Biodiversity loss and nature recovery
Meeting legally binding targets for reversing biodiversity loss would require a range of challenges to be addressed but would also provide societal benefits.
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Drinking water quality (194 KB , PDF)
The European Commission announced in September its intention to take the UK to the European Court for alleged breaches of the EEC directive on drinking water quality. One complaint is procedural, but others concern levels of contaminants that exceed permitted limits.
This POSTnote describes the basis of current standards and highlights some of the issues relating to the provision of safe drinking water.
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Drinking water quality (194 KB , PDF)
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Biodiversity net gain
This POSTnote outlines the mandatory biodiversity net gain policy introduced in England in 2024 and the risks and challenges for delivering its objectives.
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Enhanced rock weathering: Potential UK greenhouse gas removal
This POSTnote outlines the benefits and challenges of using enhanced rock weathering as a GGR approach for addressing emissions from UK hard-to-abate sectors.
