Environment
Government ‘scores 3 out of 10’ on energy security commitments – analysis
The ECIU accused the Government of “going backwards” on reducing the country’s reliance on expensive foreign fossil fuel imports.
After wettest 18 months on record, UK braces for water shortages
Feargal Sharkey blamed "greed, profiteering and a system of regulation that simply isn't up to the job" for the paradoxical anomaly.
UK records ‘highest ever share of electricity generation by renewables’
A quarterly record of 51.5 per cent marks the first time more than half of all UK generation came from renewable sources, the Government said.
Latest sewage spill figures highlight crisis facing England’s rivers and coasts
There isn't a single stretch of river in England that is in good overall health, Environment Agency figures show.
‘Nationalise them now’: Sewage spills from storm overflows up 54% in 2023
Labour called for an immediate ban on bonuses for bosses of polluting water companies ahead of the figures being released.
Water firm profits almost doubled since 2019
According to Lib Dem analysis of Companies House records, England’s water firms made £1.7 billion in 2022/23 – up 82 per cent since 2018/2019.
Arctic could be ‘ice-free’ in 10 years’ time
Arctic ice plays a huge role in regulating the Earth’s temperature.
Joe Lycett vs Sewage: Comic tackles national scandal in new Channel 4 show
Joe Lycett vs Sewage airs on Channel 4 from Tuesday night.
Protesters to descend on Dartmoor for largest mass trespass in a generation
Right to Roam say there are thousands of 'access islands' in England where the public have a right to roam, but no legal right to get to them.