{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6177c48df62eb80013741032/6a2911a674e72c6295d2a786?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Green King of the North? How does Andy Burnham's environmental track record measure up? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6177c48df62eb80013741032/1781088627141-2a8ec28a-adbc-4b3f-b032-1ce7df3361f3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On Thursday 18 June, the make-or-break Makerfield by-election will take place. Burnham is standing as the Labour candidate and is expected to launch a leadership challenge should he win.</p><p><br></p><p>But where does he stand on environmental policy?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To find out, ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons speaks with ENDS Report senior reporter Shosha Adie, and the CEO of the Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust,&nbsp;Dr Tom Burditt.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The team also discusses the NGO concerns over how “loopholes” in the government’s biodiversity net gain policy are exacerbating unequal access to nature.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The RSPB announces <a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1960457/external-pressures-rspb-announces-staff-redundancy-plans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">staff redundancy</a> plans</li><li>The home of the <a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1960351/englands-finest-limestone-grasslands-declared-national-nature-reserve\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Devil’s Chimney</a> becomes a national nature reserve.</li><li>And the latest spread of <a href=\"https://www.endsreport.com/article/1960462/mapped-spread-uk-solar-power-%E2%80%93-political-constituency\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UK solar power</a> across the UK.</li></ul>","author_name":"Environmental Data Services (ENDS)"}