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Government has declared a severe drought in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex and activated contingency plans intended to protect consumers amid water shortages.
COP17 discussions find developed countries’ delivered finance for nature ‘falls far short’ of UN targets, with Carbon Brief reporting insufficient funding to meet global biodiversity goals and the sums pledged at the conference.
Reports public attitudes to climate change and environmental issues from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) for September 2026, presenting social insights on concern levels, perceived risks and support for environmental policies.
Ahead of COP17, Carbon Brief tracks international progress towards the UN’s 2030 nature targets, analysing country commitments and the extent to which current policies and pledges close the gap to global goals.
A 10-year Organic Action Plan for England setting out government and sector commitments to grow organic farming and food production, including policy interventions and partnership measures to support sector expansion.
Illegal dumping of waste increased by 9% between 2023/24 and 2024/25, with the briefing outlining the scale of fly‑tipping and setting out the government’s proposed measures to reduce offences and clear sites more quickly.
Anglian Water was fined £1.6m after repeatedly polluting the River Brain in Essex across a six‑week period in 2022, following enforcement action by the Environment Agency over sewage discharges.
Study examines how climate change could alter impacts of invasive non-native freshwater species in England up to 2100, assessing how temperature and hydrological change may change invasion risks, impacts and management needs.
Reports that 58% of countries have submitted new UN-requested pledges to tackle nature loss ahead of COP17, summarising which nations have released fresh commitments and the scale of updated targets.
Government consultation seeks views on decommissioning offshore installations, including the methodology for considering derogations under OSPAR Decision 98/3 and related policy changes affecting how exemptions from complete removal are assessed.
A long-term DEFRA plan aims to expand England’s organic sector, boost homegrown food supply and help farmers meet rising consumer demand through support measures intended to increase organic production and market access.
Call for evidence on introducing a single common charger across the UK for mobile phones and other portable electrical and electronic devices, seeking stakeholder views on scope, implementation and impacts ahead of potential regulation.
DEFRA has launched a new taskforce to strengthen oversight of flood and drought resilience, promote community voices and better coordinate policy and delivery to improve Britain’s preparedness for flooding and drought events.
The UK’s 2025 annual compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, setting out whether pollutant concentrations meet legal limits and summarising national performance and exceedances for the year.
Defra has opened a request for information to inform draft risk profiles and risk management evaluations for three chemical substances proposed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to the UN POPs Review Committee.
Statistics detailing the nutritional supply provided by UK agriculture in 2025, quantifying the food nutrients produced domestically and informing assessments of food security and agricultural output.
The paper proposes six tests for the EU’s forthcoming Climate Resilience and Risk Management Integrated Framework, urging measures to prevent and prepare for severe climate impacts and ensure coherent EU-wide resilience planning.
Annual statistics report trends in wild bird populations across the UK and in England, presenting year‑on‑year changes in species’ populations to inform conservation and policy decisions on habitats and biodiversity.
Provides the data tables underpinning ‘Air pollution in the UK 2025’, presenting the UK’s compliance assessment against the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, used to judge legal air quality targets.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent for the Steeple Renewables Project DCO application, approving the proposed renewable energy development to proceed under national infrastructure planning rules.
Report provides catchment‑level source apportionment of nutrient pollution and estimates required diffuse sector reductions to meet protected area water quality targets, giving policymakers reductions by source and location to guide interventions.
Environment Agency completed replacement of the Avon Water tidal outfall at Keyhaven Harbour ahead of winter, upgrading flood defences to improve resilience of the harbour and adjacent low-lying areas against tidal flooding.
Government launches 'Flood Action Online', a new single web portal that centralises practical guidance, local flood-risk checks and the latest weather alerts to help households and businesses prepare for increasing extreme-weather events.
An interactive Carbon Brief feature will track negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, allowing users to follow draft decisions and negotiations between diplomats in real time.
Construction has started on a £20m rock defence at Torcross, with 58,000 tonnes of rock arriving by boat and a further 30,000 tonnes due to be brought in by road to bolster coastal defences.
Publication of the November 2026 Catch Limit Review by the Marine Management Organisation setting out proposed fishing catch limits for the coming period and inviting stakeholder engagement on sustainable quotas.
Environment Agency is consulting on a draft Resource Framework for Aggregate from Inert Waste, seeking views on the framework’s development approach and whether consultees agree with the proposed specific requirements.
Estimates of Northern Ireland’s consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions (carbon footprint) are published for 2001–2023, providing a time series of GHG emissions on a consumption basis to inform regional net‑zero policy and monitoring.
The updated UK Arctic policy framework sets out the government’s approach to the Arctic, describing the UK’s strategic priorities and how it will engage in the region going forward.
Environment Agency declares drought in Yorkshire after persistently low reservoir and river levels in many areas despite recent rainfall, signalling water scarcity risks and likely triggering drought response measures.