What hope (if any) can we take from the King’s speech?
In a few weeks’ time, the King will be giving the keynote address at the UN Climate Summit, COP28, urging heads of government from around the world...
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What has the Environment Act achieved in two years?
The government made many lofty promises during the lengthy journey of the Environment Act, which was passed two years ago on 9 November 2021. Variousl...
The King’s Speech: the PM urgently needs the chief scientist to brief him on climate change
In his book Five times faster: rethinking the science, economics and diplomacy of climate change, Simon Sharpe observes that “in climate science, th...
New government responsibility on environmental principles will test its green commitment
The fourth and final part of the government’s new environmental governance system goes live today: it is the duty on government ministers to take ac...
Why do we have a sewage crisis and how can we fix it?
This post is by Martin Hurst, associate at Sustainability First. The first toilets in the UK were on Orkney, dating to 3000BC. Though the Romans and H...
What did this year’s party conferences really mean for the environment?
Central to the need for swift, decisive action to tackle the climate and nature emergencies is bold political leadership. We won’t see change to bus...
It’s time we stopped ignoring the ‘Cinderella issue’ of consumption
I recently spoke to someone who had spent years working for one of the UK’s major environmental campaign groups. She observed that, in their desire...
The public thinks national parks are for nature, but does the government?
Rumours are swirling about what might be announced in the prime minister’s forthcoming ‘nature moment’. It is just two weeks since policies need...
Is more public green investment justified when funds are tight?
With a record level of public debt, the tax burden at a 70 year high and surging pressure on public services, it’s legitimate to scrutinise all call...
‘State of nature’ showed time is running out fast – politicians have to act
This post is by Alice Hardiman, director of campaigns and mobilisation at RSPB. The latest State of nature report 2023, published last week, is the mo...
