Investing in nature is essential for our national security - even in times of economic hardship, Tony Juniper tells me in an interview to mark five years as head of Natural England telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

March was the 10th month in a row to be the hottest on record for the time of year, as global climate records continue to topple, Copernicus ECMWF said
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Grants of up to £25k for farmers hit by Storm Henk flooding earlier this year, as the sector warns of a crisis building in the face of severe weather independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Not a single reference to 'climate' in the Budget doc published after the Chancellor's speech. 10 references to net zero.... seven of which were 'the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero'

Happy St David’s day to my Welsh friends

Politicians are being urged to prioritise the environment, with measures such as more trees around schools, to boost the nation's health
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UK's £11.6bn climate aid commitment at risk, watchdog warns
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Heat pumps powered by community wind turbines could cut bills by more than a quarter compared to gas boilers, report by Possible and Regen suggests
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Government warned against loosening future climate targets after UK overperforms on its emissions cuts 'budget' for 2018-2022 independent.co.uk/climate-change…

At the same time as new English river bathing spots proposed - there's a warning from The Rivers Trust that rivers are in a 'desperate condition', as they release report to help the public see what's happening in their local river, and take action independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Rivers among 27 new designated bathing spots for England under plans put out for consultation bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/…

The UK has quit the Energy Charter Treaty, which lets fossil fuel companies sue governments over climate policies independent.co.uk/climate-change…

I should probably mention I'm back from leave now and reporting on all things environment PA Media once more

I know they’re water meadows, but I’ve never seen the Cam quite like this

Warning that most councils risk failing to deliver boost for nature from the biodiversity net gain rules for developments set to come in next week independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Very sad news about John Vidal. As well as a great journalist, he was warm hearted, generous and fun. Back when I was a young enviro hack starting out, he was very supportive & I have many lovely memories of him, including a great lunch at the end of the Paris talks. RIP John

Odd to be watching today’s events from the sidelines (or from under a pile of duplo)

Beautiful day at Exmouth beach… but no swimming because of sewage pollution - had to tell the 2yr old she couldn’t paddle cos there was poo in the water