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In time for London Climate Action Week (24 June to 2 July), the Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced this year’s Thames Environment Fund, with the news that it has doubled the funding to £50,000 and tripled the maximum amount of each bid to £15,000.
Read moreFurther work by water companies to tackle sewage pollution of the tidal Thames is to be fast-tracked in a new collaboration, convened by the Port of London Authority.
Read moreThe Port of London Authority (PLA) and DP World have come together to tackle pollution in the Thames Estuary, between Essex and Kent, with the introduction of a “passive debris collector” (PDC) specially designed for the challenges of the location.
Read moreThe Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed Grace Rawnsley as its first director of sustainability.
Read moreThe Port of London Authority has achieved a major milestone, halving its carbon emissions last year, as it made strong progress in its Net Zero programme.
Read moreGlobal towage operator, Svitzer, has achieved gold status in the Port of London Authority (PLA)’s Thames Green Scheme, in recognition of its environmental commitments and decarbonisation strategy.
Read moreThe Port of London Authority has launched a major masterplanning exercise to realise the growth opportunities along the Thames, and help integrate the river into the economy and lives of communities, as it starts implementing Thames Vision 2050.
Read moreApplications are open for our 2022 Environment Fund, offering grants of up to £5,000 to help not-for-profit organisations who are active on the Thames to buy electric engines for their vessels.
Read moreThe Port of London Authority will be supporting the improvement in Thames water quality by enforcing a ban on the disposal of black water (i.e. sewage) into the tidal river from commercial vessels. This restriction, to be introduced by General Direction, will come into effect from 1 July 2024.
Read moreThe first-ever, high-capacity, electric, shore power station for vessels using the tidal Thames is due to come on stream within a year, in a deal engineered by the Port of London Authority (PLA).
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