Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories, as well as taking a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.
In this week's episode we:
Unpack the latest cabinet reshuffle, which saw environment secretary Thérèse Coffey out and Steve Barclay in
Share news of former Environment Agency interim chief executive John Curtin’s abrupt departure
And take a look at how Cardiff Council workers ended up in jail after a scandal involving a waste site
For the deep dive, we speak to ENDS Report news editor Pippa Neill who got the inside scoop on how the National Farmers Union lobbied DEFRA to lower its global air quality ambitions on a dangerous pollutant – ammonia.
Don’t forget to also sign up to our live webinar on Biodiversity Net Gain, featuring Natural England’s principal advisor on this – Nick White – along with other great speakers. It will take place on 13 December. Make sure to bookmark the following link: ENDS TV: BNG is coming to town
If you’ve already listened and you want to know more about the stories referred to in the podcast you can find them here:
Who is the new DEFRA secretary Steve Barclay? 7 things you need to know
‘Now is the right time to step back’: Thérèse Coffey resigns
Abrupt departure of former EA chief announced in short email to staff
‘Staggering dishonesty’: Three men jailed following corruption at waste site
‘Regulatory capture’: How the NFU lobbied DEFRA to lower its global air quality ambitions
Interview with Environment Agency interim chief executive John Curtin