Local authorities should consider levying storm water charges on people who pave over their gardens, in the name of climate resilience. London and other UK cities under-prepared for extreme weather after years of being starved of funds by central govt theguardian.com/environment/ar…

UK government seeks new agri-food deal with EU to ease trade barriers. Read our Exec Director's comment m.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/uk-govern… Ben Reynolds FoodIngredients1st

In lieu of a #FridayFoodPoem yesterday, I recommend this week's episode of BBC Open Country which is all about the poet John Clare, a favourite among many farmers I know, and his relationship with the landscape of the fens. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Always a pleasure to host the ECO Chamber and this week was insightful! Particularly interesting to hear the thoughts of IEEP UK's leader Ben Reynolds on UK-EU divergence and the cracks appearing around chemicals.

England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m theguardian.com/environment/ar… RSPB The Wildlife Trusts Vicki Hird MSc FRES 🐝🦋 🍃💚🍃 IEEP UK Food, Farming and Countryside Commission Soil Association

Happy anniversary Green Alliance! Wonderful touch on the cupcakes to celebrate.

Read our new briefing flagging the questions for the new UK Government on its chemical policy in an international context CHEM Trust @EmmaHardyMPHull Green Alliance Labour's Environment Campaign - SERA ieep.uk/publications/b…

Part of a great panel earlier and honoured to provide some reflections from IEEP UK on EU Biodiversity Policy and potential for Scottish alignment (with help fro IEEP - Institute for European Environmental Policy colleagues)

IEEP UK to speak at Labour Party conference fringe on EU/UK relations and environmental policy, with spotlight on chemicals policy w/ @chemtrust Emilien Gasc EU Delegation UK Will Hutton Francesca Ginley Marine Conservation Society Labour's Environment Campaign - SERA ieep.uk/news/ieep-uk-t…

Looking forward to attending this. Pop by if you're there and pls RT Richard Benwell Shaun Spiers Craig Bennett Catherine Fookes MP Anand Menon Jill Rutter Ruth Jones MP Vicki Hird MSc FRES 🐝🦋 🍃💚🍃 Ruth Chambers Mike Buckley Barry Gardiner MP stellacreasy

Britain to name climate and nature envoys as part of diplomatic reset. Read our comment... thenationalnews.com/climate/2024/0…

Is the Government's new Products and Metrology Bill a first step to aligning with EU standards? Read our new blog Aldersgate Group İbrahim Emanet Martin Baxter UK in a Changing Europe UKELA Jill Rutter Joël Reland ieep.uk/news/blog-is-t…

ICYM the interview with @IEEP_UK Exec Director, Ben Reynolds, - listen back to @ENDS Eco Chamber podcast, about UE UK policy divergence, particularly on chemicals, & prospects for alignment under the new Govt 1/2 ieep.uk/news/ends-repo…

We'll be discussing these issues at the Labour's Environment Campaign - SERA & CHEM Trust panel at the The Labour Party conference this Sunday, 4-5pm w/ Will Hutton Francesca Ginley Emilien Gasc ieep.uk/news/ieep-uk-t…

At #LabourConference24, great to see stellacreasy call for the environment to be part of the wider discussions on closer EU UK relations beyond security, energy, etc w/ Stephen Doughty HC MP CER EU Delegation UK Kitty Donaldson

If want environmental standards to improve in the UK, check out this Bill which will allow the UK Govt to align with (mostly) higher EU product standards, having its 2nd reading this PM in the House of Lords Read our briefing: ieep.uk/publications/p…

Fungi could be given same status as flora and fauna under conservation plan. UK and Chile proposal at this year's biodiversity COP in Columbia. 👍 theguardian.com/environment/20…

The UK is still relying on wastewater treatment regulations from the 1990s 👎 The upcoming review of the water sector will reportedly take a look at this... But in the meantime, a "breakthough" updated version of the regs. have just been rubber stamped in the EU (5 Nov)....

What about the UK? Ben Reynolds, director of IEEP UK says standards in the UK "have stood still" and are "falling behind" other European countries. My coverage for ENDS ⬇️ endsreport.com/article/189266…

Thanks Helena for covering the divergence in UK and EU waste water policy and our report here which details where the UK could go further to keep in step: ieep.uk/publications/d…