Following the King’s Speech earlier this week, Ben Goodwin, IEMA’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, looks at some of the key areas where further detail and action is required.
There was much to be optimistic about following the King's Speech. It would be difficult not to react positively to draft legislation aimed at accelerating the pathway to clean electricity. Surely, we all want to see that.

Likewise, plans to beef up the regulation of water companies following the many environmental incidents that we've seen in recent memory, particularly concerning the illegal discharge of untreated sewage into rivers, are a welcome step forward.

image

Published by:
image

Ben Goodwin AIEMA

Director of Policy and Public Affairs

Ben is Director of Policy and Public Affairs at IEMA. In this capacity he looks after the delivery of IEMA's core policy, practice and public affairs activities across a range of environmental and sustainability issues. Prior to joining the organisation Ben worked in several similar policy roles at organisations including the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Renewable Energy Association.