T Johnson
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T Johnson
@trjjohnson.bsky.social
writer for NCE
interested in the climate
#divinetapes
As the UK's exit from the EU reaches the five year mark, maintaining an effective relationship is vital to ensure energy security as more renewables power our grid. I spoke to experts to discuss whether Brexit has affected our foothold in negotiations

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How has Brexit affected the UK’s energy security? | New Civil Engineer
Energy security With Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the majority of the EU has sanctioned the use of Valdimir Putin’s state-owned Gazprom’s natural
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April 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Here's my feature on the growing threat of groundwater flooding. Some amazing insight on an extreme weather event that is often ignored and very much impacted by humanity, as well as climate change.
What can be done to stop the hidden threat of groundwater flooding?

NCE spoke to Arup, British Geological Survey, Pell Frischmann, Buckinghamshire Council and the Environment Agency to learn more

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What can be done to stop the hidden threat of groundwater flooding?
Before the millennium, groundwater flooding was seen as only of limited concern for properties and i...
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February 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Here’s my lowdown of the new research evidence for the use of natural flood management in the UK

#NFM
The Environment Agency has updated its guidance and evidence base on the benefits of using natural flood management (NFM) practices in efforts to boost their implementation

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Environment Agency updates natural flood management guidance to encourage wider use
The Environment Agency’s 2017 Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory is its most download...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Trump has said the scheme to build a new high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the “worst managed project” but the California High-Speed Rail Authority has clapped back

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Trump declares California High Speed Rail ‘worst managed project’ and vows to investigate
The California High Speed Rail (CHSR) media team has clapped back at Trump’s comments, stating: “Ign...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Now Trump is fully settled into his new presidency, I spoke to a number of experts on both sides of the Atlantic regarding what his second term could mean for infrastructure and the built environment in the US

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What the second Trump term could look like for infrastructure in the US
A number of these ideologically defining actions of what the new Republican presidency could look li...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This has been a passion piece for me for the past couple of months, glad to finally get it out

#coastalerosion #climatechange #osint
Aerial photography of the Norfolk village of Hemsby and testimony from residents lays bare threat that is posed by climate-accelerated coastal erosion to beach-side communties

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‘Forgotten’: Using aerial imagery to show the extent of a Norfolk coastal village lost to sea
Where the UK meets the sea, coastal erosion is inevitable and has existed since before Pangea split ...
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January 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Despite promising to implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act in 2024, mandatory SuDS adoption has not been endorsed in England yet

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#flooding #SuDS #climate
Mandatory SuDS adoption regulation not implemented in 2024 despite Defra pledge
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed to NCE that Schedule 3 ...
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January 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
To anyone that's thinking to follow, I am a writer and journalist interested in climate change and its effect on society.

I also write about culture sometimes.
January 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM