Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:27:15 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17974&Focus=303553#Comment_303553 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17974&Focus=303553#Comment_303553 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:59:31 +0100 fostertom https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/27/laws-demanding-uk-developers-improve-local-nature-delayed

I particularly like this summary incl in the article:

"Richard Benwell, the CEO of the environmental coalition Wildlife and Countryside Link, said: “Net gain [“biodiversity net gain” reqd for new housing developments] joins the chemicals strategy, deposit return scheme, extended producer responsibility, farming regulation and more in the Bermuda triangle of missing Defra environmental commitments. These delays are costly to local authorities, business and nature. That’s not to mention those that have been explicitly delayed – electric cars, home heating and harmonised waste collection.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17974&Focus=303564#Comment_303564 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17974&Focus=303564#Comment_303564 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:47:25 +0100 djh