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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. Read more on the issues covered at www.endsreport.com or follow us on Twitter @TheENDSReport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6d ago

    Déjà vu? The nature watchdog takes a political whipping

    Natural England has taken a bruising in political circles in recent months, but particularly in the last week, after the Conservative Party outlined plans to abolish the watchdog were it to be in government. In September, Reform UK also threatened to abolish Natural England should it ever form a government, and the regulator has also come under recent criticism from a Liberal Democrat MP who chairs the Environment, Farming, and Rural Affairs committee. The news may sound like déjà vu – in the later years of the most recent Conservative governments, Natural England became wrapped up in what NGOs dubbed an ‘attack on nature’. But is it different this time? On this week’s ECO Chamber, special guest Sally Hayns, chief executive of The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management joins podcast host Tess Colley and ENDS Report editor in chief, Jamie Carpenter, to put the latest attacks in context. PLUS: The new taskforce on ‘climate security’; why the Tory shadow environment minister is calling for the Welsh environmental regulator to be scrapped; and the net zero chief who has just left his position in the government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Déjà vu? The nature watchdog takes a political whipping

  2. Oct 7

    Tory conference: What’s set for the bonfire under green deregulation plans?

    Speaking live from the conference in Birmingham, ENDS Report editor Jamie Carpenter breaks down the most important green policy announcements from the party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, and her shadow cabinet. The party has set out plans to abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency, withdraw the UK from the Aarhus Convention and scrap the Future Homes Standard. With extensive coverage from across the conference, this on-the-ground episode of the ECO Chamber is brought to you by the journalists of ENDS Report. Plus:- Natural England will only provide ‘bespoke’ planning advice moving forwards.The Green Party has pledged to bring two water companies under public ownership. A water company has been slapped with £8m in fines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Tory conference: What’s set for the bonfire under green deregulation plans?

  3. Sep 30

    Live from Liverpool: Chasing green policy answers at Labour Party Conference

    The Labour Party Conference has concluded. The party entered its annual conference with a polling boost holding a four-point lead: 27% of the vote, under the newly-elected prime minister. On the main stage, Burnham used his address to focus on pensions, electoral reform, devolution, and a national care service. On the environment he pledged that “a strengthened water bill” will be brought forward to Parliament, the “centerpiece” of which will be “the repeal of Margaret Thatcher’s ideological ban on public ownership of water companies”. In this week’s episode, brought to you from the conference floor, the ENDS team speaks to DEFRA secretary Angela Eagle and hears from experts across the sector including: Matthew Brown, head of public affairs at The Wildlife TrustsMartin Lines, chief executive of the Nature Friendly Farming NetworkMary-Ann Ochota, president of Campaign to Protect Rural EnglandBill Eyres, co-chair of Labour’s Environment Campaign – SERA With extensive coverage from across the conference, this special episode of the ECO Chamber is brought to you by the journalists of ENDS Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Live from Liverpool: Chasing green policy answers at Labour Party Conference

  4. Sep 23

    'Blunt and daft': Natural England's new nature plan faces the heat

    On this week’s podcast, environmental lawyer Alexa Culver from RSK Wilding gives her view on why Natural England’s first EDP, set for the Norfolk Broads, is riddled with flaws. She has described the blueprint as a “blunt and daft” tool that has pushed nature and developers in Norfolk into a “lose lose” situation. Last week, Natural England published its first EDP for consultation, which covers the Broads Special Area of Conservation, Broadland Ramsar site and the river Wensum Special Area of Conservation in Norfolk. Under the plan, developers will have to pay a levy to use the EDP, but ENDS has exclusively revealed that taxpayer money will be needed to deliver the initial environmental protections. We discuss whether the scheme is sustainable. The team also looks at the key takehomes of the Liberal Democrat’s party conference in Brighton, and why supporting new drilling in the Jackdaw gas field could be seen as a red herring for their leader, Ed Davey. PLUS The prime minister’s route to net zero that shuns the ‘Whitehall way’.The lessons the Environment Agency has learned on Hoad’s Wood’s illegal dump.And the East Sussex town that has voted to recognise the rights of trees Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    'Blunt and daft': Natural England's new nature plan faces the heat

  5. Sep 16

    Apocalypse, Now? The green sector's new AI principles

    On this week’s podcast, Martin Baxter, the deputy chief executive of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) discusses the risks and rewards of AI adoption within the environmental profession.  On Tuesday, ISEP published a new advice note on the responsible use and application of AI by sustainability and environmental professionals.  Baxter believes the negative impacts of AI adoptions needs to be better understood by the profession.  His warning comes at a time when top AI safety researchers are warning of potential human annihilation within a decade, and the heads of AI companies are pleading for greater regulation from lawmakers.  The team also discusses comments made to ENDS by the Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, on the aspects of biodiversity net gain policy he thinks are increasing social inequality.    PLUS A welcomed rhetoric from the new nature minister.DEFRA’s plans to tighten limits on PFOS.And a new assessment on the money England needs to reach its nature targets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Apocalypse, Now? The green sector's new AI principles

