Forward of the UK Common Election on 4th July, the Environmental Coverage Discussion board (EPF) is happy to stipulate the environmental priorities the subsequent authorities should implement with urgency throughout its time in workplace.
Working collectively as a coalition {of professional} our bodies and realized societies, the EPF promotes environmental sustainability and resilience for the general public profit. Collectively we characterize over 110,000 certified professionals throughout a variety of various specialised disciplines.
This publication comes a matter of days after the EPF introduced the growth of our collective experience by welcoming our latest member, the Establishment of Royal Engineers. The sectors represented by EPF now embrace engineering, ecology, environmental sciences, water, forestry, fisheries, environmental administration, well being, and useful resource and land administration.
Our three cross-cutting and 7 thematic priorities for the subsequent authorities are, as follows:
Cross-cutting priorities
- Enhance environmental governance to make sure efficient coverage supply.
- Unlock the large social, financial and environmental potential of inexperienced jobs and abilities.
- Take a holistic strategy to land use.
Thematic priorities
- Guarantee soils are handled as a helpful useful resource.
- Ship on our 30×30 dedication to reverse biodiversity decline.
- Remodel the UK agricultural and meals system, to safe the UK’s entry to sustainable sources of meals.
- Prioritise water resilience to ship a ‘Contemporary Water Future’.
- Enhance ambitions and holistic motion for a rustic with cleaner air.
- Ship a really round financial system.
- Unlock funding in low carbon applied sciences to ship internet zero.
Every precedence accommodates particular asks for policymakers, which ought to be achieved by means of assist from enterprise.
Professor William Pope HonFSE CEnv CSci, EPF Chair, mentioned:“The UK faces a Local weather Emergency and Biodiversity Disaster and motion to deal with these challenges is falling behind what’s required. In setting out an inventory of ten clear environmental priorities, this publication is meant to exhibit cross-sector consensus for motion and focus minds on what have to be performed over the approaching 5 years and past. On behalf of our in depth skilled community, we look ahead to working with the subsequent authorities to ship on these priorities and the super alternatives for enterprise growth and financial development that they current.”
Sarah Ridgeon MCIPR, EPF Secretariat, mentioned: “If I used to be to emphasize a few key phrases that outline our environmental priorities for the subsequent UK authorities, I’d emphasise the necessity for a joined-up strategy and evidence-based coverage. In our publication, we’ve demonstrated the interconnectedness of our priorities. Taking a joined-up strategy, underpinned by evidence-based coverage and common session with specialists, is important to delivering on these priorities and reaching higher outcomes for the surroundings, the financial system and society as a complete.”
To view our priorities in full together with particular asks, please go to: www.envpolicyforum.org.uk/priorities-next-government-2024