Yesterday, 30th Oct 2024, we were all shocked by the horrible images seen on media about the disastrous floods that hit the Spanish city and province of Valencia where nearly 100 deaths are
Over a fifth (22%) of UK homes have suffered storm damage and one in eight (12%) have had flooding in the last five years, research for a major insurer indicates. Two-fifths (40%) of
Britain’s largest insurance firms have warned that the climate crisis has contributed to driving up insurance payouts to the highest level in seven years, after a sharp rise in damage to households and
Those who live or are visiting the EU have been forced to change their habit when drinking from a plastic bottle as since 1st July 2024 all plastic bottles must have their caps
Despite recording the rainiest 18 months on record, England is facing a drought in the coming months. This is an unusual water volatility situation, characterised by alternating periods of drought and flooding. The problem
Those who are loyal readers of the EPN Consulting Newsletter and my editorials know we never talk about politics. However, we are now approaching a very interesting period where the EU is going
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says UK government is falling short on adapting for climate change. CCC has published its report on the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) published by ministers last July,
The “2024 World Economic Forum (WEF)” has recently ended and the Special Address by António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, hopefully generated some concerns in the participants (video). He said that, although 2023 was the
The sixth-century C.E. (aka BC) Plague of Justinian was “a pestilence, by which the whole human race came near to being annihilated”, according to the Byzantine historian Procopius. Up to half the population
