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Tories axe Environment Agency; realtor arrested in Taiwan spy scandal
The Conservatives plan to scrap the Environment Agency and Natural England as part of a deregulation drive. A California agent has been arrested at LAX accused of spying on Taiwan’s president’s son for Chinese handlers.
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Environmental groups critical of housing levy idea
The government wants to pilot a new nature levy in central Norfolk and parts of the Broads, requiring housing developers to contribute to conservation projects. The plan is intended to allow thousands of homes to be built despite river protection rules, while funding work to improve habitats and offset pollution from new developments. Environmental groups…
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Tories propose scrapping environmental regulators in growth drive
The Conservative Party has set out a broad deregulation plan intended to refocus policy on economic growth, including abolishing Natural England and the Environment Agency. Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith presented the proposals at the party conference, saying the party would review rules affecting development, infrastructure and tax. The Conservatives say removing net zero requirements for…
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Conservatives propose abolishing two environmental agencies to spur growth
The Conservative party has announced plans to abolish the Environment Agency and Natural England as part of a major deregulation programme aimed at boosting the UK economy. Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will argue that cutting environmental red tape and Net Zero rules is essential to drive growth, attract investment and lower prices, with the party…
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Conservatives propose abolishing environment watchdogs in deregulation drive
The Conservatives set out a proposed deregulation programme at their party conference, saying it would support economic growth, housebuilding and infrastructure. The plans would abolish the Environment Agency and Natural England, and remove rules requiring developers to provide affordable homes and fund local services. Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith said the party’s measures could reduce the…
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Seven-part documentary showcases Africa’s wildlife and conservation work
National Geographic has launched a seven-episode documentary series titled Africa: Earth’s Wild Home, narrated by acclaimed actress Wunmi Mosaku. The four-year production documents diverse African wildlife and ecosystems across nearly 30 countries. It marks the beginning of an ambitious franchise intended to showcase the wildlife and environments of all seven continents. The production team captured…
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Purchase of field aims to expand ‘green lung’
The National Trust for Jersey is acquiring fields near Maupertuis Farm in St Clement to expand a “green lung” – an area of vegetation in an urban environment that provides space for wildlife and helps reduce pollution. This acquisition represents an effort to preserve agricultural heritage and protect increasingly precious green spaces in one of…
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Six jailed for Dale Martin murder; billionaire Reuben heads to Monaco
Six have been convicted of stabbing 21-year-old Dale Martin to death. Billionaire property investor David Reuben is among wealthy Britons relocating abroad under Labour’s government.
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Tom McCarthy’s film revisits an early bipartisan debate on climate risks
Tom McCarthy’s film *A Statement* recreates a 1980 Florida conference on the environmental effects of carbon dioxide emissions. Based largely on the meeting’s transcripts and adapted from Nathaniel Rich’s *Losing Earth*, the film shows politicians, scientists, academics and environmentalists trying to agree on a response to climate risks. Its subject matters today because it recalls…
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‘A Statement’ Review: Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti And Superb Ensemble In Tom McCarthy’s Splendid Humanist Look At Climate Change – New York Film Festival
Director Tom McCarthy’s new film “A Statement” dramatises a 1980 climate conference in Florida where scientists, academics, politicians and environmentalists gathered to reach consensus on carbon dioxide emissions and craft a unified policy statement. The film, based on actual meeting transcripts and adapted from Nathaniel Rich’s book “Losing Earth: A Recent History,” offers a timely…