environmental audit committee

Nature recovery should be in plans to ‘grow back better’ from pandemic

22.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Climate Change | climate crisis | Coronavirus | England | Environmental | environmental audit committee | nature crisis

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has stated that it is ‘vital’ that the recovery of nature is prioritised in the UK's economic recovery efforts alongside action on climate change to grow back better from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Planning has ‘matter of life and death’ role in adapting to heatwaves

26.07.2018

Huw Morris

Climate Change | Environmental | environmental audit committee | heatwaves | Housing | Met Office | UK

Local spatial plans and urban development must be at the forefront of adapting to soaring temperatures as “a matter of life and death” in the next 20 years, according to an influential group of MPs.
MPs call for post-Brexit Environmental Enforcement and Audit Office

25.07.2018

Huw Morris

air pollution | Brexit | Environmental | environmental audit committee | Health | Policy & Politics | UK

MPs are demanding that the government should set up an independent oversight body to ensure that environmental governance, enforcement and policy currently carried out by the European Commission are not lost after Brexit.
MPs say government more interested in ‘box-ticking’ than real climate change action

15.03.2018

Laura Edgar

air pollution | air quality | clean air | Climate Change | dft | environmental audit committee | Health | nitrogen dioxide | UK

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Environment Audit; Health and Social Care; and Transport Committees have said the government is ‘more concerned with box-ticking’ than taking ‘bold, meaningful action’ when it comes to tackling the UK’s air quality.
Report: Government not doing enough to mitigate impact of Heathrow expansion

23.02.2017

Laura Edgar

air pollution | Environmental | environmental audit committee | Heathrow expansion | Infrastructure - Transport | London | UK

There has been little sign of a "step change" in the government’s approach to mitigating the environmental impacts of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, say MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee.
Report: Government urged to introduce environmental act to limit Brexit impact

05.01.2017

Laura Edgar

Brexit | Environmental | environmental audit committee | farming | UK | wildlife

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called on the government to introduce a new Environmental Protection Act as part of its EU Article 50 negotiations to maintain the UK’s environmental standards.
9% of all cars need to be ultra-low emission by 2020, says EAC

05.09.2016

Laura Edgar

air pollution | Climate Change | Environmental | environmental audit committee | Infrastructure - Transport | low emission vehicles | UK

A clear strategy is needed by the Department for Transport (DfT) to increase the use of ultra-low emission vehicles and reduce air pollution, says the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).