ADEPT response to the Budget

The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) has responded to the Budget. Katie Stewart, President of ADEPT, said: “We welcome the government’s aim of achieving full devolution across England by the end of 2028. The ten new devolution agreements highlighted in today’s Budget represent an opportunity to re-shape…

Save money, time and carbon: Live Labs 2 shares proven ideas for local roads

The Little Book of Live Labs 2 brings together, for the first time, the top lessons, evidence, and tools from the Department for Transport funded £30 million Live Labs 2 programme. It means local highway authorities across the UK can adopt proven innovations rather than start from scratch. The publication’s…

Protecting our environment and people through technology – Cornwall leads the way in shaping the future of global woodland protection

A Cornwall-based organisation is combining cutting edge technology, conservation expertise and veteran training programmes to help protect forests and endangered ecosystems across the globe.   Secure Forests CIC is an organisation dedicated to safeguarding rainforests and endangered ecosystems, as well as giving veterans new skills in land management. The organisation…

ADEPT calls for pause and review of Deposit Return Scheme

The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) is calling on the government to pause the rollout of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers and carry out a full review of the cost impact on local authorities. ADEPT supports the concerns recently raised by the…

Tony Gee strengthens Canadian power and energy offering with senior leadership appointment

Tony Gee Canada has appointed Tom Cartigny as Power and Energy Lead, strengthening the company’s capability to support Canada’s rapidly expanding power, energy and low-carbon infrastructure sector. Tom brings more than a decade of experience delivering major infrastructure projects in the UK’s nuclear, renewable energy and electricity transmission sectors. These…