Climate & Environment

South West Water ordered to repay £17.4 million to customers as poor performance penalty
Ofwat annual regulatory report finds company sewer collapse and serious pollution incident rates are worst in England and Wales, with customer satisfaction decline among largest in industry.

£7.3 million RAMM and Riverside Leisure Centre decarbonisation scheme to be scrapped
City council says neither project deliverable within required timeframe or budget and that it hopes to recover £550,000 so far spent.

Council to sell part of Grace Road Fields for heating plant and annexe rest for Water Lane redevelopment
New Exeter Local Plan “strategic mixed use” housing policy allocation to supersede planned campsite and outdoor event space, woodland planting and new canal basin at fifteen acre ex-playing field in Riverside Valley Park.

Just Stop Oil protest puts university fossil fuel financing under spotlight
University of Exeter tops UK fossil fuel funding table following £14.7 million deal with Shell but has more than one close relationship with major emissions producers.