Environment
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National Trust calls for urgent action to manage threats to coastline
Trust wants halt to concrete sea defences with buildings and infrastructure moved inland in high risk places -
Blending infrastructure colour – an important step to managing flood risk
Grey infrastructure is moving to a blend of grey-green-blue for managing flooding. What does it all mean? Professor Chris Digman explains. -
Air quality: Relying on electric vehicles alone too expensive and will take too long
No single technology likely by itself to make significant enough cuts in air pollution say EIC and Temple Group in a new report. Scrappage schemes, innovative technologies and 60mph dual carriageway zones should all be on the agenda. -
Gaining consent in the North York Moors National Park – an impossible feat?
Careful handling of ‘Special Qualities” has gained planning permission for a potash mine in the North Yorkshire Moors National Path, explains Matthew Hunt. -
Career path: Charlene Baker - principal consultant at Temple Group
A working trip to New Zealand introduced planner Charlene Baker to large infrastructure projects and since she came back to the UK that has been her focus. -
Sadiq Khan to set out London's environmental challenge at EIC conference
MP and Labour Party Mayoral candidate joins line up for annual gathering of environmental industry, politicians and experts to lead debate on the “Next Five Years for the Environmental Industry”. -
Diplomat to be new chief executive of Environment Agency
High commissioner to India Sir James Bevan takes on job of CEO at the agency on 30 November. -
UK government’s weakened commitment to climate change must be reversed say leaders
Leading environmentalists and business leaders have called on the UK government to live up to its legacy as a global leader on climate change and clear up confusion over its objectives. -
Sustainability: how to create radical change
From established ways of working to relationships with suppliers, nothing should be sacred in the pursuit of your sustainability goals. Davide Stronati offers three ways to create radical change. -
Clean Air Zones key to refreshing UK air quality
EIC campaign for low emission zones hits the mark as Government commits to improve what the country breathes.