Government announces five-year environment improvement plan

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The government has today published its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2023 and Environmental Principles Policy Statement.
The EIP outlines the government’s vision to restore nature, improve environmental quality, and increase prosperity in the country, and is the first update to the 25 Year Environment Plan created in 2018.
The five-year strategy is designed to expand on and support the government’s targets to improve the environment, quality of air, water and land, and includes:
The Environmental Principles Policy Statement is intended to support environmental improvement plans and help deliver the government’s net zero commitment. The statement sets out how policymakers apply environmental principles to the development of new policy across government, and it will mean that, from 1 November 2023, environmental protection and enhancement will need to be embedded into the design of the policymaking process.
The EIP is not short on ambition but more detail is needed on how the plans will be achieved. Success will also largely depend on whether it gets the requisite financial backing. As these policies are developed further, there will be both compliance obligations and opportunities for growth. If you would like to explore these, please contact me or the wider environmental team.
This is a national endeavour. National government, local government, communities and families all have a key role to play through policies, through delivery of services and through the choices we all make daily in our lives.