The Environment Bill – Overview, analysis and priorities for improvement
This webinar provides an overview of the Bill and its key chapters covering environmental governance, waste and resource efficiency, air quality, biodiversity, nature and water. It looks in detail at the proposed process for setting legally binding targets and the role of the new Office for Environmental Protection. It also highlights priorities for improving the Bill as it passes through Parliament.
The Environment Bill is an opportunity to establish a new governance framework to put sustainability at the heart of the UK’s economic model.
This webinar provides an overview of the Bill and its key chapters covering environmental governance, waste and resource efficiency, air quality, biodiversity, nature and water. It looks in detail at the proposed process for setting legally binding targets and the role of the new Office for Environmental Protection. It also highlights priorities for improving the Bill as it passes through Parliament.
The webinar was presented by IEMA’s Chief Policy Advisor, Martin Baxter who has worked closely with the Broadway Initiative and has been part of the Defra stakeholder panel advising on all aspects of the Bill.
Presentations
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EPF Series: Environment Bill governance arrangements in Northern Ireland
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Our Yorkshire & Humberside webinar Director of Policy and External Affairs at IEMA Martin Baxter reviewed the key changes and implications of the Environment Bill for local authorities, consultants and professionals working in business and how this will impact local areas.
Our webinar heard from leading legal experts on the Environment Bill establishing the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) as a new ‘green watchdog’ and whether it’ll be a watchdog with teeth.
This session led by Eloise Scotford, Professor of Environmental Law at University College London and Martin Baxter, Chief Policy Advisor at IEMA supported participants in gaining an understanding of underpinning environmental principles and the potential impact of their practical application in policy making.
This webinar provides an overview of the Bill and its key chapters covering environmental governance, waste and resource efficiency, air quality, biodiversity, nature and water. It looks in detail at the proposed process for setting legally binding targets and the role of the new Office for Environmental Protection. It also highlights priorities for improving the Bill as it passes through Parliament.
This webinar with TechUK provides an overview of the Bill and its key chapters covering environmental governance, waste and resource efficiency, air quality, biodiversity, nature and water. It looks in detail at the proposed process for setting legally binding targets and the role of the new Office for Environmental Protection.