  6. Sep 11

    Clean Water Bill and watchdog interviews: On the ground at the River Summit

    The Labour Party promised a major water reset when it was elected, and Andy Burnham’s government shows no sign of reversing that direction.  New powers have been granted to regulators like the Environment Agency under the Water Special Measures Act, a major review of the sector was carried out by Sir John Cunliffe to ascertain how a more joined-up approach to regulation could be achieved, and a new Clean Water Bill was announced in the King's Speech earlier this year.  On top of that, the prime minister himself has signalled that the renationalisation of the water sector isn’t off the table.  For this ECO Chamber podcast bonus episode, the ENDS Report team travelled to Henley-on-Thames on 4 September to find out what’s at stake for the water sector.  Backstage, the team spoke with policy-makers, watchdog leaders and environmentalists, including:  Natalie Prosser, the chief executive of the Office for Environment Protection about the funding pressures her organisation is facing. Helen Wakeham, the Environment Agency’s director for water on her organisation’s priorities. And Yuan Yang, an economist and Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, on the risks and rewards of her government renationalising the water sector.  The podcast also includes extracts from an expert panel hosted by ENDS’ senior journalist Shosha Adie with Wakeham, the chief executive of the Wildlife and Countryside Link, Richard Benwell, and Ofwat’s senior director of communications and engagement, Mark Wiltsher.  The panel discussed the pros and cons of a slated new super regulator, the sector at large, the challenges ahead for policymakers, and more. The Eco Chamber is brought to you by the journalists at ENDS Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Clean Water Bill and watchdog interviews: On the ground at the River Summit

  7. Sep 9

    Axe Natural England, repeal net zero: Dispatches from the Reform UK conference

    On this week’s podcast, ENDS Report editor Jamie Carpenter discusses his key takehomes from Reform UK’s second annual conference in Birmingham.  The party’s leadership has been keen to emphasise drastic reductions in the size of the civil service – a 13% cut or 68,500 full-time equivalent roles – should it form the next government.  Reform UK politicians like Robert Jenrick have also called for the complete defunding of regulators like Natural England within the first 100 days of taking over government.  Other nature policies would also be weakened and amended under recent Reform proposals, including the Habitats Regulatons and biodiversity net gain. But hostile nature policies could be “a real electoral Achilles heel” for Reform UK, according to new polling from More in Common. Andrew Fowler, the pollster’s engagement and research associate, speaks to the Eco Chamber this week about why 80% of Reform voters' support of nature is at odds with its leadership.  PLUS Natural England chiefs champion growth alongside the regulator’s nature remit. The policy agenda set for parliament this Autumn.And Scotland’s plans for an all-in-one environmental watchdog. The Eco Chamber is brought to you by the journalists at ENDS Report.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Axe Natural England, repeal net zero: Dispatches from the Reform UK conference

  8. Sep 2

    Tories take on the Climate Change Act as Habitat Regulations face change

    Successive governments have tried to undermine the Habitat Regulations as red tape that needs to be cut.  Most recently, critics have pointed to attacks on the regulations made under the previous Starmer administration, including the  Planning and Infrastructure Act and legislation set to be brought forward following the Fingleton Review.  Those who want to water down the legislation point to data on falling species abundance, arguing the regulations aren’t working anyway.  But in a new report published by The Wildlife Trusts, Matt Browne, head of public affairs, joins podcast host James Agyepong-Parsons to discuss why the charity is arguing for  the regulations to be kept safe and what needs to happen next to do that.   ENDS Report senior journalist Shosha Adie also discusses the Conservative Party’s latest attacks on net zero and their attempts to repeal the Climate Change Act 2008.  PLUS Dame Angela Eagle’s pushback against Reform UK’s climate denial. The Kidlington “super waste dump” in Oxfordshire that has been cleared. And the Government’s new air pollution alert system.   The ECO Chamber is brought to you by the journalists of ENDS Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Tories take on the Climate Change Act as Habitat Regulations face change
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Every week, the ENDS team runs down the biggest green news stories, shines a spotlight on some pretty nasty chemicals, and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. Read more on the issues covered at www.endsreport.com or follow us on Twitter @TheENDSReport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Environmental Data Services (ENDS)
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    223
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