UK Progress on Environmental Obligations ‘Largely Off Track’, Watchdog Warns

UK government failing to meet 2030 environment goals

Government actions now will determine whether key targets – such as the protection of land and sea – can be met. Image: Shutterstock Government is on track to meet just six of its 43 individual targets and commitments for the environment – a figure worse than in both 2023 and 2024 By Victoria Heath The UK government is currently off-track to meet its 2030 environmental commitments, according to the latest progress report by the Office for Enviro…

UK progress on environmental obligations ‘largely off track’, watchdog warns

This new report, Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025, further warns the next six years are critical for meeting

England’s waters still falling short despite tougher rules, watchdog warns - Water Magazine

England is failing to make sufficient progress in restoring the health of its rivers, lakes and seas, with pollution from wastewater, agriculture and urban run-off continuing to undermine environmental goals, according to a new assessment published today by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP). Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024/2025 In its fourth statutory report on the UK government’s progress in delivering …