Eco Chamber
By Environmental Data Services (ENDS)
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
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Latest episode
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The force awakens? Tory fears over Natural England's 'new authoritarian empire'
Will the Planning Bill allow Natural England to build an “authoritarian empire” or empower it to become a super watchdog for nature? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out more… -
The Industrial Strategy: Will it really 'power Britain’s future'?
What does a new Industrial Strategy mean for environmentalists, net zero, and the wider economy? With growth centred at the heart of the government's policy reforms will nature be caught in the crossfire? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out more... -
Spending Review run-down: DEFRA cuts and nuclear boom
What were the big green takeaways from the chancellor's Spending Review? Did the farming budget get the slash green groups had feared? And where has DEFRA landed in the departmental pecking order? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out more... -
High seas for bottom-trawling and Planning Bill amendments
The death knell for bottom trawling in UK protected areas has been rung by government but what will it mean for wildlife? And has there been a change of tone from the government on its controversial Planning Bill? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find ou… -
Less gain, more pain? Biodiversity net gain reform run-down
What are the implications of the government’s curveball biodiversity net gain reforms? Why has the Water Commission recommended a review of the UK's most stringent water regulations? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out... -
The DEFRA strategy left on the shelf after seven years of work
What does it means for chemicals policy now a long-awaited strategy has been scrapped? And how is that a nuclear plant was allowed to dump three tonnes of uranium into a protected landscape? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out ... -
Internal S.O.S for DEFRA environment plan revealed plus Starmer’s Brexit ‘reset’
What can the government do now that its Environmental Improvement Plan has been found full of holes by an internal review - obtained by ENDS? And what might the UK-EU relationship 'reset' mean for green policy? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out..… -
Whose law is it anyway? Deep dive as Planning Bill comes under pressure
Pressure is building over the Planning and Infrastructure Bill's controversial nature reforms. Listen to the ECO Chamber this week featuring the lawyer Alexa Culver, for a deep-dive on the latest developments... -
Farage declares war on ‘woke’ climate jobs, puffins party as sandeels saved
What does it mean for net zero policies now Reform UK has made ground in the local elections, and why should sandeels and puffins be celebrating following a "landmark moment" in the courts? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out... -
Natural England chief's 'epic misunderstanding' and historic landfill headache
Why has Natural England’s chief executive been accused of having an “epic misunderstanding” of the Planning Bill, and what are the implications of the flooding of historic landfills in the last 25 years? Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out more...