Professor Jacopo Torriti and Professor John Barrett appointed by Defra to Resources and Waste Targets Expert Group

13 April, 2021

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CREDS’ researchers, Jacopo Torriti and John Barrett, have been appointed by Defra to the Resources and Waste Targets Expert Group.

CREDS’ researchers, Jacopo Torriti and John Barrett, have been appointed by Defra to the Resources and Waste Targets Expert Group.

The Resources and Waste Targets Expert Group provides independent technical advice to inform the development of legally binding resource efficiency and waste reduction targets for England.

The Environment Bill requires government to set at least one long-term target in the priority area of resource efficiency and waste reduction. The Resources and Waste Targets Expert Group is a task-and-finish panel formed to provide Defra with independent evidence advice linked to long-term targets in the area of Resource Efficiency and Waste Reduction.

For more information, including panel role, membership and minutes see the Resources and Waste Targets Expert Group website. 

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