AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWater Stress: England’s drought is becoming a constraint on where new homes, data centres and energy projects can be built. Eleven of 14 Environment Agency areas were in drought in October, with reservoirs at 54% capacity. Despite the wettest week in two years, parts of southern England remain officially in drought. Water Companies: Welsh Water was named worst in Wales for external sewer flooding, while Yorkshire Water’s chief stepped down after the company received the lowest possible environmental rating. Fossil Fuels: Jackdaw’s North Sea gas approval prompted a Halloween protest in Edinburgh. Meanwhile, only £12m of a promised £200m grant for the Acorn carbon-capture project is set to be released. Nature: An experimental UK farm is offering a model for helping reverse the decline in farmland birds.
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