Environment Journal

The bonfire of environmental regulations, rocketing water pollution, invasive planning policy and weakened conservation laws. A decade after the referendum, Britain looks much less environmentally friendly. It’s now 10 years since the UK voted to exit the European Union. A momentous and hugely divisive event, which has been retrospectively chronicled…

Britain has more ways to fund energy infrastructure, but finance cannot make up for policy, delivery or planning weaknesses. There are few areas of public policy in Britain as ambitious, or as demanding, as the transformation now expected of our energy infrastructure. Across successive governments there has been a notable…

The European Commission have found that more than a third of clothing labels in Europe are inaccurate, Out of 132 items tested, 49 (37%) were mislabelled when it came to the fibres they are made from, despite this being one of the few details clothing companies are legally required to…

European efforts to halt the decline of bees, butterflies and other pollinators are being undermined by conflicting policies across agriculture, pesticides, land management and climate regulation, according to a major new scientific white paper. The report, produced by researchers from several EU-funded projects, argues that pollinator protection remains fragmented despite…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the world is caught between a worsening climate emergency and a deepening energy crisis, and that both have the same root cause: fossil fuels. Speaking at London Climate Action Week, yesterday, Guterres delivered an impassioned address in which he called on world…

A coalition of leading environmental and food-sector organisations has called on world leaders to take stronger action on food waste ahead of COP31, warning that time is running out to meet global targets. The group, which includes WRAP, WWF, the World Resources Institute, ReFED and the Global FoodBanking Network, has…

A new report shows how AI can improve mitigation and adaptation. It also makes a very strong case for forgetting about pre-disaster conditions and redeveloping for a volatile future. Only last week, Environment Journal published a think piece on the worrying nature of a world that values artificial intelligence companies more…

London has launched its first-ever city-wide plan to tackle extreme heat, as new analysis warns that around one million homes in the capital could be at high risk of overheating. The new Heat Ready London strategy, unveiled by Mayor Sadiq Khan during London Climate Action Week, sets out a long-term…

A major new international study has found that species whose numbers are falling locally are more likely to face global extinction – but the picture is more complex than it first appears. Researchers from the University of St Andrews, working with partners around the world, analysed data from over 60,000…

The Climate Change Committee have this week presented their latest progress in reducing emissions report to Parliament. The Committee’s latest findings warn that the UK is moving too slowly to protect itself from both climate change and volatile fossil fuel prices. While the UK remains a global leader in cutting…