As the government takes a further step in the delivery of its environmental agenda, David Kilduff, Head of Public Sector and Private Finance at Walker Morris, considers the difficulties in funding some of the changes that are needed.
It is now a little over a year since the Government published its strategy for improving the quality of life for future and current generations based upon four key elements:
- Effective protection of the environment
- Prudent use of natural resources
- Social progress
- High and stable levels of economic growth and employment
‘A Better Quality of Life: A Strategy for sustainable development for the United Kingdom’, published on 17 May 1999, examined a host of interrelated environmental features from flora and fauna, resources and land management, water, waste, contamination and emissions. It emphasised the Government’s commitment to ensure that policies to promote and protect the environment would be a recurring and key feature of policy
