Emily Beament
Politics
Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040
The target is in line with official advice but comes as political consensus over climate action is increasingly fractured.
2 Jun 2026
Environment
No timeline yet for clearing illegal waste mountain, Environment Agency says
The agency has set out efforts to monitor and secure the 150-metre long rubbish dump, saying safety of local residents is ‘our top priority’.
27 Nov 2025
Environment
Man arrested by team investigating huge illegal waste tip in Kidlington
The mountain of waste near the River Cherwell has prompted widespread outcry.
25 Nov 2025
Environment
Swimming sites see slight water quality improvement but dozens fail on pollution
Environment Agency annual figures show 87% of England’s designated swimming spots were rated as excellent or good.
25 Nov 2025
Environment
First ‘hopeful’ saplings from felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted
Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the National Trust.
22 Nov 2025
Business News
British wind power hits new record as operator eyes zero carbon grid milestone
Wind turbines generated a new high of 22,711 megawatts on November 11, providing enough power for 22 million homes.
19 Nov 2025
Environment
UK’s failure to back sustainable mackerel fishing condemned as ‘pitiful’
The EU had proposed setting quotas in line with scientific advice, which had called for a 77% cut on current fishing levels.
19 Nov 2025
Environment
Aquarium owners pledge to listen to ‘constructive ideas’ about captive penguins
Sea Life London Aquarium’s owners promised to speak to campaigners after an outcry over the 15 penguins kept indoors in the central London attraction.
17 Nov 2025
Environment
England faces widespread drought in 2026 without wet winter – Environment Agency
The country’s drought situation remains ‘precarious’ despite recent rainfall, and could be facing a drier than normal three months to January.
14 Nov 2025
Politics
Anglesey selected as site for UK’s first small modular reactor nuclear plant
The first-of-its-kind project on the former nuclear site at Wylfa on Anglesey, North Wales is backed by £2.5 billion government investment.
13 Nov 2025
Environment13 Nov 2025
Warming limit of 1.5C ‘no longer plausible’ as emissions at new high
Pollution from fossil fuels is set to rise 1.1% in 2025 to record levels, although overall carbon emissions are slightly down on last year.
Business News
Take some green levies, not VAT, off bills to cut energy costs, Treasury urged
A package of measures could take £178 a year off bills and more than three times that amount for households renting draughty homes, think tank says.
8 Nov 2025
Environment
Warning over 1.5C climate goal as 2025 set to be among hottest years on record
A temporary overshoot of the 1.5C climate target virtually impossible to avoid, scientists have said.
6 Nov 2025
Environment
Natural England boss eyes move from bat-by-bat focus to wider nature restoration
Tony Juniper says the job is now about nature’s recovery not just conservation, as the government agency launches its new strategy.
6 Nov 2025
Environment
‘Beautiful yet mercurial’ fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction
The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the latest Red List shows.
5 Nov 2025
Politics
New national forest confirmed for Oxford-Cambridge corridor
Government announces the location of the second of three forests promised in Labour manifesto, as part of £1 billion commitment to tree planting.
5 Nov 2025
Environment
‘Rogue’ action by countries to geoengineer climate could worsen impacts – study
Royal Society assessment says solar radiation modification techniques could reduce global temperatures if done in a globally coordinated way.
5 Nov 2025
Environment
Engineering climate may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine – study
Scientists assessed the feasibility of injecting particles into the stratosphere to cool the Earth to help growing conditions for ‘luxury’ crops.
4 Nov 2025
Politics24 Oct 2025
More Londoners 'to suffer noise' from new flight paths for airports
Ministers have not provided evidence economic growth from expanding airports provides enough benefit to outweigh environmental harm, says new report
Environment
More NHS sites to get funding for solar panels under Government scheme
An extra 70 sites, from hospitals to mental health facilities, will be able yo install the clean tech to save on bills.
24 Oct 2025
Environment
Water firms’ environmental performance sinks as serious pollution cases up 60%
The Environment Agency has called for a fundamental shift in culture and behaviour from English water firms in the light of ‘poor’ results.
23 Oct 2025