Government action to tackle air pollution
Today’s blog looks at Government action to tackle air pollution
Weekly stories
Emma Howard Boyd speech on finance, resilience, net zero and nature
Today there has been widespread coverage of warnings by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and Interim Chair of the Green Finance Institute, of how widespread greenwashing is compromising efforts to prepare for climate impacts. Her comments have …
UK escalates support for global marine environment at UN Ocean Conference
New initiatives announced by the UK Government at the UN Ocean Conference this week to progress our mission to protect at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030 have received coverage in outlets including the Independent, Evening Standard and …
Red Kite chicks in England bound for Spain in reintroduction project
There has been extensive media coverage today in broadcast and print highlighting a Natural England partnership project to translocate red kites from England to Spain as part of a reintroduction scheme to help conserve the species in Spain, including on …
UK takes lead to seek global action on nature at COP15 biodiversity conference
There has been straight coverage reporting the COP15 biodiversity conference will be rescheduled to take place in Montreal, Canada in a number of outlets including the Guardian, BBC News Online, Business Green and iNews. The UK Government has welcomed confirmation …
Inaccurate coverage on the Farming Rules for Water
A recent article in the Guardian (20 June) wrongly claims that the Defra Guidance to the Farming Rules for Water would have allowed farmers to spread manures and slurry on land in a way that would overload it with nutrients …
UK’s top scientists join forces to battle bird flu outbreaks
In today’s blog we look at the launch of a new consortium bringing researchers from across the UK together to tackle bird flu
Minister Churchill visits air quality monitoring site to support Clean Air Day
Today we are looking at Minister Churchill’s visit to a flagship air quality monitoring site
Sussex wine to receive protected status
Today we are looking at the announcement that Sussex wine will be designated as a UK Geographical Indication (GI).
Government Food Strategy to back farmers, spread jobs and grow economy
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Government’s Food Strategy