forum on July 1, 2022
Closes 30th August 2022 Defra is consulting on the proposed principles of marine net gain. They are seeking views, in particular, from marine industries, recreational marine users, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), conservationists, academics, and coastal communities. In their response to the 2018 terrestrial Biodiversity Net Gain consultation, the government stated their intention to develop and consult
Draft Flood Risk Management Plans: 2021 to 2027 – Summary of Responses
by NW Coastal Forum on May 24, 2022
The Environment Agency has published a summary of responses received to the consultation on the draft Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) 2021 to 2027. FRMPs are statutory plans that set out how to manage flood risk in nationally identified flood risk areas and the consultation ran from October 2021 to January 2022. For more information