{"id":30494,"date":"2021-07-06T17:37:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30494"},"modified":"2021-07-06T17:37:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:37:41","slug":"government-commits-to-nature-positive-future-in-response-to-dasgupta-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30494","title":{"rendered":"Government commits to \u2018nature-positive\u2019 future in response to Dasgupta review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-bottom-margin\">\n<div class=\"gem-c-govspeak govuk-govspeak direction-ltr\" data-module=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rural_image_open_government_licence_v3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29441\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/rural_image_open_government_licence_v3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>More of the Government\u2019s largest new infrastructure projects must leave nature and biodiversity in an overall better state than before development, it was confirmed, as the Government commits to delivering a \u2018nature positive future\u2019.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h3><!--more--><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 committed to delivering a \u2018nature positive\u2019 future, in which we leave the environment in a better state than we found it\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 new target on species abundance for 2030..<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>GOV.UK writes:<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the Dasgupta Review on The Economics of Biodiversity, which was published earlier in the year, the Government agreed with the Review\u2019s central conclusion that nature, and the biodiversity that underpins it, ultimately sustains economies, livelihoods and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The Government is committed to delivering a \u2018nature positive\u2019 future, in which we leave the environment in a better state than we found it, and ensure economic and financial decision-making is geared towards delivering that.<\/p>\n<p>New Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in England, such as future transport and energy projects, will as a result need to provide a net gain in biodiversity and habitats for wildlife &#8211; through an amendment to be made to the Environment Bill. In parallel, as part of its ambition to be the one of the most environmentally responsible infrastructure projects ever delivered in the UK, HS2 \u2013 Europe\u2019s largest infrastructure project \u2013 will aim to deliver a net gain in biodiversity on its Crewe-Manchester leg.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has also committed today to ensuring all new UK bilateral aid spending does no harm to nature.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, building on its ambitious existing nature agenda, and in the run up to COP26, the Review response sets out how the Government will go further, including by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>committing up to \u00a33 million additional support to the development of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework \u2013 a market-led initiative which will support business in assessing emerging nature-related risks and opportunities<\/li>\n<li>working with the Office for National Statistics to improve the way nature is incorporated into our national accounts<\/li>\n<li>further improving Government guidance for embedding environmental considerations into policy-making processes<\/li>\n<li>incorporating biodiversity into the UK Government Green Financing Framework<\/li>\n<li>joining the OECD Paris Collaborative on green budgeting, an initiative to encourage governments to incorporate climate and environmental considerations into their financial and fiscal decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"the-exchequer-secretary-to-the-treasury-kemi-badenoch-said\">The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Kemi Badenoch, said:<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Protecting and enhancing the natural environment, and the biodiversity that underpins it, is crucial to supporting sustainable, resilient economies, livelihoods and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has an ambitious nature agenda and our response to the independent Dasgupta Review sets out the ways in which the Government will go further to ensure our economy supports nature and wildlife \u2013 from infrastructure at home to bilateral aid spending overseas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">In this crucial year for international action to address biodiversity loss, the UK will continue to ensure the natural environment remains at the top of the international agenda.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 id=\"environment-secretary-george-eustice-said\">Environment Secretary, George Eustice said:<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>If we want to realise the aspiration set out in Professor Dasgupta\u2019s landmark Review to rebalance humanity\u2019s relationship with nature, then we need policies that will both protect and enhance the supply of our natural assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This is what lies at the heart of the Government\u2019s 25 Year Environment Plan, and our new measures to embed biodiversity net gain further in the planning system for major infrastructure, through our landmark Environment Bill. It\u2019s also behind our approach to future farming policy and other initiatives such as \u00a33 billion for climate change solutions that restore nature globally and our new due diligence law to clean up our supply chains and help tackle illegal deforestation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Significant progress is already being made towards delivering a nature positive future, and today\u2019s response builds on a range of action already taken. This includes a new target on species abundance for 2030, aimed at halting species decline, and a commitment to protect 30% of the UK\u2019s land and ocean by 2030 along with encouraging others to do the same, including through the UK\u2019s G7 Presidency where yesterday, the G7 endorsed a Nature Compact to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030<\/p>\n<p>G7 leaders also agreed plans to transform the financing of infrastructure projects in developing countries &#8211; the \u2018Build Back Better for the World\u2019 plan &#8211; bringing together G7 countries under the UK\u2019s presidency to develop an offer for high quality financing for vital infrastructure, from railways in Africa to wind farms in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister launched the UK\u2019s \u00a3500m Blue Planet Fund to support countries including Ghana, Indonesia and Pacific island states to tackle unsustainable fishing, protect and restore coastal ecosystems like mangroves and coral reefs, and reduce marine pollution.<\/p>\n<p>In England, the support provided to the agricultural sector is being reoriented to improve the environment, animal health and welfare, and reduce carbon emissions. The government has also committed to spend at least \u00a33 billion of the UK\u2019s International Climate Finance on nature and biodiversity over five years. And the government has set out a Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution which will mobilise \u00a312 billion of government investment to create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>At the recent G7 Finance Ministers meeting, agreement was also reached to implement and strengthen registries of company beneficial ownership information. This is a major step forward in global efforts to tackle illicit finance and will also boost the UK\u2019s work as G7 President to tackle environmental crimes \u2013 like the illegal wildlife trade and illegal logging.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-commits-to-nature-positive-future-in-response-to-dasgupta-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More of the Government\u2019s largest new infrastructure projects must leave nature and biodiversity in an overall better state than before development, it was confirmed, as the Government commits to delivering a \u2018nature positive future\u2019. image: Open Government Licence v3.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30495,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30494\/revisions\/30495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}