The Government response to the #SternReview was the #ClimateChangeAct: domestic action on #ClimateChange.
Its response to the #DasguptaReview starts with a promise on international biodiversity that HMG can't deliver. A better response would be to halt #nature's decline at home.
Its response to the #DasguptaReview starts with a promise on international biodiversity that HMG can't deliver. A better response would be to halt #nature's decline at home.
Of course, it should also commit to reducing the UK's #GlobalFootprint as a way to contribute to the international biodiversity crisis.
Next, the Review focuses on raising private finance. That's an excellent ambition & the Impact Fund is welcome.
But the top thing Gov can do to unlock finance is a commitment to halt nature's decline that's "long, loud and legal": a #StateofNature target in the #EnvironmentBill
But the top thing Gov can do to unlock finance is a commitment to halt nature's decline that's "long, loud and legal": a #StateofNature target in the #EnvironmentBill
There's a new commitment to include Nationally Significant Infrastructure in #Biodiversity #Netgain. That's an excellent change.
But there would still be massive development loopholes unless the policy is extended to all major infrastructure. wcl.org.uk/docs/Habitat%2…
But there would still be massive development loopholes unless the policy is extended to all major infrastructure. wcl.org.uk/docs/Habitat%2…
After all, #HS2 isn't a NSIP, and we're expecting that lots more housing could be classed as major infrastructure projects if certain #PlanningWhitePaper proposals go ahead.
A new #Treasury focus on access to #nature is very welcome. To be meaningful, this should lead to clear standards in law for everyone's access to a biodiverse natural #environment, regardless of social or ethnic background. We'll be making these proposals in the #PlanningBill.
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