Environmental issues in the United Kingdom

Compendium of UK Statistics - Environment

This page lists the issues that the United Kingdom currently has that are related to the environment, such as pollution and contamination.

In 2015, it was reported that for the past decade, the state of the environment in London had significantly deteriorated both in urban and rural areas. According to the UK NEA, grazing air pollution and the forces of climate change have significantly affected the mountainous regions of the UK.[1] Due to climate change; rising seawater temperatures and exploitation of marine resources led to a serious loss of quality in UK marine ecosystems.[1] Air pollution, climate change, litter, waste, and soil contamination are all a part of the human activity that create these environmental issues in the UK.

  1. ^ a b Smith, Brett (8 June 2015). "United Kingdom: Environmental Issues, Policies and Clean Technology". AZoCleantech.com.