Eco Chamber

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:The implications of the King's Speech for the climate and the UK's natural environmentWhy the housing secretary wants to change the process of environmental assessments. And Mary Creagh, Lough Neagh's restoration plan and Wild Justice in Dartmoor, we'll give you the news-in-brief. For our deep-dive we speak with the chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts Craig Bennett on Labour's direction of green policy, the relationships with NGOs, how the Trusts' wildbelt works with Labour's greybelt, the restoration of the Celtic rainforests and how to avoid falling into corporate traps.

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.In this week’s episode, we focus on the politics of solar power – more than a gigawatt of solar energy has been approved by the energy minister Ed Milliband but how, where and why? And Ofwat’s draft price determinations show water bills will go up. Will the additional rates improve our natural environment? For the news-in-brief the team discusses:The asbestor waste dumper of Devon Ofwat's national sewage investigationAnd Green Electricity Wales. For this week's deep-dive, the team explores the big cities of England and where you will find the greenest urban places in the country.

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.In this week’s episode, we look back and forwards at the politics of now: the slayed beasts of the Conservatives, the triumphant hunters of the labour party and the jolly Lib Dems who were laughing all the way to the polls. But who’s in charge now and what are Labour’s priorities? We’ll be working through all the political news of the past seven days.And for our deep dive, we’ll be exploring the government's latest push into the realms of planning reform as they get to building the change they promised.

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.In THIS week’s episode, we focus on:The oysters in the south coast of England, which have been swallowing tiny pieces of boats made of fibreglass. The wild boars poisoned with PFAS pollution PLUS for our news-in-brief we’ll find out about Europe’s first tax on cows, the UK’s missing forest the size of Birmingham, and the outrageous levels of e.coli floating alongside the Henley Royal Regatta.For our deep dive, we’ll be running through the policies, pledges and promises made by both the Conservative and Labour parties in the run up to the big vote.

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.We want to hear from our listeners on what we can do to improve the podcast. To help us, and to be in with a chance to win £100 in John Lewis vouchers, please take part in our five-minute survey: https://www.endsreport.com/podcastsurveyFor this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:The Supreme Court ruling for a Surrey oil drill site that could fundamentally change the landscape for all new fossil fuel projects in the future.We’ll also bring you the news-in-brief looking at the latest political twists for our natural environment and the march of the 60,000.For our deep dive, we’ll be exploring the uncomfortable alliances of NGOs taking money from polluting businesses after it was revealed that the WWF’s ties to TESCO could have prevented a nasty report from being published… a report that could have negatively impacted the supermarket’s reputation.

It’s taken nearly four decades for a global phase out of leaded petrol, light aircraft still use fuel containing lead to keep flying their planes. The US and the EU are looking to phase out this source of harmful lead pollution, but the UK is hanging back.Aviation fuel AVGAS 100LL uses Tetraethlylead for fuel stability. When this lead is jettisoned from the engine at takeoff, these poisonous compounds are released into the air and soil – impacting the environment, and potentially exposing people in the surrounding area.The World Health Organization estimates that more than 2 million deaths globally were attributed to chemical exposures in 2019, with lead exposure attributed to nearly half of these deaths. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead, which can cause “profound and permanent” adverse health impacts according to the WHO.

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.We want to hear from our listeners on what we can do to improve the podcast. To help us, and to be in with a chance to win £100 in John Lewis vouchers, please take part in our five-minute survey: https://www.endsreport.com/podcastsurveyFor this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:The ming vase that Sir Kier Starmer is holding heading into the general election and the green policies held inside.The implications of Reform UK’s manifesto promises, including a pledge to axe net zero within the first 100 days of office. And for the news-in-brief, we find out more about one of the worst cases of illegal tree felling in Wales for over three decades, the King’s favourite environmentalist and the Environment Bank’s chief stepping down after 18 years at the helm.For our deep dive, we’ll take-off with Tim Johnson, director of the Aviation Environment Federation, to gain his fascinating insights into the science of contrails, the need to get to grips with aviation emissions and the airport expansions that could break our carbon budgets.

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.We want to hear from our listeners on what we can do to improve the podcast. To help us, and to be in with a chance to win £100 in John Lewis vouchers, please take part in our five-minute survey: https://www.endsreport.com/podcastsurveyFor this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:The latest green policies and pledges hoping to win votes at the next election. We’ll discuss Labour’s pledge to create national forests for all, the Lib Dem’s love for water slides and water policy action and discuss where a new Conservative government might stand on the environment if elected.For the news-in-brief, we find out more about the firefighters being tested for PFAS contamination, the phosphates moratorium lifted in Poole Harbour and new data confirming that the Asian hornet is now able to tough it out when it comes to the UK’s winters. For our Deep Dive, we’ll speed through the facts of the secret ecological killer that is road run-off – a toxic cocktail of chemicals that is infiltrating our waterways across the country. 

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.We want to hear from our listeners on what we can do to improve the podcast. To help us, and to be in with a chance to win £100 in John Lewis vouchers, please take part in our five-minute survey: https://www.endsreport.com/podcastsurveyFor this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:The green politics influencing voters and what it could mean heading into an election.A highly protected SSSI bulldozed with Natural England’s blessingAnd for the news-in-brief, we find out more about the landowner lobby chief appointed to Natural England’s board, new data confirming that UK bathing waters now rank amongst the worst in Europe for pollution and a beaver boom kicking off in east Kent. For our deep dive, we speak to evolutionary biologist and molecular ecologist, Professor Richard Buggs from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew about all things trees, the scourge of ash dieback disease, scientists of colour and how his Christian faith helps his science.