UK government promotes plug-in solar in response to energy crisis
Already big in Germany, might the rest of the EU follow London’s lead as the energy crisis bites? Source link
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Devon Environment Agency investigating ‘sewage’ in ditch
A ditch near Feniton Court and Vine Water is believed to have contained sewage, prompting monitoring by Councillor Pam Rink. The parish clerk first reported the issue to the Environment Agency on Friday, November 28. South West Water (SWW) was subsequently contacted but advised it was not responsible. The clerk later followed up with the…
Environmental regulators spread too thin to protect nature while delivering reforms – Committees
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is not convinced that environmental regulators and government can fulfil their existing responsibilities while delivering ambitious reforms. In a new report, the PAC warns that the current regulatory system requires substantial changes, and is not working as well as it should to support nature recovery or economic growth. Source link
Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017 | Climate science scepticism and denial
A U-turn by the UK’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom means it will investigate complaints of climate change denial on television and radio for the first time since 2017. The move marks a victory for campaigners who have accused the regulator of allowing some broadcasters “to spout dangerous climate lies” and “flout” rules on accuracy and impartiality….
The fuel crisis shows the energy future has arrived. All Barnaby Joyce and One Nation have to offer is bluster | Adam Morton
Barnaby Joyce is not what most people would describe as a reliable commentator on the climate crisis, though he can sometimes be memorable on a microphone. In 2009, the then National party senator said, without evidence, that Labor’s doomed carbon pricing scheme would inflate the cost of a lamb roast to more than $100. It…
Britain’s food supply ‘at risk of catastrophic failure by 2030’
Ministers have ignored a report warning that Britain’s food supply is on course to collapse, The Times can reveal. The report, finished in 2024, said that climate change, habitat loss and geopolitical instability were undermining Britain’s food security to such a degree that it could be “at strategic risk of catastrophic failure” by 2030. Drawing…
More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say | Energy
Ministers have said expanding North Sea drilling would put the UK at further risk from volatile fossil fuel markets, amid calls from the Conservatives and some Labour MPs to breach the manifesto pledge of no new oil and gas licences. The energy minister Michael Shanks said the UK was “learning the right lessons from this…
VOLTAGE: MEPs to vote on strategic priority of hydrogen
In today’s edition: Green hydrogen, gas, oil, migratory species Source link
Environment Agency regulators turned blind eye to water companies dumping sewage, claims whistleblower
Robert Forrester has backed calls for former chief executive Sir James Bevan to be stripped of his knighthood. Regulators at the Environment Agency turned a blind eye to water companies dumping sewage, a whistleblower has told LBC. Robert Forrester, a former Environment Agency employee who for years secretly documented the failings, has joined calls for…
3 Mapping behaviour changes required to meet Scotland’s biodiversity objectives – The Environment Strategy for Scotland: Behaviour changes needed to achieve Scotland’s goals for biodiversity
3 Mapping behaviour changes required to meet Scotland’s biodiversity objectives This chapter presents the findings of the literature review, with a focus on evidence gathered from Phase 1 of the literature review on identifying and categorising key behaviours relevant to improving biodiversity in Scotland and beyond. It also highlights key concepts in the literature on…